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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2022
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Zack W. Blackmon, Richmond, VA (US);
Thomas Tran, Richmond, VA (US);
Terry Bache, Richmond, VA (US);
Jarrett Keen, Richmond, VA (US);
Niall Gallagher, Richmond, VA (US);
Yannick Hourmand, Haslingfield, GB;
Guillaume Michel, Cambridge, GB;
Rangaraj S. Sundar, Midlothian, VA (US);
Raymond W. Lau, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Eric Hawes, Midlothian, VA (US);
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A charging system for an aerosol-generating device includes a processor and a memory in communication with the processor and configured to store instructions is provided. The instructions define at least one of a disable mode, an intra-session mode, or an inter-session mode. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to cause the charging system to detect when the device is connected to a charging device; activate a power source charger in response to the connection to the charging device; identify a selected mode; enable or disable a heater of the capsule dependent upon the selected mode; if the heater is enabled, display a first display indicating the connection of the charging device; if the heater is enabled, detect if a session of the aerosol-generating device is ongoing; and if the session is ongoing, enable or suspend charging in response to the identification of the selected mode.