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(11) EP 3 238 552 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
27.10.2021 Bulletin 2021/43

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
14.07.2021 Bulletin 2021/28

(21) Application number: 14909081.3

(22) Date of filing: 26.12.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A24C 5/34(2006.01)
 A24D 3/02(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A24C 5/3412; A24D 3/0295
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2014/084599
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/103477 (30.06.2016 Gazette 2016/26)

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(84) Designated Contracting States:
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

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.11.2017 Bulletin 2017/44

(73) Proprietor: Japan Tobacco Inc.
Tokyo 105-8422 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • KIDA, Shinzo
    Tokyo 130-8603 (JP)
  • NAKAMURA, Satoshi
    Tokyo 130-8603 (JP)
  • ISHIDA, Naoki
    Kasuya-gun Fukuoka 811-2304 (JP)
  • KOREEDA, Yuichi
    Kasuya-gun Fukuoka 811-2304 (JP)

(74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30
81925 München
81925 München (DE)


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