Granted Patent B2

US 12,501,942 · App. 17/481,864 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Inventors: Kate Ferrie (Liverpool, GB); Ross Shenton (Liverpool, GB); Chris Lord (Liverpool, GB); Samantha Murray (Liverpool, GB); Med Benyezzar (Liverpool, GB); Tom Sudlow (Liverpool, GB); David Jones (Liverpool, GB); Pete Lomas (Liverpool, GB)

Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited

A24F40/90A24F40/20A24F40/51A24F40/53A24F40/57A24F40/60A24F40/65H02J7/0047A61M15/06

Abstract

Claims (16)

1 . A smoking substitute device, comprising:

a rechargeable battery;

a port to receive power for charging the rechargeable battery, and,

a controller configured to:

determine if the received power is sufficient to permit usage of the substitute smoking device; and

based on the determination, allow the substitute smoking device to vaporize an aerosol former while receiving power from the port.

2 . The smoking substitute device according to claim 1 , wherein operating the device includes consumption of a consumable by a user of the smoking substitute device.

3 . The smoking substitute device according to claim 1 , wherein the power received while operating the smoking substitute device is used for device operation or charging the rechargeable battery or both.

4 . The smoking substitute device according to claim 1 , wherein the smoking substitute device is a heat not burn device.

5 . The smoking substitute device according to claim 1 , further comprises a feedback output means capable of providing one of haptic feedback, audio and visual feedback to indicate usage of the smoking substitute device during charging, or to indicate availability of power required for usage of the smoking substitute device.

6 . A substitute smoking system comprising:

a smoking substitute device comprising a rechargeable battery; a port to receive power for charging the rechargeable battery; and a controller configured to determine if the received power is sufficient to permit usage of the substitute smoking device and,

based on the determination, allow the substitute smoking device to vaporize an aerosol former while receiving power from the port; and a rechargeable power source for charging the smoking substitute device being adapted to be connectable to the port of the smoking substitute device, wherein the rechargeable power source device is adapted to abut with a surface of the smoking substitute device when connected with the port.

7 . The substitute smoking system according to claim 6 , the rechargeable power source device further comprising a connector extendable from a cavity formed in an end wall of the rechargeable power source device, and connectable in a port located on the smoking substitute device.

8 . The substitute smoking system according to claim 7 , the rechargeable power source further comprising a switch located on outer surface of the cavity and coupled with the connector to facilitate the extension of the connector for engaging with the smoking substitute device.

9 . The substitute smoking system according to claim 6 , wherein the rechargeable power source device is adapted to provide a sealed alignment with the smoking substitute device.

Assignments (8)

Priority Claims (18)

Continuity (19)

References Cited (206)