Aerosol generating system with means for disabling consumable
US10045561B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2209/135
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An aerosol generating system is provided, including: a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate, an aerosol generating element for generating an aerosol from the aerosol-forming substrate, control circuitry in communication with the storage portion, and disabling component within the storage portion for rendering the storage portion inoperable in the aerosol generating system in response to a disable signal from the control circuitry. There is also provided a method in an aerosol generating system, including sending a disable signal from the control circuitry to the disabling component following a determination that an amount of the aerosol-substrate in the storage portion is below a threshold level or following a determination of a malfunction in the system.
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