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

US12137747B2 · kind B2 · utility

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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	Oct 8, 2021
Grant date	Nov 12, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 2, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B3/005
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An electrically operated smoking device configured to receive a smoking article is provided, including: a housing defining a cavity configured to at least partially receive the smoking article; and an image sensor configured to detect indicia on the smoking article, the image sensor being disposed on a periphery of the cavity and including a light source, an image detector, and a plurality of microlenses held in a support structure, the plurality of microlenses being configured to provide a mosaic of inverted images on the image detector. A smoking system is also provided.

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