Patents by Inventor James E. Contreras

James E. Contreras has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160331029
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette usage tracking system includes an electronic cigarette including a housing with an atomizer mounted therein to convert a liquid within the housing into a vapor when air is drawn through the housing. A power supply is electrically coupled to the atomizer is mounted within the housing. A processor is mounted within the housing and is electrically coupled to the power supply. The processor is in communication with the atomizer and tracks an amount of time the atomizer is activated. The amount of time is defined as a percentage of a cigarette smoked wherein a cigarette equivalent is defined when the percentage equals 100%. The processor resets the percentage to 0% each time the percentage attains 100% and the processor counts each cigarette equivalent to define a tracking number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: James E. Contreras