Philip Morris Products S.a.

Philip Morris USA Inc.

Serge Maeder

Rui Nuno Batista

Laurent Edouard Poget

Laurent Poget

Jacques Armand Zuber

Jean-Jacques Piadé

Jean-Jacques Piade

An aerosol generating system includes a container () housing an aerosol generating substrate and a product identifying compound () associated with the container (). The system further includes an electronic article () configured to receive the container (). The electronic article () includes control electronics () and an electrochemical sensor switch () operably coupled to the control electronics (). The electrochemical switch () is configured to change from a first state to a second state when the product identifying compound () interacts with the electrochemical sensor. The electrochemical sensor switch () has a different conductivity in the first state than in the second state. The control electronics () are configured to cause the device to generate an aerosol from the aerosol generating substrate when the electrochemical sensor switch () changes states due to interaction with the product identifying compound ().

Product recognition in aerosol generating devices

A system includes a container housing an aerosol generating substrate and a product identifying compound associated with the container. The system further includes an electronic article configured to receive the container. The electronic article includes a sensor configured to detect the product identifying compound.

A smoking article comprises: a combustible heat source; an aerosol-generating substrate downstream of the combustible heat source; and a heat-conducting element around and in contact with a rear portion of the combustible heat source and an adjacent front of the aerosol-generating substrate. The aerosol-generating substrate extends at least about 3 mm downstream beyond the heat-conducting element.

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Auvernier, Switzerland

Serge Maeder