Electronic vaporiser system
US10202273B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A30/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electronic cigarette vaporizer that includes a heating element and further includes or co-operates with an electronics module that (i) detects characteristics of the delivery of power, current or voltage to the heating element and (ii) determines if those characteristics are associated with degradation of the heating element. A characteristic that is associated with degradation of the heating element is an increase or other change in the heating element resistance. The heating element resistance can be established by the electronics module sending a test current through the heating element that is sufficient to enable a measurement of resistance to be made.
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