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US 12,702,170 B2

Apparatus and method for location monitoring of a network-enabled smoking substitute device

US 12,702,170 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: Imperial Tobacco Limited. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
Imperial Tobacco Limited
Inventors
Daniel Fard; Oliver TALBOT
Publication date
2026-08-11
Filing date
2020-08-25
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,702,170 B2 · US12702170 · 12702170

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a technique that utilizes the ability of a smoking substitute device to wirelessly connect via a wireless personal area network to a portable communication terminal (e.g. mobile phone) to provide a user with location-related information about the smoking substitute device. The technique may be used to issue a notification upon detection a dropped connection, e.g. to prevent loss or theft of the smoking substitute device.…

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