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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Imperial Tobacco Limited;
Inventors:
Kate Ferrie, Liverpool, GB;
Ross Shenton, Liverpool, GB;
Mohammed Benyezzar, Liverpool, GB;
Chris Lord, Liverpool, GB;
Assignee:
Imperial Tobacco Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/57 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/57 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a system having a smoking substitute device for heating a consumable according to a consumable cycle. The smoking substitute device comprises a measurement means for measuring a usage of the device by a user during the consumable cycle, and a controller configured to determine an exhaustion level of the consumable during the consumable cycle based on the usage. The controller is further configured to control an aspect of the operation of the smoking substitute device during the consumable operating cycle based on the exhaustion level.