EP2856890A4 - Zigarette - Google Patents

Zigarette

Info

Publication number: EP2856890A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: cigarette
Prior art date: 2012-05-30
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

EP12877676.2A

Other languages

English (en)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2856890A1 (de

EP2856890B1 (de

Inventor

Tetsuya Motodamari

Yoshiaki Ishikawa

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

Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)

2012-05-30

Filing date

2012-05-30

Publication date

2016-03-23

Family has litigation

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2012-05-30 Application filed by Japan Tobacco Inc filed Critical Japan Tobacco Inc

2012-05-30 Priority to EP20172337.6A priority Critical patent/EP3704960B8/de

2012-05-30 Priority to PL12877676T priority patent/PL2856890T3/pl

2012-05-30 Priority to EP20182859.7A priority patent/EP3735845A1/de

2015-04-08 Publication of EP2856890A1 publication Critical patent/EP2856890A1/de

2016-03-23 Publication of EP2856890A4 publication Critical patent/EP2856890A4/de

2020-07-08 Application granted granted Critical

2020-07-08 Publication of EP2856890B1 publication Critical patent/EP2856890B1/de

Status Revoked legal-status Critical Current

2032-05-30 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/04—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/04—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure
- A24D3/048—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure containing additives
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
- A24D1/002—Cigars; Cigarettes with additives, e.g. for flavouring
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
- A24D3/0204—Preliminary operations before the filter rod forming process, e.g. crimping, blooming
- A24D3/0212—Applying additives to filter materials
- A24D3/0216—Applying additives to filter materials the additive being in the form of capsules, beads or the like
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/06—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
- A24D3/061—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters containing additives entrapped within capsules, sponge-like material or the like, for further release upon smoking
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/06—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
- A24D3/062—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters characterised by structural features
- A24D3/063—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters characterised by structural features of the fibers
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/06—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
- A24D3/08—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of organic materials as carrier or major constituent
- A24D3/10—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of organic materials as carrier or major constituent of cellulose or cellulose derivatives

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Materials Engineering (AREA)
Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)

EP12877676.2A 2012-05-30 2012-05-30 Zigarette Revoked EP2856890B1 (de)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP20172337.6A EP3704960B8 (de)	2012-05-30	2012-05-30	Zigarette
PL12877676T PL2856890T3 (pl)	2012-05-30	2012-05-30	Papieros
EP20182859.7A EP3735845A1 (de)	2012-05-30	2012-05-30	Zigarette

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/JP2012/063991 WO2013179429A1 (ja)	2012-05-30	2012-05-30	シガレット

Related Child Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP20172337.6A Division EP3704960B8 (de)	2012-05-30	2012-05-30	Zigarette
EP20172337.6A Division-Into EP3704960B8 (de)	2012-05-30	2012-05-30	Zigarette
EP20182859.7A Division EP3735845A1 (de)	2012-05-30	2012-05-30	Zigarette

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2856890A1 EP2856890A1 (de)	2015-04-08
EP2856890A4 true EP2856890A4 (de)	2016-03-23
EP2856890B1 EP2856890B1 (de)	2020-07-08

Family

ID=49672683

Family Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP12877676.2A Revoked EP2856890B1 (de)	2012-05-30	2012-05-30	Zigarette
EP20182859.7A Pending EP3735845A1 (de)	2012-05-30	2012-05-30	Zigarette
EP20172337.6A Active EP3704960B8 (de)	2012-05-30	2012-05-30	Zigarette

Family Applications After (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP20182859.7A Pending EP3735845A1 (de)	2012-05-30	2012-05-30	Zigarette
EP20172337.6A Active EP3704960B8 (de)	2012-05-30	2012-05-30	Zigarette

Country Status (10)

Country	Link
EP (3)	EP2856890B1 (de)
JP (1)	JP5710838B2 (de)
KR (2)	KR101913980B1 (de)
CN (1)	CN104379005B (de)
ES (1)	ES2821430T3 (de)
PL (1)	PL2856890T3 (de)
RU (1)	RU2591138C1 (de)
SG (1)	SG11201407530VA (de)
TW (1)	TWI508671B (de)
WO (1)	WO2013179429A1 (de)

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- 2012-05-30 EP EP20182859.7A patent/EP3735845A1/de active Pending
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
TWI508671B (zh)	2015-11-21
CN104379005B (zh)	2017-11-28
EP3735845A1 (de)	2020-11-11
PL2856890T3 (pl)	2021-01-25
CN104379005A (zh)	2015-02-25
EP2856890A1 (de)	2015-04-08
WO2013179429A1 (ja)	2013-12-05
KR101913980B1 (ko)	2018-10-31
ES2821430T3 (es)	2021-04-26
JP5710838B2 (ja)	2015-04-30
SG11201407530VA (en)	2015-01-29
TW201347690A (zh)	2013-12-01
JPWO2013179429A1 (ja)	2016-01-14
KR20170036817A (ko)	2017-04-03
RU2591138C1 (ru)	2016-07-10
KR20150003288A (ko)	2015-01-08
EP3704960A1 (de)	2020-09-09
EP3704960B8 (de)	2022-07-13
EP3704960B1 (de)	2022-06-01
KR101721741B1 (ko)	2017-04-10
EP2856890B1 (de)	2020-07-08

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