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Patent No.:

US 12137747 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2021

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

Applicant:

Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;

Inventors:

Christiane Gimkiewicz, Ismaning Bei Muenchen, DE;

Rolf Eckert, Neuchatel, CH;

Edoardo Franzi, Cheseaux-Noreaz, CH;

David Hasler, Neuchatel, CH;

Ross Stanley, Epalinges, CH;

Assignee:

Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;

Attorney:

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Russell E Sparks

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/12 (2006.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01); G06K 7/10732 (2013.01); G06K 7/12 (2013.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); G02B 3/005 (2013.01);
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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Gimkiewicz, Christiane. (2024). Electrically operated smoking device including a compact system for identifying smoking articles in the device (U.S. Patent No. 12137747). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12137747

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