(19)
(11) EP 3 982 778 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:
12.07.2023 Bulletin 2023/28

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
07.06.2023 Bulletin 2023/23

(21) Application number: 20734329.4

(22) Date of filing: 12.06.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A24F 47/00(2020.01)
H04W 12/08(2021.01)
 H04M 1/725(2021.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H04M 1/72412; H04L 67/34; H04W 12/03; H04W 12/06; A24F 40/65; A24F 40/53
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2020/066385
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/249786 (17.12.2020 Gazette 2020/51)

(54)

SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWALTUNG EINER RAUCHERSATZVORRICHTUNG

SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE GESTION D'UN DISPOSITIF DE SUBSTITUTION DU TABAC

(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: 13.06.2019 EP 19179881
13.06.2019 EP 19179935
13.06.2019 EP 19179925
13.06.2019 EP 19179917
13.06.2019 EP 19179909
13.06.2019 EP 19179907
13.06.2019 EP 19179902
13.06.2019 EP 19179891
29.08.2019 US 201962893706 P
11.09.2019 EP 19196733

(43) Date of publication of application:
20.04.2022 Bulletin 2022/16

(60) Divisional application:
23170016.2

(73) Proprietor: Imperial Tobacco Limited
Bristol, BS3 2LL (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • TALBOT, Oliver
    Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP (GB)
  • FARD, Daniel
    Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP (GB)
  • LIU, Kaikai
    Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP (GB)
  • HARDEN, Daniel
    San Jose, California 95113 (US)
  • JENSEN, Britt
    San Jose, California 95113 (US)
  • LEACH, Brian
    San Jose, California 95113 (US)

(74) Representative: Mewburn Ellis LLP 
Aurora Building Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX
Bristol BS1 6BX (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-2017/055802
WO-A2-2014/195805
US-A1- 2016 036 814
US-B2- 9 743 691
 WO-A1-2017/205692
US-A1- 2013 319 439
US-A1- 2018 263 283
   
       
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