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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2023
Rai Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Sawyer Hubbard, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Charles A. Leyes, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Vince Ireland, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Sean Daugherty, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Sean Lukan, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jared Aller, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
An aerosol delivery or electronic nicotine delivery systems ('ENDS') device may include smoking articles that produce aerosol. The device may operate upon authentication. The authentication may first include an age verification before an authentication allows for operation of the device. The authentication may include a control signal communication to the device. The control signal communication may include an audio signal, such as an authentication tone that is detected by a microphone or pressure sensor on the device. The control signal communication may include a visual, optical, or light signal that is detected by a light sensor or photodiode on the device.