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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2021
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
An aerosol-generating device is provided for alternative use with at least a first type and a second type of inductively heatable aerosol-generating articles including a susceptor arrangement, the device including: a receptacle to removably receive at least a portion of the first or the second type of article; an inductive heating arrangement to generate an alternating magnetic field for inductively heating the susceptor arrangement when the article is received by the receptacle; and a controller operatively connected to the heating arrangement and being configured to: determine a first value and a second value of an electrical property of the susceptor arrangement being reached during heating of the susceptor arrangement in use of the device when the article is received by the receptacle, determine the difference between the first and the second values, and identify an article type of the article received by the receptacle based on the determined difference.