Global Patent Index - EP 4197359 A1

EP 4197359 A1 20230621 - AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEM

Title (en)

AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEM

Title (de)

AEROSOLABGABESYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME D'ADMINISTRATION D'AÉROSOL

Publication

EP 4197359 A1 20230621 (EN)

Application

EP 21215041 A 20211216

Priority

EP 21215041 A 20211216

Abstract (en)

The present disclosure provides an aerosol generating system (100) comprising: aerosol generating means (132) configured to generate an aerosol for delivery to a user during inhalation; a mouthpiece for exhalation of air into the system; a filter configured to filter exhaled air entering the system through the mouthpiece during a user exhalation, wherein a bypass channel (221, 221') is configured to direct exhaled air to the filter whilst bypassing the aerosol generating means (132); one or more exhalation airflow sensors configured to detect an airflow property of exhaled air passing through the filter; and a controller (12) configured to determine a state of the filter based on the detected airflow property of exhaled air.

IPC 8 full level

A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24D 3/17 (2020.01); A24F 13/00 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01)

Citation (search report)

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

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4197359 A1 20230621

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21215041 A 20211216