US 12,260,289 B2
Aerosol-generating article comprising three dimensional code
Dionisius Florack, Le Landeron (CH); and Evan Jochnowitz, Basel (CH)
Assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel (CH)
Filed by PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A., Neuchatel (CH)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/382,653.
Application 18/382,653 is a continuation of application No. 17/617,055, granted, now 11,797,797, previously published as PCT/EP2020/066050, filed on Jun. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0046054 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. G06K 7/14 (2006.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/1408 (2013.01) [A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); G06K 19/06037 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device, the aerosol-generating article comprising:
an aerosol-forming substrate, and
a surface area comprising a three dimensional code,
wherein the three dimensional code comprises pits and lands, and wherein the aerosol-generating article has a flat shape, and the three dimensional code is provided on or in a reflective surface.