{"number":"US12696937B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Substitute smoking device having separate display elements and system using the same","english":"Substitute smoking device having separate display elements and system using the same"},"abstract":{"original":"The present disclosure relates to the field of smoking tobacco. In particular, the present disclosure relates to smoking substitute systems and particularly, although not exclusively, to a heat-not-burn (HNB) smoking substitute system. Further in particular, the present disclosure relates to a smoking substitute system having at least two different modes of operation. The present disclosure also relates to an improved housing design. The present disclosure further relates to a smoking substitute device with an improved housing design.…","english":"The present disclosure relates to the field of smoking tobacco. In particular, the present disclosure relates to smoking substitute systems and particularly, although not exclusively, to a heat-not-burn (HNB) smoking substitute system. Further in particular, the present disclosure relates to a smoking substitute system having at least two different modes of operation. The present disclosure also relates to an improved housing design. The present disclosure further relates to a smoking substitute device with an improved housing design.…"},"applicants":["IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED"],"inventors":["Kate FERRIE","Edward Ross SHENTON","Jonathan Stephen MARCHBANK","Peter LOMAS","Tom SUDLOW"],"filingDate":"2025-09-22","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12696937B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12696937B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12696937B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12696937B2"}}