Global Patent Index - EP 4277479 A1

EP 4277479 A1 20231122 - ADJUSTABLE FILTER

Title (en)

ADJUSTABLE FILTER

Title (de)

REGELBARES FILTER

Title (fr)

FILTRE RÉGLABLE

Publication

EP 4277479 A1 20231122 (EN)

Application

EP 22700389 A 20220111

Priority

  • EP 21151824 A 20210115
  • EP 2022050441 W 20220111

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022152696A1] A vapour generating article comprising: a main body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the body arranged to contain a vapour generating material; a filter having a first end arranged as a mouthpiece portion and a second end opposite the first end arranged for attachment to the first end of the main body; an air inlet portion located at the second end of the filter, the air inlet portion comprising at least one aperture to allow ambient air to enter the filter; wherein the filter comprises an adjuster configured to move relative to air inlet portion to adjust the cross-sectional area of the aperture to alter an airflow through the aperture; wherein the second end of the filter is releasably attachable to the first end of the main body.

IPC 8 full level

A24D 3/04 (2006.01); A24D 3/17 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A24D 3/043 (2013.01 - EP KR); A24D 3/17 (2020.01 - EP KR); A24F 40/10 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/20 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/40 (2020.01 - KR); A24F 40/42 (2020.01 - US)

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)

WO 2022152696 A1 20220721; CN 116723777 A 20230908; EP 4277479 A1 20231122; JP 2024503407 A 20240125; KR 20230132492 A 20230915; US 2024049792 A1 20240215

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2022050441 W 20220111; CN 202280010116 A 20220111; EP 22700389 A 20220111; JP 2023541942 A 20220111; KR 20237026178 A 20220111; US 202218267328 A 20220111