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Electrically operated smoking device including a system for identifying smoking articles in the device

US11064739B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

4References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Philip Morris Products S.A. · CH

Inventors

Christiane Gimkiewicz · Ismaning, DE
Rolf Eckert · Rutesheim, DE
Edoardo Franzi · Cheseaux-Noréaz, CH
David Hasler · Neuchâtel, CH
Ross Stanley · Épalinges, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 27, 2016
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 7, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA24F40/20
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

There is provided an electrically operated smoking device configured to receive a smoking article, including a housing defining a cavity configured to at least partially receive a smoking article; and a sensing system configured to detect indicia on the smoking article, the sensing system being disposed on a periphery of the cavity and including a light source, a mirror, an imaging lens, and an image detector, the mirror being disposed on an internal surface of the cavity adjacent to the light source and the imaging lens.

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