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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2021
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Jerome Christian Courbat, Cortaillod, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a cartridge including an aerosol-forming substrate; a resonant circuit, the cartridge including at least part of the resonant circuit, the circuit being configured to resonate at a predetermined resonant frequency associated with an identity of the cartridge; and an aerosol-generating device including: a housing to removably receive the cartridge, a power source to supply power to the cartridge, and control circuitry including a controller configured to determine a resonant frequency of the resonant circuit when the cartridge is received by the device, and identify the cartridge based on the determined frequency, the cartridge having a connection end to connect the cartridge to the device and including electrical contacts to electrically connect the cartridge to the device, and the device having a connection end to connect the device to the cartridge and including electrical contacts configured to electrically connect the device to the cartridge.