Abstract: Vaporization devices, systems, and methods with automated thermal profile control are disclosed. Thermal profile information for a particular vaporizable material is encoded to control the operation of the vaporizer. The thermal profile is defined by a plurality of set points specified by power/temperature setting for a specified time. The thermal profile may be configured to be applied during a single or multiple inhalations. A thermal profile recipe code containing thermal profile information associated with the vaporizer cartridge and/or vaporizable material contained therein may be used to control the thermal profile. The thermal profile information may be automatically read by or communicated to the vaporizer and used thereby to automatically control the vaporizer heating element to implement the desired thermal profile associated with the vaporization material.

Abstract: An artificial lighted tree is presented with power routed through the trunk and three-wire safety grounding. The tree comprising a fused electrical plug having improved safety features comprising: a body portion surrounding respective first ends of a first, a second and a third electrical wire, the body portion further comprising a fuse holder embedded within an upper region of the body portion, and a fuse adapted to be releasably secured within the fuse holder via releasable securing means, a live blade in communication with the first end of the first electrical wire, a neutral blade in communication with the first end of the second electrical wire, a ground pin receptacle in communication with the first end of the third electrical wire, wherein the body portion surrounds and maintains the live blade, neutral blade, and ground pin receptacle in spaced apart orientation corresponding to polarized sockets on an electrical wall outlet.

Abstract: The atomizer identifier is configured to identify an atomizer connected to a battery pole. The atomizer includes a first contact structure and an atomizer identification circuit, and the battery pole further includes a second contact structure matching the first contact structure. The atomizer identifier includes: an identifier chip, configured to determine whether to provide an identification voltage; and a peripheral circuit, configured to connect the identifier chip and the second contact structure, for being connected to the atomizer identification circuit via the second contact structure and the first contact structure of the atomizer connected to the battery pole in a first connection manner or the atomizer connected to the battery pole in a second connection manner, so that the atomizer identification circuit is driven according to the identification voltage determined to be provided by the identifier chip to read information of the atomizer identification circuit to the identifier chip.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electrical connector including a conductive casing, a wire-end casing arranged inside the conductive casing, and a wire-end plastic body arranged inside the wire-end casing; and a terminal module including an upper terminal set (71) and a lower terminal set (73) is arranged inside the wire-end plastic body; a molding piece is arranged inside the conductive casing; and a printed circuit board is provided at the bottom of the molding piece; a terminal module is arranged in the molding piece; the terminal module includes an upper terminal set (71), a lower terminal set (73) and a partition plate therebetween, and grounding arms are arranged on the partition plate.

Abstract: An atomizer and an electronic cigarette with an atomizer are disclosed. The atomizer includes an atomizer body, in which the atomizer body includes a shell, a suction nozzle assembly mounted at the top of the shell, a liquid chamber and an atomization core disposed in the shell. An electronic cigarette with the atomizer is disclosed as well. The electronic cigarette can prevent liquid accumulation caused by long-time static placement and various misoperations. Furthermore, cigarette liquid does not leak during injection. The components of the atomizer such as the suction nozzle or the base do not need to be disassembled, so that the cigarette liquid is convenient to inject, and the user experience is good.

Abstract: A cartridge (1) for an aerosol generating device, comprising a first cavity (13) containing a nicotine source and a second cavity (14) containing a lactic acid source, the first cavity and the second cavity defining an inner space between the cavities and an outer periphery of the cavities; and a susceptor comprising one or more susceptor elements, wherein the susceptor is arranged such that the susceptor is partly positioned in the inner space (16) between the cavities, and partly positioned in the outer periphery of the cavities, the outer periphery of the cavities being a space between the cavity walls and the cartridge walls.

Abstract: A plug-in assembly structure for a UAV includes a first component (1), a second component (2) and a limit assembly (3). The first component (1) includes a first plug (11) and a positioning sleeve (12), and the positioning sleeve (12) is provided with a first through hole (121). The second component (2) includes a second plug (21), the radial direction of the second plug (21) is provided with a limit hole (2111), the second plug (21) can be electrically connected to the first plug (11), and the limit hole (2111) is facing the first through hole (121). The limit assembly (3) is installed in the limit hole (2111). The limit assembly (3) includes a first elastic element (31) and a limit element (32).

Abstract: The disclosure provides a locking mechanism for a vape cartridge. The locking mechanism can provide a sealed vape cartridge that cannot be opened by a force less than, for example, 20 kg. The use of tools is required to provide a force to open the sealed vape cartridge. The locking mechanism can provide evidence of tampering or of opening of the vape cartridge. The locking mechanism can provide quality assurance for vape materials during production, packaging, distribution, storage, and sale, while providing contamination free testing of vape materials at a quality control lab.

Abstract: A consumable component for an aerosol provision system includes an outer housing including an outer wall extending between first and second end walls to define an interior chamber; a plurality of elements of solid aerosol forming material for generating an aerosol for user inhalation, wherein the plurality of elements of solid aerosol forming material are retained within the interior chamber by the housing and wherein the first and second end walls comprise openings to allow air to flow into the interior chamber through the first end wall and out of the interior chamber through the second end wall during use, and a heater located within the interior chamber and configured to heat the elements of solid aerosol forming material during use to generate a vapor for user inhalation.

Abstract: Consistently-automated production machines allocated in a pulp-molding production line and a method for prepare a dried paper article (i.e. a filter tip, a cartridge container, or a component of a packaging tube) is introduced herein. It can not only resolve the technical problems of the existing pulp-molding fabrication method that is incapable of producing an elongated cylindrical/tubular component, having a ratio, greater than one, of a maximum longitudinal height thereof being relative to a maximum transverse width thereof, but can also save its working cycle time, benefit its mass production, and assure its higher product yield and quality.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices and related methods of delivering aerosol to a user. The aerosol delivery devices may include a housing providing multiple aerosol pathways having a mouth-end opening through which aerosol can be inhaled by a user, the housing defining a first aerosol delivery pathway in fluid communication with the mouth-end opening and a second aerosol delivery pathway separate from the first aerosol delivery pathway and in fluid communication with the mouth-end opening. An atomizer including a heating element or piezoelectric element and a liquid transport element in fluid communication with an aerosol precursor composition is provided in fluid communication with the first aerosol delivery pathway. A flavorant-infused material is positioned within the second aerosol delivery pathway and adapted to produce a second aerosol upon contact between the flavorant-infused material and flowing air.

Abstract: A vaping system includes a housing for selectively holding a first vaping device and a second vaping device. The first and second vaping devices each include a mouthpiece with a vapor outlet positioned towards a first edge. A first configuration within the housing spaces the vapor outlet of the first mouthpiece and the vapor outlet of the second mouthpiece by a first distance, and a second configuration within the housing spaces the vapor outlet of the first mouthpiece and the vapor outlet of the second mouthpiece by a second distance. The first distance is less than the second distance, the first configuration allowing the user to vape from the first and second vaping devices simultaneously and the second configuration allowing the user to separately vape from the first and second vaping devices. In another example, a connector with multiple configurations connects two or more vaping devices.

Abstract: A heater assembly comprises a container including a cylindrical portion that forms a chamber in which a flavor generating article is contained, and a heater arranged in a peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The container includes a first channel extending along a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion and located adjacently to the chamber in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion, and a second channel extending through the chamber along the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion. The first channel is in communication with the second channel.

Abstract: A vaporizer comprises an absorber and a heating element. The absorber is configured to absorb the material to be vaporized and comprises a plurality of first pores of a 100-500 nm diameter and a plurality of second pores of a 20-100 nm diameter. A ratio of the number of the second pores N2 to the number of the first pores N1 in a unit area, i.e., N2/N1, is 10-50%. The heating element heats and vaporizes the material to be vaporized in the absorber.

Abstract: A frequency tracking method for an ultrasonic electronic cigarette is provided. The method includes enabling start of working of an ultrasonic atomizer and selecting an oscillation frequency range of the ultrasonic atomizer as a frequency scan range according to the natural frequency characteristics of the ultrasonic atomizer. The method further includes selecting N frequency points within the frequency scan range and controlling the ultrasonic atomizer to work at the N frequency points. The method further includes finding out a maximum current value Imax and a minimum current value Imin of the ultrasonic atomizer when working at the N frequency points, and finding out a working frequency fimax corresponding to the maximum current value Imax. The method further includes controlling the ultrasonic atomizer to work at a frequency ftracking=fimax+?f; and detecting the working current I of the ultrasonic atomizer.

Abstract: A method for producing vaporizer units as a component of inhalers includes the steps: a) providing a flexible circuit board material with sites for individual vaporizer units, the material optionally prestructured with conductor paths and/or pre-punched areas predetermined in terms of position/course for each site; b) providing and placing a heating element which may be electrically connected to the conductor paths; and c) at least partial covering each site with a sealing material for the formation of a partial sheathing for each vaporizer unit. The sealing material is applied such that the sheathing covers an edge region of the heating element while keeping open a heating surface on an upper side of the circuit board material. At least the outer surfaces of the sheathing pointing away from the circuit board material form sealing surfaces. Vaporizer units, vaporizer assemblies, vaporizer cartridges and inhalers with such vaporizer units are also provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods to generate an inhalable vapor in an electronic vaporization device. Described herein are cartridges including a vaporizable material that may be securely connected to a rechargeable base unit.

Abstract: A vaping device packaging system includes a first tray for holding vaping device bodies, the first tray having a plurality of voids, the voids holding a portion of a vaping device body to be filled with a substance. The first tray and the vaping device bodies are covered by a first cover. A second tray for holding vaping device mouthpieces has a plurality of voids allowing the vaping device mouthpieces to be vertically aligned with the corresponding vaping device bodies of the first tray, each of the voids holding a portion of a vaping device mouthpiece to cap a corresponding vaping device body. The first tray is capable of being placed over a jig having a plurality of jig voids corresponding to the voids for holding the vaping device bodies.

Abstract: A smoking device includes a heating chamber for heating a tobacco consumable and a storage portion for storing the tobacco consumable. The storage portion is resealable. In some embodiments, the smoking device is elongate and the storage portion includes a resealable closure situated at or toward an end of the device. Also provided is a smoking kit including the smoking device and a tobacco consumable.

Abstract: A control unit for an electronic vapor provision system includes a battery for providing electrical power to a heater which is used to produce vapor. The battery is a lithium iron phosphate battery. The battery provides an output voltage which remains at an approximately constant voltage level as the battery is discharged.