Product use and behavior monitoring instrument

US12326794B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 8, 2018
• Grant date: Jun 10, 2025
• Expiry date: May 16, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A24F40/20
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

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 connector. The connector is configured to operatively and removably couple the product use and behavior instrument to an electronic smoking article. The electronic smoking article includes a heating element to heat a tobacco product. The electronic smoking article includes a battery. 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 heating element and battery. 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.