(19)
(11) EP 3 487 332 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:
11.01.2023 Bulletin 2023/02

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
07.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/49

(21) Application number: 17758279.8

(22) Date of filing: 24.07.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A24F 40/50(2020.01)
A61M 15/06(2006.01)
 A24F 40/90(2020.01)
A61M 11/04(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61M 15/06; A61M 2205/35; A61M 11/042; A24F 40/10; A24F 40/50; A24F 40/90
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2017/054480
(87) International publication number:
WO 2018/020402 (01.02.2018 Gazette 2018/05)

(54)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION AND NEGOTIATION OF CHARGE RATE BETWEEN ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE AND CHARGER

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR KOMMUNIKATION UND VERHANDLUNG DER LADERATE ZWISCHEN ELEKTRONISCHER RAUCHVORRICHTUNG UND LADEGERÄT

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION ET DE NÉGOCIATION DU RÉGIME DE CHARGE ENTRE UNE CIGARETTE ÉLECTRONIQUE ET UN CHARGEUR

(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

(30) Priority: 25.07.2016 US 201615219195

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.05.2019 Bulletin 2019/22

(60) Divisional application:
22211488.6

(73) Proprietor: Fontem Ventures B.V.
1043 NT Amsterdam (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • HOFFMAN, Adam
    Campbell, California 95008 (US)
  • CONREY, James
    San Jose, California 95133 (US)

(74) Representative: Gulde & Partner 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB Wallstraße 58/59
10179 Berlin
10179 Berlin (DE)


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