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EP4256986 - POWER SUPPLY UNIT FOR AEROSOL INHALER, AEROSOL INHALER, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD OF AEROSOL INHALER, AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL PROGRAM OF AEROSOL INHALER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.09.2023
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.10.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Japan Tobacco Inc.
1-1, Toranomon 4-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6927 / JP
[2023/41]
Inventor(s)01 / Yamada, Manabu
Tokyo / JP
02 / Akao, Takeshi
Tokyo / JP
 [2023/41]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2023/41]
Application number, filing date23189200.130.10.2019
[2023/41]
Priority number, dateJP2018020470331.10.2018         Original published format: JP 2018204703
[2023/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4256986
Date:11.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/41]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4256986
Date:24.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.01.2024
ClassificationIPC:A24F40/30
[2023/41]
CPC:
A24F40/30 (EP,US); A24F40/50 (EP,KR,US); A24F40/46 (CN);
A24F47/00 (EA); H02J7/00041 (US); A24B15/167 (US);
A24F40/05 (US); A24F40/40 (CN); A24F40/42 (CN);
A24F40/60 (US); A24F40/90 (EP,US); H01M10/44 (EA);
H01M10/48 (EA); H02J7/00 (EA); H02J7/0047 (US);
H02J7/007 (US); H02J7/00712 (KR); H02J9/005 (US);
Y02E60/10 (EP) (-)
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 [2023/41]
TitleGerman:STROMVERSORGUNGSEINHEIT FÜR AEROSOLINHALATOR, AEROSOLINHALATOR, STROMVERSORGUNGSSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR AEROSOLINHALATOR UND STROMVERSORGUNGSSTEUERPROGRAMM FÜR AEROSOLINHALATOR[2023/41]
English:POWER SUPPLY UNIT FOR AEROSOL INHALER, AEROSOL INHALER, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD OF AEROSOL INHALER, AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL PROGRAM OF AEROSOL INHALER[2023/41]
French:UNITÉ D'ALIMENTATION ÉLECTRIQUE POUR INHALATEUR D'AÉROSOL, INHALATEUR D'AÉROSOL, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE D'ALIMENTATION ÉLECTRIQUE D'INHALATEUR D'AÉROSOL[2023/41]
Examination procedure02.08.2023Examination requested  [2023/41]
24.07.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.07.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP19206194.3  / EP3646743
EP21165190.6  / EP3892130
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
02.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
02.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
25.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2018138749  (JAPAN TOBACCO INC [JP]);
 [A]WO2018163262  (JAPAN TOBACCO INC [JP])
by applicantJP2018019695
 JP2018057384
 JP2018093877
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