RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM FOR AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICES

Abstract: a control body and cartridge are coupleable to form an aerosol delivery device, the control body comprising a control component coupled to an rfid reader, and the cartridge comprising an aerosol precursor composition and rfid tag. the rfid reader communicates with the rfid tag upon coupling of the control body with the cartridge. the control component authorizes the cartridge for use with the control body based at least in part on communication between the rfid reader and rfid tag. the rfid reader including a reader antenna located proximate a tag antenna of the rfid tag upon coupling of the control body and cartridge. the communication between the rfid reader and rfid tag includes communication between the antennas, the reader antenna being at most two millimeters in length to render the rfid reader incapable of communication with any device external to the control body other than the rfid tag.

Inventor(s): Wilson Christopher Lamb, Raymond Charles Henry, JR., Terrence E. Rogers, Frederic Philippe Ampolini

CPC Classification: A61M15/06 (Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes)

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