Liquid Formulation Of An Electronic Vapor Device - EP3349598

The patent EP3349598 was granted to Philip Morris on Dec 18, 2024. The application was originally filed on Sep 16, 2016 under application number EP16766967A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3349598

PHILIP MORRIS
Application Number
EP16766967A
Filing Date
Sep 16, 2016
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Nov 15, 2024
Publication Date
Dec 18, 2024
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Patent Citations (16) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (15) New

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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- Anonymous, "Arctic Ice E Liquid 12mg", (20150827), URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20150827160156/http://vaporbomb.com/Arctic-Ice-E-Liquid-VBAI.htm?, (20161212), XP055328220 [X] 1,4,8,10 * page 1 *
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- Anonymous, "Arctic Ice E Liquid 4mg nicotine", (20150827), URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20150827160156/http://vaporbomb.com/Arctic-Ice-E-Liquid-VBAI.htm?, (20161212), XP055328217 [X] 1,4,8,10 * page 1 *
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- Anonymous, "Arctic Ice E Liquid 8mg nicotine", (20150827), URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20150827160156/http://vaporbomb.com/Arctic-Ice-E-Liquid-VBAI.htm?, (20161212), XP055328219 [X] 1,4,8,10 * page 1 *
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Tutorial: Propylene Glycol (PG) vs. Vegetable Glycerin (VG) E-juice", Mist Hub, (20140319), Mist Hub, URL: https://misthub.com/blogs/vape-tutorials/76788613-tutorial-propylene-glycol-pg-vs-vegetable-glycerin-vg-e-juice, XP093318128
OPPOSITION- D18 - Declaration of Alice Lenney
OPPOSITION- Leffingwell J C, "Chapter 8 Leaf Chemistry - 8A Basic Chemical Constituents of Tobacco Leaf and Differences among Tobacco Types ", Tobacco: Production, Chemistry and Technology, Blackwell Science, (19990101), pages 265 - 284, XP093318126
OPPOSITION- Morie Gerald P., "RESEARCH NOTE: FRACTION OF PROTONATED AND UNPROTONATED NlCOTINE IN TOBACCO SMOKE", Tobacco Science, (19720101), page 167, XP093318124
OPPOSITION- P. E. Wagner, "5. Aerosol Growth by Condensation", P. E. Wagner, W. H. Marlow, Topics in Current Physics: Aerosol Microphysics II - Chemical Physics of Microparticles, Springer-Verlag, (1982), page 129-130, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-81805-9, ISBN 978-3-642-81807-3
OPPOSITION- Son Yeongkwon, Mainelis Gediminas, Delnevo Cristine, Wackowski Olivia A., Schwander Stephan, Meng Qingyu, "Investigating E-Cigarette Particle Emissions and Human Airway Depositions under Various E-Cigarette-Use Conditions", CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN TOXICOLOGY, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, WASHINGTON, DC, US, US , (20200217), vol. 33, no. 2, doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00243, ISSN 0893-228X, pages 343 - 352, XP093318119
OPPOSITION- Talih Soha, Balhas Zainab, Salman Rola, El-Hage Rachel, Karaoghlanian Nareg, El-Hellani Ahmad, Baassiri Mohamad, Jaroudi Ezzat, Eissenberg Thomas, Saliba Najat, Shihadeh Alan, "Transport phenomena governing nicotine emissions from electronic cigarettes: Model formulation and experimental investigation", AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY., ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHING, NEW YORK, NY., US, US , (20170102), vol. 51, no. 1, doi:10.1080/02786826.2016.1257853, ISSN 0278-6826, pages 1 - 11, XP093318117
OPPOSITION- Baassiri Mohamad, Talih Soha, Salman Rola, Karaoghlanian Nareg, Saleh Rawad, El Hage Rachel, Saliba Najat, Shihadeh Alan, "Clouds and “throat hit”: Effects of liquid composition on nicotine emissions and physical characteristics of electronic cigarette aerosols", AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY., ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHING, NEW YORK, NY., US, US , (20171102), vol. 51, no. 11, doi:10.1080/02786826.2017.1341040, ISSN 0278-6826, pages 1231 - 1239, XP093318127
OPPOSITION- Talih Soha, Balhas Zainab, Eissenberg Thomas, Salman Rola, Karaoghlanian Nareg, El Hellani Ahmad, Baalbaki Rima, Saliba Najat, Shihadeh Alan, "Effects of User Puff Topography, Device Voltage, and Liquid Nicotine Concentration on Electronic Cigarette Nicotine Yield: Measurements and Model Predictions", NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH, CARFAX, ABINGDON, GB, GB , (20150201), vol. 17, no. 2, doi:10.1093/ntr/ntu174, ISSN 1462-2203, pages 150 - 157, XP093318114
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "solution : The Gold Book", The IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology : The Gold Book, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), (20140224), doi:10.1351/goldbook.S05746, XP093318130
OPPOSITION- Jiang Huanhuan, Gao Xiang, Gao Yong, Liu Yatao, "Current Knowledge and Challenges of Particle Size Measurements of Mainstream E-Cigarette Aerosols and Their Implication on Respiratory Dosimetry", Scientific Horizons Consulting, Irvine, CA 92617, USA, vol. 3, no. 1, doi:10.3390/jor3010003, ISSN 2673-527X, pages 7 - 28, XP093318120
OPPOSITION- Vyshneva Viktoriia, "Effect of Propylene Glycol and Vegetable Glycerine Ratio in E-Liquid on Aerosol Formation: Overview of Relevant Properties", Adiktologie, (20220801), vol. 22, no. 2, doi:10.35198/01-2022-002-0005, pages 118 - 125, XP093318121

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