EP2647299A4 - TOBACCO-LIKE PRODUCT WITH NO COMBUSTION - Google Patents

TOBACCO-LIKE PRODUCT WITH NO COMBUSTION

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Publication number: EP2647299A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: tobacco; combustion; product
Prior art date: 2011-03-29
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP12764151.2A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2647299A1 (en

EP2647299B1 (en

Inventor

Hirofumi Matsumoto

Takeshi Shinkawa

Atsuro Yamada

Kazuhiko Katayama

Manabu Yamada

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Japan Tobacco Inc

Original Assignee

Japan Tobacco Inc

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2011-03-29

Filing date

2012-03-26

Publication date

2015-06-10

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2012-03-26 Application filed by Japan Tobacco Inc filed Critical Japan Tobacco Inc

2013-10-09 Publication of EP2647299A1 publication Critical patent/EP2647299A1/en

2015-06-10 Publication of EP2647299A4 publication Critical patent/EP2647299A4/en

2019-05-15 Application granted granted Critical

2019-05-15 Publication of EP2647299B1 publication Critical patent/EP2647299B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2032-03-26 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
- A24B13/00—Tobacco for pipes, for cigars, e.g. cigar inserts, or for cigarettes; Chewing tobacco; Snuff
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
- A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
- A24B15/10—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
- A24B15/12—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
- A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
- A24B15/18—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
- A24B15/28—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
- A24F42/00—Simulated smoking devices other than electrically operated; Component parts thereof; Manufacture or testing thereof
- A24F42/20—Devices without heating means
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
- A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
- A24F40/20—Devices using solid inhalable precursors

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Toxicology (AREA)
Manufacture Of Tobacco Products (AREA)

EP12764151.2A 2011-03-29 2012-03-26 Non-combustion suction type tobacco product Active EP2647299B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2011072481		2011-03-29
PCT/JP2012/057726 WO2012133289A1 (en)	2011-03-29	2012-03-26	Non-combustion suction type tobacco product

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2647299A1 EP2647299A1 (en)	2013-10-09
EP2647299A4 true EP2647299A4 (en)	2015-06-10
EP2647299B1 EP2647299B1 (en)	2019-05-15

Family

ID=46931007

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP12764151.2A Active EP2647299B1 (en)	2011-03-29	2012-03-26	Non-combustion suction type tobacco product

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20130284193A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2647299B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP5489190B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN103369980B (en)
ES (1)	ES2735537T3 (en)
RU (1)	RU2544152C1 (en)
TW (1)	TWI457082B (en)
WO (1)	WO2012133289A1 (en)

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ES2735537T3 (en)	2019-12-19
TWI457082B (en)	2014-10-21
RU2544152C1 (en)	2015-03-10
EP2647299A1 (en)	2013-10-09
WO2012133289A1 (en)	2012-10-04
CN103369980B (en)	2016-04-06
RU2013138739A (en)	2015-02-27
US20130284193A1 (en)	2013-10-31
JPWO2012133289A1 (en)	2014-07-28
TW201244651A (en)	2012-11-16
CN103369980A (en)	2013-10-23
EP2647299B1 (en)	2019-05-15
JP5489190B2 (en)	2014-05-14

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