Patents by Inventor Zhiyong Xiang

Zhiyong Xiang 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: 20170118292
    Abstract: The invention is related to an information interaction method and system applied to electronic cigarettes, which are used by at least two electronic cigarettes communicating within a preset distance. The method comprises the following steps: a. at least one electronic cigarette sends request information carrying tobacco tar taste information thereof in the area; b. at least one electronic cigarette receives and identifies the request information, generates, according to the request information, reply information carrying a tobacco tar taste thereof, and sends the reply information in the short-distance area; and c. after receiving the reply information, the electronic cigarette sending the request information saves, displays, prompts, or forwards the reply information. The electronic cigarettes providing a communication function greatly facilitate communication of users in a smoking process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9603386
    Abstract: A method and device for heating control of an electronic cigarette are provided, wherein, the method includes steps as below: S1. sensing whether there is a smoke signal via a sensor or a switch, if yes, executing step S2; S2. activating a timer to record time and turn on a semiconductor switch so as to heat the heating element in a full output power mode; S3. heating the heating element in a constant power mode when the recording time of the timer arrives at a first preset time T0. When implementing the present invention, the adoption of the two heating methods for heating element makes an optimized atomization effect and an excellent taste of smoking possible, which is not affected by the changeable voltage of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20170042247
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette operating method are provided. The electronic cigarette includes an electronic cigarette body, where an airflow sensor, an atomization component, a voice module and a microcontroller are arranged in the electronic cigarette body. The microcontroller is configured to receive and identify different pulse signals and transmit a control signal based on the different pulse signals, the airflow sensor is connected to the microcontroller and is configured to transmit the different pulse signals to the microcontroller based on different flow rates of airflow in the electronic cigarette body, the voice module is connected to the microcontroller and is configured to receive the control signal and send a melody, and the atomization component is connected to the microcontroller and is configured to atomize cigarette liquid to generate vapor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong XIANG
  • Publication number: 20170047756
    Abstract: The invention is related to an electronic cigarette and a method for reminding of charging of an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette comprises: a microcontroller, a charging prompt module, a power detection module and a power supply battery, wherein the power detection module is configured for detecting the remaining capacity of the power supply battery and sending the value of the remaining capacity to the microcontroller, the microcontroller is configured for comparing the received value of remaining capacity with a preset value, and controlling the charging prompt module to send a charging prompt signal when the value of the remaining capacity is lower than the preset value. The beneficial effects are to remind a user of insufficient remaining capacity of a power supply battery in time, to effectively avoid the situation where a user cannot use an electronic cigarette due to the power supply battery is used up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20170042248
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette and method for preventing deterioration of the electronic cigarette liquid; both ends of an atomization assembly are provided with valve assemblies to control whether to enable the cigarette liquid in the atomization assembly to contact external air; when a user smokes, an air flow sensor senses the internal air pressure change of an electronic cigarette body, and transmits a pulse signal to a microcontroller; the microcontroller transmits, according to the pulse signal, a first control signal to the valve assemblies to open a valve, and controls the atomization assembly to atomize the cigarette liquid to produce cigarette smoke; when the user stops smoking, the electronic cigarette body has no air flow change therein, and the microcontroller does not receive any pulse signal, and closes the valve assemblies to enable the cigarette liquid in the atomization assembly to be isolated from the external air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong XIANG
  • Patent number: 9560882
    Abstract: The present application provides a method and a device for generating smoking signals in electronic cigarettes and an electronic cigarette using the method and the device. The method includes these steps: using airflow passing through a vocal cavity of an electronic cigarette to drive the vocal cavity to vibrate and generate an ultrasonic wave; using an acoustic-electric conversion unit mounted on the vocal cavity to convert the ultrasonic wave into a voltage signal; and using a microprocessor of the electronic cigarette to generate a control signal according to the voltage signal and start a heating and atomizing process of tobacco juice in the electronic cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20170027231
    Abstract: Disclosed are an information interaction method and an information interaction system, using at least two electronic cigarettes for information interaction. The method comprises the following steps: S1. at least one electronic cigarette in a preset distance sends taste information carrying a tobacco tar taste type and a taste comment to one or more other electronic cigarettes in the area; and S2. An electronic cigarette receiving the taste information saves, generates a prompt of, and/or forwards the taste information. By using the method of the present invention, tobacco tar taste information is shared, favorite tastes can be recommended between each other and disfavor tastes can also be provided for others as reference information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20170020201
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette with a lung capacity detection function and a control method. The electronic cigarette comprises a control module (10) used for controlling the electronic cigarette to atomize cigarette liquid, a flow sensor (20) used for detecting an air flow volume exhaled or inhaled by a user and generating a flow signal, and a prompting module (30) used for generating prompting information. The flow sensor (20) and the prompting module (30) are respectively connected to the control module (10). The control module (10) is also used for controlling, according to the flow signal, the prompting module (30) to generate prompting information. The electronic cigarette has effects of prompting the user so as to protect health of the user and making functions of a production diversified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Zhiyong XIANG
  • Patent number: 9538783
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette case comprising a case body to accommodate electronic cigarettes is provided, the electronic cigarette case further comprises a storage managing module, a storage and a data transmission interface, the storage and the data transmission interface are in communication with the storage managing module, the storage managing module will read external data from external electronic equipments through the data transmission interface and write the external data into the storage for storing; or the storage managing module will read the stored data from the storage and transfer them to the external electronic equipments through the data transmission interface. Thus, the electronic cigarette case and the mobile storage device can be integrated as a whole to make it friendly for users to be carried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9531183
    Abstract: A circuit and method of over-voltage protection is provided to prevent the power supply to provide an exorbitant voltage to the electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette case or the electronic cigarette charger; said circuit comprises a DC input terminal, a DC output terminal, a voltage sampling circuit, a switch control circuit and a switch circuit; the voltage sampling circuit is electrically connected with the DC input terminal and the switch control circuit respectively; the switch control circuit is electrically connected with the switch circuit; the switch circuit is electrically connected with the DC input terminal, the DC output terminal and the switch control circuit respectively. When implementing the present invention, an exorbitant voltage can be prevented to provide to the electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette case or the electronic cigarette charger by the power supply, thus being protected from over-voltage as the exorbitant voltage may damage the products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9521867
    Abstract: The invention discloses an electronic cigarette light cap and an electronic cigarette, wherein the electronic cigarette comprises cigarette holder and a cigarette pipe comprising a tube body and an electronic cigarette light cap, and the electronic cigarette light cap comprises a top cover, and a hollow and bottomless cap column perpendicularly extending along a back side of the top cover, forming an annular stage around the cap column; at least one air inlet hole is defined in a front side of the top cover, and the air inlet hole is communicating with the cap column; the air introduced from the air inlet hole gets into the atomizing passageway via the first gap, forming the airflow path. By implementing the electronic cigarette light cap and the electronic cigarette, the air flow may get retained to be unobstructed, smoking noise caused by obstructed airflow gets reduced, which improves the users' experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9502917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a charging method of an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette box. The charging method of the electronic cigarette comprising: presetting first voltage and current, and second voltage and current, charging the electronic cigarette with the first voltage and current for a preset length of time, detecting actual charging current or charging voltage to the electronic cigarette, comparing the actual charging current or charging voltage with the second current or voltage separately, selecting different charging modes to the electronic cigarette according to a comparing result. The electronic cigarette box is enabled to be compatible with different charging management modes for charging the electronic cigarettes, and the charging modes can be automatically selected according to the different charging management modes of the electronic cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9465081
    Abstract: A battery power detecting device and method are provided. It can detect the battery power of a battery rod in a non-disposable electronic cigarette. The battery power detecting device includes a spare battery unit, a current sampling unit, a voltage sampling unit, a charging control unit, a main control unit, and a power display unit. The main control unit is configured to control the charging control unit to adjust and output the voltage provided by the spare battery unit according to the charging current sampled by the current sampling unit, in order to make the charging current equal to a preset current. Then, the main control unit calculates the battery power of the battery rod according to the charging voltage currently sampled by the voltage sampling unit, and finally controls the power display unit to display the battery power of the battery rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20160278433
    Abstract: The present application discloses an electronic cigarette charging and discharging circuit, wherein the electronic cigarette is provided with a charging input interface, such that the battery assembly can be directly inserted into a charger to be charged without removing the atomizing assembly, therefore the operation is more convenient, and wear and loose at the connecting portion caused by frequent disassembling and assembling can also be avoided. The present application further provides an electronic cigarette having the above charging structure and a battery assembly of the electronic cigarette. Besides being convenient for charging, the electronic cigarette may directly use a battery sleeve as an electrode, thus has a simple structure and is easy to manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9455579
    Abstract: A USB charger for an electronic cigarette includes a first interface, a control module and a second interface and a built-in battery. The control module is connected to the first interface, the second interface and the built-in battery respectively. The first interface is configured to connect an external power source so as to provide a power supply. The second interface is configured to connect a battery rod of an external electronic cigarette. The control module is configured to charge the battery rod of the electronic cigarette and the built-in battery simultaneously by using the external power source, or control the built-in battery to charge the battery rod of the electronic cigarette, based on the access state of the external power source at the first interface. The electronic cigarette can be charged by the USB charger even if there is no external power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9438049
    Abstract: A control circuit and method for use with an electronic cigarette box, the control circuit includes a charge management module, an inner battery, a control module, a voltage booster, a batter voltage detective module, a load detective module and an indicative module. According to received signals form the battery voltage detective module, the load detective module and the charge management module, the control module control the voltage booster adjusting a charge voltage supplied from the inner battery and outputting a voltage to charge a charge load, and the control module further control the indicative module displaying a charge state. The control circuit provides indications of various operation states or breakdown states, various charge interfaces, functions of detecting load and protection for inner battery and circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9417107
    Abstract: A multi-sensor control circuit used in an electronic cigarette comprises a control module, at least two inhalation sensors, and at least two unidirectional circuits corresponding to the inhalation sensors. An output terminal of each inhalation sensor is connected to an input terminal of a corresponding unidirectional circuit, and output terminals of the unidirectional circuits are all connected to a same input pin of the control module. Each inhalation sensor outputs a sensing voltage signal to the corresponding one of the unidirectional circuits upon sensing airflow. Each unidirectional circuit filters the sensing voltage signal received from a corresponding inhalation sensor to generate a unidirectional voltage signal, and outputs the unidirectional voltage signal to the input pin of the control module. The control module controls the electronic cigarette to work upon receiving the unidirectional voltage signal outputted from any unidirectional circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20160227840
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes an atomizer assemble which may be controlled by a button or airflow sensing. A button module and an airflow sensing module are integrated into the electronic cigarette. The user may directly smoke, and the airflow sensing module triggers the atomizer assemble to atomize tobacco tar to generate smoke. Alternatively, if the user wants to smoke, the user may press the button module. Because of the combination of the button module and the airflow sensing module, before the user puffs on the electronic cigarette, the user may press the button module, thus the atomizer assemble enters heating state and airflow channel is heated. In this way, when the user puffs on the electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette may generate a lot of smoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Zhiyong XIANG
  • Publication number: 20160227842
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette including an electronic cigarette body is provided. The electronic cigarette body is provided with an atomizer assembly configured to atomize nicotine liquid and a battery assembly configured to power the electronic cigarette body. A communication assembly is disposed between the atomizer assembly and the battery assembly and is provided with a first connecting end detachably connected to the battery assembly, a second connecting end detachably connected to the atomizer assembly, and a conductive module configured to connect the battery assembly to the atomizer assembly. The communication assembly is further provided with a microcontroller configured to record smoking information of the electronic cigarette according to an electrical signal of the conductive module and control operation of modules of the communication assembly, and a wireless communication module configured to establish communication connection with the external terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Zhiyong XIANG
  • Patent number: D773116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Qiuming Liu, Zhiyong Xiang