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EP 3941254 A1 20220126 - SMOKING SUBSTITUTE SYSTEM

Title (en)

SMOKING SUBSTITUTE SYSTEM

Title (de)

RAUCHERSATZSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE SUBSTITUTION À L'ACTE DE FUMER

Publication

EP 3941254 A1 20220126 (EN)

Application

EP 20715696 A 20200313

Priority

EP 19020172 A 20190322
EP 19020190 A 20190322
EP 2020056773 W 20200313

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020193176A1] A heat not burn device is described. The heat not burn device is configured to control the operation of the heat not burn device based on a measurement of ambient temperature.

IPC 8 full level

A24F 47/00 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); A24F 40/65 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24F 40/57 (2020.01); A24F 40/65 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2020193176A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2020193176 A1 20201001; EP 3941254 A1 20220126; TW 202041161 A 20201116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2020056773 W 20200313; EP 20715696 A 20200313; TW 109109211 A 20200319