US 12,063,983 B2
Resistance based communication with a power unit of an aerosol generation device
Sean Daugherty, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Assigned to RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/551,990.
Prior Publication US 2023/0180852 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. A24F 40/80 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/80 (2020.01) [A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A test fixture for testing aerosol provision devices, the test fixture comprising:
one or more testing modules including a cavity configured to receive a portion of an aerosol provision device;
processing circuitry operably coupled to the one or more testing modules; and
an impedance-based interface module configured to detect insertion of the aerosol provision device into the test fixture and automatically transition the aerosol provision device to a locked state,
wherein the processing circuitry is configured to provide a transition signal to the aerosol provision device to transition the aerosol provision device between the locked state and an unlocked state during a functional test controlled by the processing circuitry.