(19)
(11) EP 4 767 844 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.07.2026 Bulletin 2026/27

(21) Application number: 26171531.2

(22) Date of filing: 25.10.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A24D 1/20(2020.01)
 A24D 3/17(2020.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A24D 3/17; A24D 3/0287; A24D 1/20
(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: 29.10.2018 GB 201817584

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
19798547.6 / 3873275

(71) Applicant: Imperial Tobacco Limited
Bristol BS3 2LL (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • FERRIE, Kate
    Liverpool, L24 9HP (GB)
  • SHENTON, Edward, Ross
    Liverpool, L24 9HP (GB)
  • JEPSEN, Kim, Christian
    22761 Hamburg (DE)

(74) Representative: Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP 
Cheapside House 138 Cheapside
London EC2V 6BJ
London EC2V 6BJ (GB)

   


(54) SMOKING SUBSTITUTE CONSUMABLE


(57) The present disclosure relates to an aerosol-forming article (e.g. a heat-not-burn (HNB) consumable) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and a plurality of filter elements. At least two of the filter elements have different hardness from one another.







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