Disabling control for an electronic smoking device
US11712067B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24F40/46
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for controlling disabling of an electronic smoking device. An electronic smoking device includes a body through which a flow path at least partially extends, an air inlet in the body that is fluidly connected to the flow path, a liquid compartment for storing a liquid within the body, a vaporizer positioned in the body and configured to receive liquid from the liquid compartment and air from the flow path to generate vaporized liquid, an outlet in the body configured to receive vaporized liquid from the vaporizer, and circuitry connected to the vaporizer. In one embodiment, the circuitry is configured to shut off the electronic smoking device based on activation time of the vaporizer. In another embodiment, the circuitry is configured to shut off the electronic smoking device after a determined amount of usage has occurred.
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