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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2021
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Christiane Gimkiewicz, Ismaning Bei Muenchen, DE;
Rolf Eckert, Neuchatel, CH;
Edoardo Franzi, Cheseaux-Noreaz, CH;
David Hasler, Neuchatel, CH;
Ross Stanley, Epalinges, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
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.