Apparatus for generating aerosol from an aerosolizable medium, an article of aerosolizable medium and a method of operating an aerosol generating apparatus
US12239167B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 2024 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/8212
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
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Abstract
A method of operating an aerosol generating apparatus is disclosed. The method comprises: sensing, at a first sensor of a sensor arrangement, a first indicia of an article comprising aerosolisable medium; sensing, at a second sensor of the sensor arrangement spaced a predetermined distance from the first sensor, a second indicia of the article; determining a distance between the first indicia and the second indicia; and operating the aerosol generating apparatus based at least on the distance between the first indicia and the second indicia.
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