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: 20140305450
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic cigarette and a method for disposing smoking data of the electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette includes a microcontroller, a smoking signal detecting module and a memory that are both connected with the microcontroller; the smoking signal detecting module configured to detect smoking signals and send the smoking signals to the microcontroller; the microcontroller configured to record a time of each reception of the smoking signals and a continuation time length of each received smoking signal, and calculate a smoking data according to the time and the continuation time length; the memory configured to store the time, the continuation time length and the smoking data; the smoking data including a time interval between every two smoking signals and a number of receiving the smoking signals during a preset period. The smoking data of the users using the electronic cigarette can be recorded and stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20140300480
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tester and test method for smoke amount of electrical cigarette. The tester includes a collect device, a testing device, a control device as well as an input and output device. The input and output device is used to set test parameters, alarm and display a value of smoke amount and a test result whether qualified. The collect device, used to collect smoke, can precisely control a pumping smoke time and a pumping smoke capacity by introducing a step motor. The testing device, utilizing a light emitter and receiver, test a smoke amount. If the smoke amount tested is less than a predetermined smoke amount, an alarm system alarms by way of display and/or sound. The invention quantifies smoke amount of electronic cigarette, which can be adopted in the manufacture field of electronic cigarette to test smoke amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20140299138
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette and the method for detecting expiration date of the electronic cigarette is provided in the present invention; the electronic cigarette comprises: a power supply battery, a microcontroller connected and an atomizer connected with said power supply battery respectively; the microcontroller contains a first timing module, a comparison module and a control module; the first timing module is configured to timing; the comparison module is configured to compare said first timing module's timing period with a presetting period; the control module is configured to control the power supply module being disconnected with the atomizer when the comparison module's comparison result is that the timing period is equal to or greater than the presetting period. When an expiration date of an electronic cigarette is passed, the electronic cigarette will stop working and remind users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20140291179
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette case with sterilization function is provided in the present invention, said electronic cigarette case comprises a microcontroller and a power supply module that are both built in the electronic cigarette case; wherein, the electronic cigarette case further comprises a sterilization module connected with the microcontroller; wherein, said sterilization module is configured to sterilize under the control of said microcontroller, and said sterilization module includes an ozone generator or a negative ion generator; said microcontroller is configured to control said sterilization module to start working or stop working When implementing the electronic cigarette case with sterilization function, the following advantageous effects can be achieved: the electronic cigarette case, and electronic cigarettes and cigarette holders stored in the electronic cigarette case can be sterilized, which ensures the safety of users of the electronic cigarette case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20140290675
    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: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20140283856
    Abstract: An overheating protection device for an electronic cigarette includes a battery for powering the electronic cigarette, an atomizer for vaporizing a tobacco flavored liquid by heating, and a control circuit module for controlling the atomizer to work. The battery, the control circuit module, and the atomizer are electrically connected one by one to define a heating circuit. The overheating protection device further includes a thermal fuse connected in series in the heating circuit. When environment temperature is overheat, the thermal fuse automatically blows to cut off the heating circuit, and the battery stops powering the atomizer. The overheating protection device is safe for smoker and the electronic cigarette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20140285937
    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: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20140251324
    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: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20140258741
    Abstract: A protective device and method for preventing supply voltage of microcontroller from sag in electronic cigarette is provided, comprising a microcontroller, a power supply module, a field effect transistor, an energy storage circuit, wherein, the energy storage circuit is connected between the microcontroller and the power supply module, the energy storage circuit supplies electric power to the microcontroller when an over current or short circuit occurs, and maintains the supply voltage of the microcontroller not being less than its minimal operating voltage in a certain period of time; the microcontroller processes the over current or short circuit signal and turns off the MOSFET to cut off the current flow in a load circuit. The unstable or uncontrollable phenomena of the microcontroller in the existing technology are resolved. The circuit of the present invention is simple and low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20140259026
    Abstract: The present invention discloses method and device for executing multi-tasks by a microcontroller of an electronic cigarette. The method includes these steps: determining tasks to be executed by the microcontroller and an allowed time interval between two executions of each of the tasks; dividing executing time of each task into a plurality of time slices in orderly, and making the sum of the time slices of each task to be less than or equal to the minimum value of all of the time interval; setting a status bit for each task, and directing the status bit to the time slice of the task; executing each task according to a time slice corresponding to the current status bit of the task, and switching to a next task while the time slice corresponding to the current status bit ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20140251356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette with prolonged heating protection and a protection method of the same. The electronic cigarette can avoid generating peculiar smell due to long time heating processes, and can also avoid scald injuries and fire accidents caused by too high temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20140253020
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device for protecting rechargeable power supply of electronic cigarette. Wherein such device comprises a rechargeable power supply module, a microcontroller, a semiconductor switch and an interface module configured to connect a charging unit. The interface module comprises a first charging terminal and a second charging terminal. The microcontroller comprises an input end and an output end. The power supply module is connected to the microcontroller and supplies electric power to it. The input end and the output end of the microcontroller is connected to the interface module and the semiconductor switch respectively, and the microcontroller detects a voltage signal of the first charging terminal, judges whether an electric level of the voltage signal is positive or negative and sends a control signal to the semiconductor switch for controlling the semiconductor switch to be ON or OFF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20140254055
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a control device and method for over current or short circuit protection of electronic cigarette. The control device includes an input module, a power module, a heating element, a switch control module, a comparator, and a FET; the FET is used to detect an operating voltage generated by an operating current following through the internal resistance of the FET, and the operating voltage is transmitted to the comparator; the comparator compares a reference voltage with the operating voltage, and output a potential signal to the switch control module, the switch control module turns off the FET or maintains it turning on corresponding to the potential signal, further the FET powers off or powers on the heating element. Therefore the circuit of electronic cigarette is protected in over current or short circuit condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20130298922
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette and a wireless charging device for the same. The electronic cigarette comprises a receiving coil electrically connected with a battery. The receiving coil is provided in a body of the electronic cigarette and an axis of the coil is parallel to the electronic cigarette. The charging device comprises an electronic switch and a transmitting coil connected with a power source in sequence. The electronic switch is controlled by a transmitting control unit, and the transmitting coil is used for the electronic cigarette to be inserted therein. A housing of the charging device is provided with an inserting hole or a sleeve, which is placed correspondingly with the transmitting coil. The electronic cigarette and the wireless charging device for the same work in a non-contact manner by using a insert total electromagnetic coupling structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Zhiyong Xiang, Xiaozhong Cheng
  • Publication number: 20130300350
    Abstract: A wireless charging device comprises an electronic switch and a transmitting coil (L1) electrically connected with a power source in sequence. A control end of the electronic switch is connected with a transmitting control unit. The wireless charging device further comprises a current limiting resistance (R1) connected in serial with the transmitting coil. The wireless charging device further comprises a compensation capacitor (C1) connected in parallel with the transmitting coil. An insert total electromagnetic coupling structure is further employed for charging. Such wireless charging device is particularly suitable for electronic cigarette, with low cost, stable and reliable working status and high efficiency, and specific heat sink is not required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang