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Electrical System For An Aerosol Generating Device - EP4140010

The patent EP4140010 was granted to Japan Tobacco on Mar 20, 2024. The application was originally filed on Apr 13, 2021 under application number EP21717892A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP4140010

JAPAN TOBACCO
Application Number
EP21717892A
Filing Date
Apr 13, 2021
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Feb 16, 2024
Publication Date
Mar 20, 2024
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PHILIP MORRISDec 19, 2024HGFADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (18) New

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EXAMINATIONEP2660945
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP1868274
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP2660945
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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2019089180
OPPOSITIONCN109619681
OPPOSITIONCN110547514
OPPOSITIONEP2921064
OPPOSITIONUS10004269
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OPPOSITIONWO2018192722
OPPOSITIONWO2019077712

Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (4) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "1A, Single-Input, Single Cell Li-Ion and Li-Pol Battery Charger With Auto Start", Texas Instruments - Datasheet for BQ24040, BQ24041, BQ24045, (20130201), pages 1 - 33, Texas Instruments - Datasheet for BQ24040, BQ24041, BQ24045, URL: https://www.ti.com/, (20210211), XP055774924
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "1 A, Single-Input, Single Cell Li-Ion Battery Charger", Texas Instruments, (20100201), pages 1 - 31, XP093212032
OPPOSITION- Battery University Group (bug), "BU-304: Why are protection ciruits needed?", Battery University website, (20140626), Battery University website, URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20140626163028/https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/safety_circuits_for_modern_batteries, (20210211), XP055774964
OPPOSITION- Ru-Shi Liu, Lei Zhang, Xueliang Sun, Hansan Liu, And Jiujun Zhang, "Chapter 5: Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) Rechargeable Batteries", Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Storage and Conversion, Weinheim, Germany , Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA , (20120101), pages 175 - 237, doi:10.1002/9783527639496.ch5, ISBN 978-3-527-32869-7, XP055774896

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