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Electronic Smoking Article With Haptic Feedback - EP3021700

The patent EP3021700 was granted to RAI Strategic on Mar 8, 2023. The application was originally filed on Jul 16, 2014 under application number EP14748376A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3021700

RAI STRATEGIC
Application Number
EP14748376A
Filing Date
Jul 16, 2014
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Feb 3, 2023
Grant Date
Mar 8, 2023
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WEICKMANN & WEICKMANNDec 8, 2023-ADMISSIBLE
PHILIP MORRISDec 7, 2023HGFADMISSIBLE
IMPERIAL TOBACCODec 6, 2023HASELTINE LAKE KEMPNERADMISSIBLE
IMPERIAL TOBACCODec 6, 2023MEWBURN ELLISADMISSIBLE

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (12) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "driver ", Merriam-Webster, (20130406), Merriam-Webster, URL: https://web.archive.Org/web/20130406022552/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver, (20240405), XP093148296-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "DRV2605 ERM, LRA Haptic Driver Evaluation Kit", Texas Instruments, (20130101), Texas Instruments, (20240405), XP093148292-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Electronic cigarette ", Wikipedia, (20130716), Wikipedia, URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electronic_cigarette&oldid=564504423, (20240405), XP093148281-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Haptic Driver for ERM and LRA with Built-In Library and Smart Loop Architecture - DRV2605", Texas Instruments, (20121213), Texas Instruments, (20240405), XP093148287-
OPPOSITION- Bau Olivier, Poupyrev Ivan, "REVEL: Tactile Feedback Technology for Augmented Reality", ACM Transactions on Graphics, (20120701), ISBN 978-1-4503-1680-4, pages 1 - 11, XP093148851-
OPPOSITION- JEAN-FRANCOIS ETTER, THE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE: AN ALTERNATIVE TO TOBACCO? (1st Edition), CREATESPACE INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING PLATFORM, (20130204), page 15-17, 19, 99-100-
OPPOSITION- THORSTEN A. KERN, "2 Terminology", THORSTEN A. KERN, THORSTEN A. KERN, ENGINEERING HAPTIC DEVICES - A Beginner’s Guide for Engineers, Springer, (20090101), pages 19 - 34, doi:10.1007/978-3-540-88248-0_2, ISBN 978-3-540-88247-3, XP009553242
OPPOSITION- Thorsten A. Kern, Marc Matysek, Stephanie Sindlinger , "9.1 General Facts about Actuator Design", Thorsten A. Kern, Marc Matysek, Stephanie Sindlinger , THORSTEN A. KERN, ENGINEERING HAPTIC DEVICES - A Beginner’s Guide for Engineers, Springer, (20090101), pages 192 - 198, doi:10.1007/978-3-540-88248-0_9, ISBN 978-3-540-88247-3, XP009553239
OPPOSITION- Thorsten A. Kern, Marc Matysek, Stephanie Sindlinger , "9.2 Electrodynamic Actuators", Thorsten A. Kern, Marc Matysek, Stephanie Sindlinger , THORSTEN A. KERN, ENGINEERING HAPTIC DEVICES - A Beginner’s Guide for Engineers, Springer, (20090101), pages 199 - 228, doi:10.1007/978-3-540-88248-0_9, ISBN 978-3-540-88247-3, XP009553240
OPPOSITION- Thorsten A. Kern, Marc Matysek, Stephanie Sindlinger , "9.5 Electrostatic Actuators", Thorsten A. Kern, Marc Matysek, Stephanie Sindlinger , THORSTEN A. KERN, ENGINEERING HAPTIC DEVICES - A Beginner’s Guide for Engineers, Springer, (20090101), pages 277 - 300, doi:10.1007/978-3-540-88248-0_9, ISBN 978-3-540-88247-3, XP009553241
OPPOSITION- Basdogan C, Giraud F, Levesque V, Choi S, "A Review of Surface Haptics: Enabling Tactile Effects on Touch Surfaces", IEEE Transactions on Haptics, IEEE, USA, USA , vol. 13, no. 3, doi:10.1109/TOH.2020.2990712, ISSN 1939-1412, pages 450 - 470, XP093035545
OPPOSITION- Bau Olivier; Poupyrev Ivan, "REVEL", ACM Transactions on Graphics, ACM, NY, US, US , (20120701), vol. 31, no. 4, doi:10.1145/2185520.2185585, ISSN 0730-0301, pages 1 - 11, XP059139248

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