Granted Patent B2

US 12,554,950 · App. 18/410,034 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Inventors: Martin Steinbauer (New York, NY); Kylie Halperin (New York, NY); Maia Stoicovici (Queens, NY); Frederic Levy (Brooklyn, NY); Sylvere Azoulai (Mamaroneck, NY)

Assignee: SkyX IP Holdings | LLC

G06K7/10297A24F40/40A24F40/42A24F40/50A24F40/65B65D83/72G05B15/02

Abstract

Claims (53)

1 . An apparatus for aerosol delivery, the apparatus comprising:

an outer body;

a power source;

an aerosolizable material reservoir;

a biometric reading window in the outer body, the biometric reading window configured to input a user biometric datum;

a control circuit comprising an aerosol generation mechanism wherein the control circuit comprises a puff counter configured to track a puff count; and

a processing circuit configured to:

receive identification data associated with a user from the biometric reading window;

transmit the identification data to an external device, wherein the external device is an external device located at a point of sale;

receive a first external response from the external device, wherein the external response is generated as a function of the identification data by the external device;

modify an internal state of the processing circuit as a function of the external response;

determine a device usability as a function of the modified internal state, wherein determining the device usability further comprises:

receiving, at the point of sale, an activation signal from the external device and a time window;

determining that the user biometric datum has not be received within the time window after receiving the activation signal; and

modifying the internal state of the processing circuit to disable the apparatus based on the determination; and

configure the control circuit as a function of the device usability.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the biometric window comprises a fingerprint scanner.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the external device comprises a user device.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the identification data comprises transmitting the identification data using a wireless communication device configured to communicate with the external device.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the external response comprises a verification of the user as a function of the identification data.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the verification of the user comprises verifying an age of the user as a function of the identification data.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein modifying the internal state of the processing circuit comprises switching the internal state of the processing circuit between a first binary state and a second binary state.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outer body comprises a status indicator, wherein the status indicator is configured to indicate the internal state of processing circuit.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outer body comprises a charging connector.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

receive a second activation signal and second time window from the external device while the apparatus is located at the point of sale;

receive the user biometric entry within the second time window; and

modify the internal state of the processing circuit to enable the apparatus.

11 . A method for aerosol delivery, the method comprising:

tracking a puff count, using a control circuit, wherein the control circuit comprises a puff counter;

housing, by an outer body of an apparatus, a processing circuit, wherein the apparatus further comprises a biometric reading window in the outer body, the biometric reading window configured to input a user biometric datum;

receiving, by the processing circuit, identification data associated with a user from a biometric sensor;

transmitting, by the processing circuit, the identification data to an external device;

receiving, by the processing circuit, an external response from the external device, wherein the external response is generated as a function of the identification data by the external device;

modifying, by the processing circuit, an internal state of the processing circuit as a function of the external response;

determining, by the processing circuit, a device usability as a function of the modified internal state, wherein determining the device usability further comprises:

receiving, at the point of sale, an activation signal from the external device and a time window;

determining that the user biometric datum has not be received within the time window after receiving the activation signal; and

modifying the internal state of the processing circuit to disable the apparatus based on the determination; and

configuring, by the processing circuit, the control circuit as a function of the device usability.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the biometric reading window comprises a fingerprint scanner.

13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein: the external device comprises a user device.

14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the identification data comprises transmitting the identification data using a wireless communication device configured to communicate with the external device.

15 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the external response comprises a verification of the user as a function of the identification data.

16 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the verification of the user comprises verifying an age of the user as a function of the identification data.

17 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein modifying the internal state of the processing circuit comprises switching the internal state of the processing circuit between a first binary state and a second binary state.

18 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outer body comprises a status indicator, wherein the status indicator is configured to indicate the internal state of processing circuit.

19 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outer body comprises a charging connector.

20 . The method of claim 11 further comprising:

receiving a second activation signal and second time window from the external device while the apparatus is located at the point of sale;

receiving the user biometric entry within the second time window; and

modifying the internal state of the processing circuit to enable the apparatus.

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