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EP3954230 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING FULLY GRANULAR CIGARETTE/FILTER ROD, AND PREPARED FULLY GRANULAR CIGARETTE/FILTER ROD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.01.2022
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.07.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip22.12.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
China Tobacco Hunan Industrial Co., Ltd.
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section
Yuhua District
Changsha, Hunan 410007 / CN
[2022/07]
Inventor(s)01 / JIN, Yong
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section, Yuhua
District
Changsha, Hunan 410007 / CN
02 / CHEN, Qian
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section, Yuhua
District
Changsha, Hunan 410007 / CN
03 / LI, Ke
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section, Yuhua
District
Changsha, Hunan 410007 / CN
04 / FAN, Hongmei
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section, Yuhua
District
Changsha, Hunan 410007 / CN
05 / YU, Saibo
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section, Yuhua
District
Changsha, Hunan 410007 / CN
06 / WANG, Shitai
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section, Yuhua
District
Changsha, Hunan 410007 / CN
07 / TAN, Chao
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section, Yuhua
District
Changsha, Hunan 410007 / CN
08 / TAN, Haifeng
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section, Yuhua
District
Changsha, Hunan 410007 / CN
09 / LIU, Qi
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section, Yuhua
District
Changsha, Hunan 410007 / CN
 [2022/07]
Representative(s)Alpspitz IP
Longinusstraße 1
81247 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/07]Kramer Barske Schmidtchen Patentanwälte PartG mbB
European Patent Attorneys
Landsberger Strasse 300
80687 München / DE
Application number, filing date19957195.123.12.2019
[2022/07]
WO2019CN127356
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021127828
Date:01.07.2021
Language:ZH
[2021/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3954230
Date:16.02.2022
Language:EN
[2022/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN01.07.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.10.2022
ClassificationIPC:A24C5/18, A24D3/02
[2022/48]
CPC:
A24D3/0233 (EP); A24C5/14 (KR); A24D3/0229 (US);
A24B13/02 (KR,US); A24B15/12 (KR); A24B3/18 (US);
A24C1/00 (KR); A24C5/18 (EP); A24D1/04 (KR);
A24D3/02 (KR); A24D3/0241 (EP); A24D3/0287 (KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/07]A24C5/14, A24C1/00, A24D1/04, A24D3/02
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 [2022/07]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON VOLLSTÄNDIG KÖRNIGER ZIGARETTE/FILTERSTANGE UND HERGESTELLTE, VOLLSTÄNDIG KÖRNIGE ZIGARETTE/FILTERSTANGE[2022/07]
English:DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING FULLY GRANULAR CIGARETTE/FILTER ROD, AND PREPARED FULLY GRANULAR CIGARETTE/FILTER ROD[2022/07]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR PRÉPARER UN TUBE DE CIGARETTE/FILTRE ENTIÈREMENT GRANULAIRE ET TUBE DE CIGARETTE/FILTRE ENTIÈREMENT GRANULAIRE PRÉPARÉ[2022/07]
Entry into regional phase11.11.2021Translation filed 
11.11.2021National basic fee paid 
11.11.2021Search fee paid 
11.11.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
11.11.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.11.2021Examination requested  [2022/07]
15.05.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
21.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US3516885  (SEXSTONE JOHN H, et al) [A] 1-10 * column 2, line 44 - column 7, line 56; figure 1 *;
 [A]US3656484  (ROBERTS JOHN D, et al) [A] 1-10 * column 1, line 62 - column 4, line 25; figure 1 *;
 [A]US2004250823  (ARNOLD PETER-FRANZ [DE], et al) [A] 1-10* paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0061]; figure 5 *
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