US 12,406,565 B2
Aerosol generation device locator
Laura Smith, Winston-Salem, NC (US); Jared Aller, Winston-Salem, NC (US); Sean Lukan, Winston-Salem, NC (US); and Rae McNeil, 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 Jul. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/380,574.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/054,452, filed on Jul. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0028245 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. G08B 21/24 (2006.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/65 (2020.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)
CPC G08B 21/24 (2013.01) [A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/65 (2020.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An attachable accessory for device location of an aerosol generation device that includes a power source comprising a battery, control circuitry, and an aerosol production assembly that is supplied power from the power source to transform an aerosol precursor material into an aerosol, the accessory comprising:
a sleeve portion configured to engage a portion of the aerosol generation device to operably couple the accessory to the aerosol generation device that is operable to transform the aerosol precursor material to the aerosol whether or not the accessory is operably coupled to the aerosol generation device;
a listening module;
an alerting module;
a power module configured to power the listening module and the alerting module, wherein the power module is operatively connected to the control circuitry of the aerosol generation device when the sleeve portion engages the aerosol generation device and the control circuitry is configured to supply power to the battery of the aerosol generating device from the power module of the accessory when the battery of the aerosol generating device is below a threshold level of charge, wherein the listening module is configured to receive an alert signal from a user, and
wherein the alerting module is configured to issue an alert responsive to receipt of the alert signal by the listening module.