US 12,433,346 B2
Electronic cigarette with near field communication
Kyle Adair, Lisburn (GB)
Assigned to JT International SA, (CH)
Appl. No. 17/779,858
Filed by JT International SA, Geneva (CH)
PCT Filed Nov. 27, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/083741
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 25, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/105432, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19212187 (EP), filed on Nov. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0400775 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. A24F 40/65 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/65 (2020.01) [A24F 40/40 (2020.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic cigarette comprising an inhaler body and a removable capsule with a base, the removable capsule being connectable to the inhaler body,
wherein the inhaler body comprises a first NFC tag and the removable capsule comprises a second NFC tag, the first NFC tag and the second NFC tag being configured to exchange data when the removable capsule is connected to the inhaler body,
wherein the inhaler body comprises an opening for receiving the removable capsule,
wherein the inhaler body comprises at least one aperture for facilitating an electromagnetic connection between the first NFC tag and the second NFC tag, and
wherein the inhaler body further comprises an enclosure, the opening located at one end of said enclosure, and wherein the at least one aperture is located on a circumferential surface of the enclosure.