Product use and behavior monitoring instrument

US10856577B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jeffrey Sean Smith · Winston-Salem, US
• Steven Lee Alderman · Lewisville, US
• Sarah A. Baxter-Wright · Mooresville, US
• John Darnell · Winston-Salem, US
• Kyung Soo Hong · Clemmons, US
• Paul R. Nelson · Winston-Salem, US
• Elaine K. Round · Winston-Salem, US
• Stephen Benson Sears · Siler City, US
• Rajesh Sur · Winston-Salem, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 20, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 8, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 8, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N27/00
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A product use and behavior instrument includes a housing defining a central compartment therein. A controller is positioned within the central compartment. The controller includes a first connector. The first connector is configured to operatively and removably couple the product use and behavior instrument to a battery element. A second connector is configured to operatively and removably couple the product use and behavior instrument to a tank element. A sensor circuit is structured to collect at least one use data characteristic of a smoking action. The smoking action is associated with use of at least one of the tank and battery element. Local memory is structured to store the at least one use data characteristic of the smoking action. A communication interface is structured to communicate the stored at least one use data characteristic of the smoking action to a remote computing device.