公开(公告)号：US20220175044A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17440038

申请日：2020-03-13

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno Batista ,  Ricardo Cali ,  Nikita Karelin

IPC: A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/95 ,  A24F40/70 ,  A24D1/20 ,  G01N21/25

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system (50) has an optical sensor (23) disposed on a portion of an exterior surface of the aerosol-generating system. The optical sensor is configured to output sensor data. A controller (29) is operably coupled to the optical sensor. The controller is configured to manipulate one or more operating parameters of an aerosolizer element of the aerosol-generating system based on the optical sensor data.

公开(公告)号：US20220146436A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17434934

申请日：2020-03-04

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno Batista ,  Ricardo Cali

IPC: G01N21/89

Abstract: The invention relates to an inspection station for crimped sheet material. The station comprises a light source to illuminate crimped sheet material in an inspection location, a vibrating device to vibrate crimped sheet material in the inspection location. The vibrating device comprises a vibrating element, wherein crimped sheet material is guidable along or over the vibrating element for the crimped sheet material to be vibrated by the vibrating element. The inspection station further comprises a detector for detecting light received from the vibrated crimped sheet material, thereby providing images of the crimped sheet material, and a controller to determine loose material on the crimped surface of the sheet material. The invention also relates to an inspection method and an apparatus comprising an inspection station.