US 11,950,327 B2
Heater management based on heater resistance
Stephane Bilat, Areuse (CH); and Guillaume Colotte, Arnex sur Orbe (CH)
Assigned to Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/142,565.
Application 17/142,565 is a continuation of application No. 16/732,735, filed on Jan. 2, 2020, granted, now 10,905,169.
Application 16/732,735 is a continuation of application No. 16/421,936, filed on May 24, 2019, granted, now 10,555,560, issued on Feb. 11, 2020.
Application 16/421,936 is a continuation of application No. 15/658,713, filed on Jul. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,299,514, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 15/658,713 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2017/066838, filed on Jul. 5, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 16180977 (EP), filed on Jul. 25, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0145066 A1, May 20, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24F 13/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/44 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01)
CPC H05B 1/0277 (2013.01) [A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); H05B 3/44 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating an aerosol-generating system comprising:
determining an initial resistance of a heater of the aerosol-generating system;
determining whether the heater is an acceptable heater based on the determined initial resistance and stored heater resistance values stored in a memory of the aerosol-generating system; and
enabling or disabling operation of the heater based on results of the acceptable heater determination.