EP4331391A4 - TOBACCO LEAF FOR HEAT-NOT-BURN TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, HEAT-NOT-BURN TYPE FLAVOR INHALER AND HEAT-NOT-BURN TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM - Google Patents

TOBACCO LEAF FOR HEAT-NOT-BURN TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, HEAT-NOT-BURN TYPE FLAVOR INHALER AND HEAT-NOT-BURN TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM

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Publication number: EP4331391A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: heat; type flavor; burn type; flavor inhaler; burn
Prior art date: 2021-04-27
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.): Pending

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Inventor

Akihiro Koide

Kimitaka UCHII

Takahiro Matsuda

Ayaka Hashimoto

Manabu Yamada

Hiroshi SHIBUICHI

Tetsuya Motodamari

Toru Sakurai

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Japan Tobacco Inc

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Japan Tobacco Inc

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2021-04-27

Filing date

2022-04-26

Publication date

2025-06-04

2021-05-13Priority claimed from PCT/JP2021/018192external-prioritypatent/WO2022239180A1/en

2022-04-26Application filed by Japan Tobacco IncfiledCriticalJapan Tobacco Inc

2024-03-06Publication of EP4331391A1publicationCriticalpatent/EP4331391A1/en

2025-06-04Publication of EP4331391A4publicationCriticalpatent/EP4331391A4/en

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EP22795780.0A2021-04-272022-04-26 TOBACCO LEAF FOR HEAT-NOT-BURN TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, HEAT-NOT-BURN TYPE FLAVOR INHALER AND HEAT-NOT-BURN TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEMPendingEP4331391A4 (en)

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JP2021075206		2021-04-27
PCT/JP2021/018192WO2022239180A1 (en)	2021-05-13	2021-05-13	Non-combustion-heating flavor inhalation article and non-combustion-heating flavor inhalation system
JP2021143801		2021-09-03
JP2021170066		2021-10-18
PCT/JP2022/018861WO2022230867A1 (en)	2021-04-27	2022-04-26	Tobacco sheet for non-combustion heating type flavor inhalers, non-combustion heating type flavor inhaler, and non-combustion heating type flavor inhalation system

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EP4331391A4true EP4331391A4 (en)	2025-06-04

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KR (1)	KR20240002243A (en)
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