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›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for a vaping device, as shown and described.

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Section A — Human necessities

A24F40/70
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A24F40/10

USPC · US Patent Classification

D27/162

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›IP5 & PCT — 31 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2017064999-A1	A1	9 Mar 2017	17 Nov 2016	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
US	US-2017245554-A1	A1	31 Aug 2017	2 Oct 2015	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
US	US-9833021-B2	B2	5 Dec 2017	17 Nov 2016	granted	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
US	US-D805686-S	S1	19 Dec 2017	23 Nov 2016	granted	Vaping device
US	US-D805687-S	S1	19 Dec 2017	29 Nov 2016	granted	Vaping device tank
US	US-2018084836-A1	A1	29 Mar 2018	1 Dec 2017	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
US	US-10278428-B2	B2	7 May 2019	1 Dec 2017	granted	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
US	US-10299513-B2	B2	28 May 2019	2 Oct 2015	granted	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
USthis patent	US-D857985-S	S1	27 Aug 2019	13 Nov 2017	granted	Vaping device
US	US-D863676-S	S1	15 Oct 2019	13 Nov 2017	granted	Vaping device tank
US	US-2019328041-A1	A1	31 Oct 2019	6 May 2019	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
US	US-2020113230-A1	A1	16 Apr 2020	24 May 2019	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
US	US-RE50713-E	E1	30 Dec 2025	2 Oct 2015	granted	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
EP	EP-3200633-A1	A1	9 Aug 2017	2 Oct 2015	published	Elektronische zigarette mit wegwerfbarem tank, verfahren zur herstellung verfahren zur verwendungde
EP	EP-3200633-A4	A4	16 May 2018	2 Oct 2015	published	Elektronische zigarette mit wegwerfbarem tank, verfahren zur herstellung verfahren zur verwendungde
EP	EP-3200633-B1	B1	2 Apr 2025	2 Oct 2015	granted	Elektronische zigarette mit wegwerfbarem tank, verfahren zur herstellung und verfahren zur verwendungde
EP	EP-3200633-C0	C0	2 Apr 2025	2 Oct 2015	published	Cigarette électronique à réservoir jetable, procédé de fabrication et procédé d'utilisationfr
EP	EP-4588383-A2	A2	23 Jul 2025	2 Oct 2015	published	Elektronische zigarette mit wegwerfbarem tank, verfahren zur herstellung und verfahren zur verwendungde
EP	EP-4588383-A3	A3	1 Oct 2025	2 Oct 2015	published	Elektronische zigarette mit wegwerfbarem tank, verfahren zur herstellung und verfahren zur verwendungde
JP	JP-2017532064-A	A	2 Nov 2017	2 Oct 2015	published	使い捨てタンク式電子たばこ、製造方法及び使用方法ja
JP	JP-2019022510-A	A	14 Feb 2019	4 Oct 2018	published	使い捨てタンク式電子たばこ、製造方法及び使用方法ja
JP	JP-6533582-B2	B2	19 Jun 2019	2 Oct 2015	granted	使い捨てタンク式電子たばこ、製造方法及び使用方法ja
JP	JP-2021180657-A	A	25 Nov 2021	9 Jul 2021	published	使い捨てタンク式電子たばこ、製造方法及び使用方法ja
JP	JP-6979394-B2	B2	15 Dec 2021	4 Oct 2018	granted	使い捨てタンク式電子たばこ、製造方法及び使用方法ja
JP	JP-7293286-B2	B2	19 Jun 2023	9 Jul 2021	granted	使い捨てタンク式電子たばこ、製造方法及び使用方法ja
JP	JP-2023105183-A	A	28 Jul 2023	7 Jun 2023	published	使い捨てタンク式電子たばこ、製造方法及び使用方法ja
JP	JP-2025134675-A	A	17 Sep 2025	28 Mar 2025	published	使い捨てタンク式電子たばこ、製造方法及び使用方法ja
JP	JP-7742007-B2	B2	19 Sep 2025	7 Jun 2023	granted	使い捨てタンク式電子たばこ、製造方法及び使用方法ja
KR	KR-20170074898-A	A	30 Jun 2017	2 Oct 2015	published	일회용 탱크 전자 담배, 제조 방법 및 사용 방법ko
CN	CN-106998809-A	A	1 Aug 2017	2 Oct 2015	published	Disposable cigarette bullet type electronic cigarette, manufacture method and application method
WO	WO-2016054580-A1	A1	7 Apr 2016	2 Oct 2015	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use

›Other offices — 14 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-2015327893-A1	A1	18 May 2017	2 Oct 2015	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
AU	AU-2021202586-A1	A1	27 May 2021	27 Apr 2021	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
AU	AU-2021202586-B2	B2	12 Jan 2023	27 Apr 2021	granted	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
AU	AU-2023202217-A1	A1	4 May 2023	11 Apr 2023	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
AU	AU-2023202217-B2	B2	10 Jul 2025	11 Apr 2023	granted	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
AU	AU-2025242287-A1	A1	30 Oct 2025	7 Oct 2025	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
CA	CA-2963466-A1	A1	7 Apr 2016	2 Oct 2015	published	Cigarette electronique a reservoir jetable, procede de fabrication et procede d'utilisationfr
CA	CA-3234422-A1	A1	7 Apr 2016	2 Oct 2015	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
CA	CA-3275820-A1	A1	2 Mar 2026	2 Oct 2015	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
ES	ES-3027188-T3	T3	13 Jun 2025	2 Oct 2015	granted	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
MX	MX-2017004191-A	A	9 Aug 2018	2 Oct 2015	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use.
PL	PL-3200633-T3	T3	4 Aug 2025	2 Oct 2015	published	Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
RU	RU-2017115353-A	A	2 Nov 2018	2 Oct 2015	published	Электронная сигарета с одноразовой емкостью, способ изготовления и способ примененияru
RU	RU-2017115353-A3	A3	6 Feb 2019	2 Oct 2015	published	no title held

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