Abstract: An atomizer includes a housing, a base and an atomization component. The housing includes a mouthpiece end and an opening end, the base is plugged into the opening end of the housing, an electronic cigarette liquid (e-liquid) storage chamber and an airflow channel are provided inside the housing; wherein the atomization component includes a porous heating element, the porous heating element includes a porous element and a heating element provided in the porous element, the porous element is provided in the airflow channel, and the porous element includes a porous body and a porous boss protruding from the porous body and extending radially along the porous body, the porous boss traverses the airflow channel and is in communication with the e-liquid storage chamber.

Abstract: A nicotine delivery device (200) for generating a mist containing nicotine for inhalation by a user. The device comprises a mist generator device (201) and a driver device (202). The driver device (202) is configured to drive the mist generator device (201) at an optimum frequency to maximise the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator device (201).

Abstract: The aerosol-generating device (200) comprises a device housing comprising a cavity having an internal surface forming part of a receiving chamber (230) for receiving at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article (10). A plurality of ribs (2301) extends into the cavity and are arranged along an internal sidewall of the receiving chamber and in an oblique manner relative to a longitudinal axis (2300) of the receiving chamber. The retention ribs are configured for contacting at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article.

Abstract: A nicotine delivery device (200) for generating a mist containing nicotine for inhalation by a user. The device comprises a mist generator device (201) and a driver device (202). The driver device (202) is configured to drive the mist generator device (201) at an optimum frequency to maximise the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator device (201).

Abstract: An aerosol generating device according to one embodiment includes: a housing that forms an exterior of the aerosol generating device and includes an opening into which a cigarette is inserted; a heater that generates an aerosol by heating the cigarette; a battery that supplies power to the heater; a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an internal component of the aerosol generating device; and a controller that prevents abnormal operation of the aerosol generating device based on the temperature of the internal component sensed by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette including an atomization assembly and a battery assembly. The atomization assembly is disposed on the battery assembly. The battery assembly includes an air column and a plate including a pneumatic switch. When in use, airflow passes through the air column to drive the plate including the pneumatic switch to work. The air column and the plate are disposed on the top end of the battery assembly, and the air column is staggered with the plate thus preventing an e-liquid from flowing onto the plate.

Abstract: Provided is a cable device having an improved electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding performance. The cable device includes: a cable including an optical fiber; a connector including a printed circuit board connected to the cable and including a ground electrode, and a conductive case; a connecting member provided around a connection between the cable and the connector; and a metal shell surrounding the cable inside of the connecting member, the metal shell being configured to shield electromagnetic interference of the cable and the connector.

Abstract: A capsule for a heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating device may include a housing and a heater within the housing. The housing has interior surfaces defining a chamber configured to hold an aerosol-forming substrate. In addition, the housing has exterior surfaces constituting a first face, an opposing second face, and a side face of the capsule. The first face and the second face of the capsule are permeable to an aerosol. The heater has a first end section, an intermediate section, and a second end section. The first end section and the second end section of the heater may be external segments constituting parts of the side face of the capsule. The intermediate section of the heater is an internal segment disposed within the chamber of the housing.

Abstract: Disclosed is an atomizer, comprising an atomizer body, a suction nozzle assembly mounted at the top of the atomizer body, an air inlet provided in the atomizer body, an atomizing sheet and a tobacco tar cavity provided in the atomizer body, and a tobacco tar guide body which guides tobacco tar in the tobacco tar cavity to an atomizing surface of the atomizing sheet. The atomizer introduces entered air to allow all the air to pass over, at a low level, the surface where the atomizing cotton is in contact with the atomizing sheet. The atomizing efficiency is higher, and more smoke is produced.

Abstract: A system aids in the cessation of a nicotine dependency. The system has a nicotine cessation device having a device housing including a plurality of pod receiving sockets and a plurality of fluid pods. A respective fluid pod is removably coupled with a respective pod receiving socket of the plurality of pod receiving sockets. Each respective fluid pod of the plurality of fluid pods receives a nicotine fluid having a predetermined concentration of nicotine therein and each respective fluid pod receives a nicotine fluid concentration that is different than at least one other fluid pod. The device housing further includes a printed circuit board (PCB) including a processor and a memory, and a power source.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connector with shielding elastic piece and a connector assembly. The connector with shielding elastic piece comprises a housing and an outer shielding elastic piece. The housing comprises an opening. One end of the outer shielding elastic piece is secured to an outer wall of the housing. The outer shielding elastic piece extends in a direction away from the opening and comprises a first contacting bump and a second contacting bump. The second contacting bump is disposed at one side of the first contacting bump away from the opening. The first contacting bump extends along the outer wall. The extending direction of the second contacting bump and the extending direction of the first contacting bump form an angle.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device according to one embodiment includes: a housing that forms an exterior of the aerosol generating device and includes an opening into which a cigarette is inserted; a heater that generates an aerosol by heating the cigarette; a battery that supplies power to the heater; a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an internal component of the aerosol generating device; and a controller that prevents abnormal operation of the aerosol generating device based on the temperature of the internal component sensed by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: A security device for an aerosol generation device includes an engagement assembly configured to releasably engage a portion of the aerosol generation device and a locking assembly operably coupled to the engagement assembly. The locking assembly is configured to have a locked state in which the engagement assembly is affixed to the portion of the aerosol generation device, and an unlocked state in which the engagement assembly is released from being affixed to the portion of the aerosol generation device. The engagement assembly is further configured to perform a benefit denial function responsive to removal of the security device from the aerosol generation device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an atomizer and an electronic cigarette. The atomizer includes a housing, an atomization component, a base and a dry-wet separation component. An internal space of the housing is divided into an e-liquid storage chamber and an atomization chamber. The atomization component is provided inside the atomization chamber. The dry-wet separation component is provided inside the housing; one end of the dry-wet separation component is fixed to the base, the dry-wet separation component is capable of stretching and contracting in a direction perpendicular to the base. The atomization component is not in communication with or is in communication with the e-liquid storage chamber along with stretching and contracting of the dry-wet separation component.

Abstract: An electronic smoking device includes a battery portion including an electric power supply, an atomizer/liquid reservoir portion having a mouthpiece opening in an end, and a liquid reservoir adapted for accommodating a liquid. The electronic smoking device further includes an atomizer arranged at a first end face of the liquid reservoir and operable when connected to the power supply to atomize liquid to create an aerosol, wherein the atomizer comprises a plurality of openings adapted for providing the aerosol, and an actuator movable inside the liquid reservoir towards the first end face and adapted for supplying liquid to the plurality of openings.

Abstract: An electrical pop out device has an shroud and a pop out housing configured to be inside the shroud in a retracted position and to extend outside the shroud in an extended position. A guidance mechanism connects the pop out housing with the shroud and allows movement of the pop out housing with respect to the shroud between a retracted position and an extended position. The electrical pop out device includes an electrical connection for powering an electrical/electronic device in the pop out housing and/or charging a battery of the electrical/electronic device in the pop out housing. The electrical pop out device may also include audio, video and/or data connections for the electrical/electronic device in the pop out housing. In some embodiments, the electrical/electronic device is portable and the pop out housing is detachable from the shroud.

Abstract: A non-nicotine e-vaping device includes a heater, a power control circuit, and a memory module. The heater element is configured to heat a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation, the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation being devoid of nicotine and including at least one non-nicotine compound. The power control circuit is coupled to the heater element through a wire. The power control circuit is configured to apply a pulse width modulated power signal to the heater element through the wire, and to receive information over the wire. The memory module is configured to detect a plurality of pulses in the pulse width modulated power signal, record information based on the detected plurality of pulses, and output the recorded information to the power control circuit via the wire.

Abstract: A moisture-proof electric cigarette including a detachably connected vaporizer and battery assembly; the vaporizer includes a housing and a vaporizing device; a liquid storage chamber and a liquid absorbing chamber are provided in the vaporizer, and a vapor outlet passage and an air inlet passage are provided in the housing; an air inlet chamber provided in the vaporizing device communicates with the air inlet passage; a liquid guiding strip with a heating coil wound around the middle thereof is suspendedly disposed inside the vaporizing chamber, and both ends of the liquid guiding strip stretch into the liquid absorbing chamber and guide the e-cigarette liquid to the heating coil for heating and vaporizing; first positive and negative electrodes isolated from the air inlet chamber arranged at the bottom of the vaporizing device abut against second positive and negative electrodes in the receiving opening of the battery assembly respectively.

Abstract: A modular electrical connector with separately shielded signal conductor pairs. In some embodiments, the connector is may be assembled from modules, each containing a pair of signal conductors with surrounding partially or fully conductive material. In some embodiments, the modules may have projecting portions, of conductive and/or dielectric material, that are shaped and positioned to reduce changes in impedance along the signal paths as a function of separation of conductive elements, when the connectors are separated by less than the functional mating range.

Abstract: A method of controlling a heater of a device including a removable container that stores a material includes detecting, from the removable container, power information indicating a first operating point and a second operating point; and supplying power to the heater based on the detected power information by, determining a first amount of power based on the first operating point, supplying the first amount of power to the heater during a first operation mode of the heater, determining a second amount of power based on the second operating point, and supplying the second amount of power to the heater during a second operation mode of the heater, the second amount of power being higher than the first amount of power, the device being a non-nicotine e-vaping device or a heat-not-burn aerosol-generating device, the material being a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation or an aerosol-forming substrate.