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EP About this file: EP4079172

EP4079172 - FLEXIBLE HEATING ELEMENT, FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR, FLEXIBLE HEATING ASSEMBLY THEREOF, AND AEROSOL GENERATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.09.2022
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.06.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip21.02.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
21.02.2024Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited
No. 16 Dongcai Industrial Park
Gushu Town
Xixiang Street
Baoan District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518102 / CN
[2022/43]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHOU, Hongming
16 , Dongcai Industrial Park Gushu Town, Xixiang
Street, Baoan District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518102 / CN
02 / CHENG, Zhenqian
16 , Dongcai Industrial Park Gushu Town, Xixiang
Street, Baoan District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518102 / CN
03 / XIAO, Junjie
16 , Dongcai Industrial Park Gushu Town, Xixiang
Street, Baoan District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518102 / CN
 [2022/43]
Representative(s)Westphal, Mussgnug & Partner, Patentanwälte mbB
Werinherstraße 79
81541 München / DE
[2022/43]
Application number, filing date20902306.813.10.2020
[2022/43]
WO2020CN120691
Priority number, dateCN20191132777320.12.2019         Original published format: CN201911327773
[2022/43]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021120802
Date:24.06.2021
Language:ZH
[2021/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4079172
Date:26.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN24.06.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.09.2023
ClassificationIPC:A24F40/46, A24F40/70, H05B3/10, H05B3/34, H05B3/36, H05B3/42, // A24F40/20
[2023/28]
CPC:
A24F40/46 (EP,US); H05B3/36 (EP,US); A24F40/70 (EP,US);
H05B3/10 (EP); H05B3/12 (US); H05B3/34 (EP);
H05B3/42 (EP); A24F40/20 (EP); H05B2203/003 (EP);
H05B2203/013 (EP,US); H05B2203/017 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/43]A24F40/46
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2022/43]
TitleGerman:BIEGSAMES HEIZELEMENT, HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR, BIEGSAME HEIZANORDNUNG UND AEROSOLGENERATOR[2022/43]
English:FLEXIBLE HEATING ELEMENT, FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR, FLEXIBLE HEATING ASSEMBLY THEREOF, AND AEROSOL GENERATOR[2022/43]
French:ÉLÉMENT CHAUFFANT FLEXIBLE, SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION, ENSEMBLE CHAUFFANT FLEXIBLE ASSOCIÉ, ET GÉNÉRATEUR D'AÉROSOL[2022/43]
Entry into regional phase04.07.2022Translation filed 
04.07.2022National basic fee paid 
04.07.2022Search fee paid 
04.07.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
04.07.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.07.2022Examination requested  [2022/43]
21.02.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.02.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
12.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[IA]US5408574  (DEEVI SEETHARAMA C [US], et al) [I] 1-13,15 * column 2, line 7 - column 10, line 48; figures 1-18 * [A] 14;
 [A]CN106028486  (SHANGHAI COPIOUS OPTICAL S&T CO LTD) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0106]; figure 1 *;
 [XAI]WO2016184978  (BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO INVESTMENTS LTD [GB]) [X] 1,14,15 * page 7, line 2 - page 28, line 13; figures 1-6 * [A] 8-13[I] 2-7;
 [A]CN106579564  (UNIV XIANGTAN) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0205]; figures 1-7 *;
 [XAI]US2018093455  (ZOU JIANHUA [US]) [X] 1 * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0068]; figures 1-4 * [A] 14,15 [I] 2-13;
 [XAI]CN108513378  (UNIV ELECTRONIC SCI & TECH CHINA) [X] 1,4,8 * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0063]; figures 1-5 * [A] 14,15 [I] 2,3,5-7,9-13
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