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Controlling an operation of an electronic cigarette

US11147315B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V. · NL

Inventors

Ramon Alarcon · Los Gatos, US
Adam Hoffman · Campbell, US
James R. Conrey · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2016
Grant date	Oct 19, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01F23/804
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for controlling an operation of an electronic cigarette. The method can include determining a total amount of vaporization energy required to vaporize an amount of liquid stored in a reservoir of an electronic cigarette. The method can include determining a total amount of atomizer power that is delivered to an atomizer associated with the electronic cigarette over a period of time. The method can include determining an amount of liquid remaining in the reservoir of the electronic cigarette, based on a comparison between the total amount of vaporization energy and the total amount of atomizer power delivered to the atomizer over the period of time.

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