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A personal inhalation device includes an outer shell having an orifice formed therein and containing a medium having one or more deliverables and an atomizing unit disposed within the shell. The atomizing unit atomizes the medium when a user puffs on the orifice such that vapor containing the deliverables is discharged through the orifice. The personal inhalation device is further capable of metering the deliverables discharged with the vapor.

An aerosol generator includes a flow passage having an inlet and an outlet, a heater arranged relative to the flow passage for heating the flow passage, a source of material to be volatilized in communication with the inlet of the flow passage, a valve to open and close communication between the source of material and the inlet of the flow passage, and a pressurization arrangement for causing material in the source of material to be introduced into the flow passage when the valve is in an open position. The aerosol generator further includes a source of power for operating the heater and the valve, and a control device for controlling supply of power from the source of power to the heater and the valve. A metering device in an inhaler includes a pressurized source of medicated fluid and a metering chamber configured to deliver a predetermined volume of fluid to a heated flow passage in the inhaler. The metering chamber can be part of a rotary valve having a bore and a displacement member moveable within the bore from a first position where the fluid is loaded into the bore to a second position where the predetermined volume is ejected out of the bore. Another metering chamber has an elastic portion of a delivery passage in fluid communication with the pressurized source of liquid and the elastic portion of the delivery passage is deformed to eject the predetermined volume.

The present invention provides an apparatus for the vaporization of materials that releases active constituents for inhalation without the creation of harmful byproducts such as carcinogens associated with combustion and inhalation of substances. The apparatus is designed to fit ergonomically within the user's hand. The apparatus uses the user's inhalation process for air flow.

Disclosed is a method and device for rapid heating of a coated substance which preferably includes a drug to vaporized for inhalation therapy. A device in accordance with the present invention preferably includes a substrate which has an interior surface surrounding an interior region and an exterior surface upon which the coated substance is to be adhered. Though the substrate is preferably metallic, it does not need to be. A combustible element is placed in the interior region of the rigid substrate and an igniter is connected to the combustible element. The igniter is for initiating oxidation of the combustible element. Preferably, the coated substance is vaporized inside of a housing to allow the vaporized drug to aerosolize and be inhaled by a user.

An electronic cigarette with a thermometer comprises a case body for accommodating at least one electronic cigarette. The case body further comprises a thermometer device disposed therein. The thermometer device comprises a thermometry unit, a display unit and a circuit processing unit. The thermometry unit detects temperatures of articles to be tested or media to be tested and transmits temperature data to the circuit processing unit for controlling the display unit to display measured temperatures. The thermometry unit comprises a temperature sensor and an electrode piece. The thermometry unit comprises a temperature sensor and an electrode piece. The temperature sensor is disposed at an outside of the case body and is electrically connected with the circuit processing unit via the electrode piece. The electronic cigarette case of the present invention is capable of detecting temperatures of human bodies, other objects or media such as surroundings.

A retail system for electronic cigarettes includes a point-of-sale device configured to communicate with an electronic cigarette user, an electronic cigarette, an electronic cigarette charging pack, a mobile phone, and / or a vendor of electronic cigarettes.

A model for a subscription service for electronic cigarettes includes an e-Cig retailer with a network computer that is configured to communicate with an e-Cig, an e-Cig charging pack, a mobile phone of an e-Cig user, a subscription database, and / or a manufacturer of e-Cigs.

The present invention discloses a control device and method for over current or short circuit protection of electronic cigarette. The control device includes an input module, a power module, a heating element, a switch control module, a comparator, and a FET; the FET is used to detect an operating voltage generated by an operating current following through the internal resistance of the FET, and the operating voltage is transmitted to the comparator; the comparator compares a reference voltage with the operating voltage, and output a potential signal to the switch control module, the switch control module turns off the FET or maintains it turning on corresponding to the potential signal, further the FET powers off or powers on the heating element. Therefore the circuit of electronic cigarette is protected in over current or short circuit condition.

Disclosed are a matching device and a matching method for electronic atomization device based on mobile terminal. The device includes a Bluetooth control module, an information reading module, an information transmission module and a comparing and matching module. The method includes steps of: building a Bluetooth connection between battery and mobile terminal; controlling the battery to read identification information of identification chip of atomizer; sending the identification information to the mobile terminal via Bluetooth and then carrying out a match by comparing the atomizer identification information and original identification information; and carrying out a match by comparing the identification information and original identification information. By connecting the electronic atomization device with mobile terminal via Bluetooth and by means of powerful computing ability of the mobile terminal, match between the battery and atomizer of electronic atomization device can be achieved on the mobile terminal directly.

A pressure sensitive device includes a ring having a central axis, first side and second side. The ring includes a dielectric portion parallel to the central axis and between the first and second sides. A flexible membrane is connected to a periphery of the ring on the first side, the flexible membrane including a conductive portion. A perforated membrane is connected to a periphery of the ring on the second side. The perforated membrane is spaced apart and electrically isolated from the flexible membrane by the ring below a threshold pressure differential across the pressure sensitive device. The perforated membrane includes an opening therethrough and a conductive portion facing and corresponding to the conductive portion of the flexible membrane such that a threshold pressure differential across the pressure sensitive device causes deflection between the conductive portions of the flexible membrane and the perforated membrane to change an electrical property.

An intelligent charge-discharge controller for a battery includes a charging voltage test circuit configured for testing an input voltage of the battery when in charge; a charging current control circuit configured for controlling an input current of the battery based on the tested input voltage; a battery voltage test circuit configured for testing a current voltage of the battery; and a discharging current control circuit configured for controlling a discharging current of the battery. The charging voltage test circuit and the battery voltage test circuit each are electrically connected to the charging current control circuit, and the charging voltage test circuit and the discharging current control circuit have a common circuit section. An electronic device having the intelligent charge-discharge controller is also provided.

An electronic cigarette and a method for identifying whether there is a match between a battery assembly and an atomizer assembly therein are provided. The electronic cigarette comprises a laser identifying assembly, a battery assembly and an atomizer assembly. The laser identifying assembly includes an information portion, a laser transceiver and a controlling module, the information portion includes a group of grooves and bulges which represent a product information, the information portion is defined on one of the battery assembly and the atomizer assembly, the laser transceiver is mounted on the other of the battery assembly and the atomizer assembly; when the atomizer assembly is jointed with the battery assembly, the laser transceiver aims at the information portion, and the information portion reflects an original laser beam sent out by the laser transceiver back, then the controlling module determines whether the atomizer assembly is matched with the battery assembly.

The temperature of a vaporizing device, e.g., the temperature of a heating element of the vaporizing device, may be controlled according to various aspects of the present disclosure. The vaporizing device may comprise a heating element, a power source, at least one sensor in electronic communication with the heating element and the power source, and a processor configured to control the temperature of the heating element. The method of controlling the temperature may comprise receiving a resistance measurement of the heating element from the at least one sensor, determining the temperature of the heating element based on the resistance measurement, and adjusting the amount of power supplied to the heating element based on the determined temperature of the heating element.

An electronic personal vaporizer is provided, having components including a heating element; a liquid container; a power source to provide power to the heating element; a first bulkhead defining an airway at a first end of the vaporizer;a second bulkhead separating the power source from the heating element and liquid container; and a shell containing the heating element, liquid container and power source. The shell is made of flexible printed circuit and is rolled or folded around the other components to allow for electronic communications to pass along the vaporizer without piercing the bulkheads.

An over-current and over-voltage protection circuit for an electronic cigarette, comprising a battery and an interface, a control unit and a charging detection switch unit; the control unit is configured for calculating an actual charging current according to the first working voltage and determining whether the actual charging current exceeds a preset charging current threshold value, and sending a first charging controlling signal to the charging detection switch unit; the control unit is further configured for real-timely detecting an input voltage of the interface, determining whether the input voltage of the interface is in over-voltage status, and controlling a turned-on or turned-off operation of the charging detection switch unit. The over-current over-voltage protection circuit and method eliminate the security risk of the battery pole not having a charging management circuit in the non-normal charging status.

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic cigarettes, and in particular, relates to a porous ceramic for an electronic cigarette, an atomizing core containing the porous ceramic and apreparation method of the atomizing core. The porous ceramic for the electronic cigarette is composed of the following components in percentage by mass: 35 to 60 percent of ceramic powder, 5 to 40 percent of a pore forming agent, 5 to 30 percent of a sintering aid and 15 to 35 percent of a glue, wherein the glue is composed of the following components in percentage by mass: 20 to 40 percent of PE, 20 to 40 percent of PP, 1 to 10 percent of PE wax, 15 to 40 percent of paraffin and 1 to 10 percent of stearic acid or oleic acid. Through the mode, the porous ceramic with a uniform structure and adjustable pore diameter and porosity is prepared by adopting an injection molding process, so that the requirements of users on different pore diameters and different porosities of the porous ceramiccan be met; through the specific feeding sequence and an internal mixer, the materials are mixed more uniformly, the forming size is stable and is close to the net size, secondary machining is not needed, forming is easy and automatic, the production efficiency is high, and the production cost is low.

Example embodiments relate to a cartomizer including a housing, a fluid reservoir, configured to store an e-fluid, in the housing, a vaporizer configured to vaporize the e-fluid, the vaporizer including a heater having at least one end portion connected to an electrical lead wire, and a sleeve covering the connection between the end portion of the heater and the electrical lead wire.

The present invention provides an apparatus for the vaporization of materials that releases active constituents for inhalation without the creation of harmful byproducts such as carcinogens associated with combustion and inhalation of substances.

A novel Aromatherapy Vaporization Device is disclosed having a heating chamber first portion with an airflow restricting member and a vapor capturing chamber disposed upstream thereof. A heating chamber second portion has a low thermal inertia conductive heating element having a control circuit first electrical coupling. Phyto material is inserted between the first and second heating chamber portions for heating thereof to a predetermined temperature. A hinge is disposed between the heating chamber first portion and the heating chamber second portion for facilitating loading of phyto material into the heating chamber.

Vape devices and methods of operating the same to prevent unauthorized use, allow for remote, centralized storage of operational settings associated with unique payload identifiers, and to optimize operation based on historical usage data, real-time operating conditions, and / or user information. Vape devices for vaporizing dry material and methods of operating the same. Tablets comprising dry material for vaporization and methods of making and using the same. Vape devices and cartridges to improve flow of a fluid payload to an atomizer and to prevent leaking and spurting of the fluid payload, including vape devices and cartridges that pressurize the fluid payload. Vapor measurement systems to determine dosage based on a measured capacitance of vaporized payload. A two-lead communication system that enables the communication of a plurality of electrical signals between a control assembly and cartridge. A cartridge temperature control system that provides localized temperature control for the cartridge.

An inhalator (1) comprisinga first compartment (21) confining an active compound;a second chamber (31) containing a transporter; andan activation part (40) configured for regulating an air flow through the inhalator (1), and arranged at a distal end the second compartment (31),characterized in that the first compartment (21) is arranged between a user interface part (10) and the second compartment (31) such that when a user sucks air through the inhalator (1), the transporter is drawn from the second compartment (31) through the first compartment (21), whereby the active compound is captured by the transporter and flows into the user interface part (10) and the user.

An electronic cigarette case with a thermometer comprises a case body for accommodating at least one electronic cigarette. The case body further comprises a thermometer device disposed therein. The thermometer device comprises a thermometry unit, a display unit and a circuit processing unit. The thermometry unit detects temperatures of articles to be tested or media to be tested and transmits temperature data to the circuit processing unit for controlling the display unit to display measured temperatures. The thermometry unit comprises a temperature sensor and an electrode piece. The thermometry unit comprises a temperature sensor and an electrode piece. The temperature sensor is disposed at an outside of the case body and is electrically connected with the circuit processing unit via the electrode piece. The electronic cigarette case of the present invention is capable of detecting temperatures of human bodies, other objects or media such as surroundings.

A portable hand-held vaporizer assembly having a glass body defining an airflow passage is disclosed. A heating element is thermally coupled to the glass body and a material placement zone is downstream from the airflow passage. Furthermore, a thermally conductive layer covers at least a portion of an outer surface of the glass body and a thermally reflective substance is included with walls encapsulating the glass body and the heating element.

The invention relates to a tester and test method for smoke amount of electrical cigarette. The tester includes a collect device, a testing device, a control device as well as an input and output device. The input and output device is used to set test parameters, alarm and display a value of smoke amount and a test result whether qualified. The collect device, used to collect smoke, can precisely control a pumping smoke time and a pumping smoke capacity by introducing a step motor. The testing device, utilizing a light emitter and receiver, test a smoke amount. If the smoke amount tested is less than a predetermined smoke amount, an alarm system alarms by way of display and / or sound. The invention quantifies smoke amount of electronic cigarette, which can be adopted in the manufacture field of electronic cigarette to test smoke amount.

An electronic cigarette case and a method for charging an electronic cigarette through it are provided. The electronic cigarette case comprises a case body having a charging interface, it further comprises a controller, a trigger switch, a charging detection module and an electronic cigarette charging output module, the trigger switch is set close to the charging interface and will be triggered when the electronic cigarette has been inserted into the charging interface, in case the controller has found out that the trigger switch has been triggered, it will control the electronic cigarette charging output module to enter a charging mode; in case the charging detection module has found out that the electronic cigarette has been fully charged, the controller will control the electronic cigarette charging output module to enter an ultra low standby mode.