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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2022
Nicoventures Trading Limited, London, GB;
Howard Rothwell, London, GB;
My-Linh Tran, London, GB;
Stephen Potter, London, GB;
Robert Kersey, London, GB;
Tomi Vintola, London, GB;
Nicoventures Trading Limited, , GB;
Abstract
A refilling unit for refilling a refillable article for use with an aerosol provision device for generating aerosol from aerosol-generating material stored within the refillable article, the refilling unit including: an article port for receiving at least the article; an information reader configured to read a readable element for storing information corresponding to the article; and a controller for controlling operations of the refilling unit, wherein the controller is configured to: determine or obtain an actual usage of the article based on an indication of usage of the article read from the readable element; determine or obtain an expected usage of the article; and compare the actual usage with the expected usage and, if the actual usage is within a predetermined range of the expected usage, permit the refilling unit to refill the article with aerosol-generating material. Also described is an article, aerosol provision device, system and method.