{"number":"US12696924B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Method for checking an aerosol-generating article for manufacturing defects","english":"Method for checking an aerosol-generating article for manufacturing defects"},"abstract":{"original":"The invention relates to a method for checking an aerosol-generating article for manufacturing defects, comprising: —recording several 2-dimensional surface profiles of the aerosol-generating article while rotating the aerosol-generating article, —combining several surface profiles recorded at different rotation angles to obtain a 3-dimensional surface profile, calculating a maximum height difference of the 3-dimensional surface profile, and —rejecting the aerosol-generating article if the maximum height difference of its 3-dimensional surface profile is above a threshold value.","english":"The invention relates to a method for checking an aerosol-generating article for manufacturing defects, comprising: —recording several 2-dimensional surface profiles of the aerosol-generating article while rotating the aerosol-generating article, —combining several surface profiles recorded at different rotation angles to obtain a 3-dimensional surface profile, calculating a maximum height difference of the 3-dimensional surface profile, and —rejecting the aerosol-generating article if the maximum height difference of its 3-dimensional surface profile is above a threshold value."},"applicants":["PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A."],"inventors":["Luca Natali","Matteo Balboni"],"filingDate":"2023-10-09","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12696924B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12696924B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12696924B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12696924B2"}}