Patent ID: 11930841
Assignee: AF DEVELOPMENT HOLDING LIMITED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H  Y | IPC A  H

Claim 17:
18. A capsule-based hookah system comprising a hookah apparatus having a heating unit, a capsule holder and an electronics unit, the heating unit being an electrically powered device under the control of the electronics unit, the system further comprising:
a capsule of combustible material for insertion into a hookah apparatus in use, the capsule comprising:
a metallic capsule body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface being concave and delimited at its outer edge by a rim;
a combustible material supported by the top surface;
an air-permeable membrane extending across the plane defined by the rim for containing the combustible material in the capsule;
a plurality of holes extending through the top and bottom surfaces of the capsule body;
a removable cover covering the air-permeable membrane and/or the bottom surface of the capsule; and
wherein the capsule comprises a radio frequency identifier (RFID) tag comprising digital information to be read by the electronics unit of the hookah apparatus in use, the digital information comprising a unique identification key or code and heating instructions for control of the heating unit by the electronics unit to heat the capsule upon insertion into the hookah apparatus to a smoke-generating temperature of the combustible material, wherein the identifier tag is configured to be modified once the capsule has been used.