Apparatus and method for preventing youth access and counterfeit aerosol delivery

A method for preventing counterfeit aerosol delivery, wherein the method comprises:

• electrically connecting, through an electrical interface having a resistor, a cartridge and a device, wherein:
• the cartridge comprises:
• at least one reservoir configured to store an aerosolizable material;
• and
• an aerosol delivery mechanism configured to generate aerosol using the aerosolizable material stored in the at least one reservoir;
• and
• the device comprises at least a sensor;
• detecting, by a processing circuit, a sensed datum pertaining to a user using the at least a sensor;
• reading, by the processing circuit, a unique identifier associated with the resistor;
• validating, by the processing circuit, the sensed datum, and the unique identifier;
• and
• activating, by the processing circuit, the aerosol delivery mechanism of the cartridge as a function of a positive validation of the sensed datum and the unique identifier.

An apparatus for preventing counterfeit aerosol delivery, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• a cartridge, wherein the cartridge comprises:
• at least one reservoir configured to store an aerosolizable material;
• an aerosol delivery mechanism configured to generate aerosol using the aerosolizable material stored in the at least one reservoir;
• and
• an electrical interface having a resistor associated with a unique identifier;
• and
• a device, wherein the device comprises:
• at least a fingerprint scanner activated by a wireless communication device, having a near-field communication (NFC) chip and an antenna communicatively connected to the NFC chip, upon receiving an activation datum from an external device in communication with the wireless communication device;
• a device processing circuit communicatively connected to the at least a fingerprint scanner, wherein the processing circuit is configured to:
• detect a sensed datum pertaining to a user using the at least a fingerprint scanner;
• read the unique identifier associated with the resistor upon an electrical connection of the cartridge and the device through the electrical interface;
• validate the sensed datum and the unique identifier;
• and
• activate the aerosol delivery mechanism of the cartridge as a function of a positive validation of the sensed datum and the unique identifier.

An apparatus for preventing counterfeit aerosol delivery, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• a cartridge, wherein the cartridge comprises:
• a top housing having at least one reservoir configured to store an aerosolizable material;
• an aerosol delivery mechanism configured to generate aerosol using the aerosolizable material stored in the at least one reservoir;
• and
• a bottom housing, wherein the bottom housing comprises:
• a chamfered wall located at a joining edge of the bottom housing, wherein the chamfered wall is configured to facilitate a laser welding of the bottom housing to the top housing;
• and
• an electrical interface having a resistor associated with a unique identifier;
• and
• a device, wherein the device comprises:
• at least a sensor;
• and
• a processing circuit communicatively connected to the at least a sensor, wherein the processing circuit is configured to:
• detect a sensed datum pertaining to a user using the at least a sensor;
• read the unique identifier associated with the resistor upon an electrical connection of the cartridge and the device through the electrical interface;
• validate the sensed datum and the unique identifier;
• and
• activate the aerosol delivery mechanism of the cartridge as a function of a positive validation of the sensed datum and the unique identifier.