Smoking Simulator Patents (Class 131/273)
  • Patent number: 10058127
    Abstract: The invention is related to an electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette comprises an electronic cigarette body; the electronic cigarette body is provided with a smoking end, a tar storage device, an atomization assembly and a battery rod assembly; the tar storage device is arranged on one end of the electronic cigarette body away from the smoking end; a connection mechanism is arranged at the location where the atomization assembly and the tar storage device are connected with each other. Since the tar storage device is arranged on the end far away from the smoking end, a user can be effectively prevented from inhaling the non-atomized tobacco liquid and being hurt by heat generated by the atomization assembly; and furthermore, the tar storage device and the atomization assembly are mutually fastened and connected by the connection mechanism, thus the electronic cigarette is convenient in disassembly and assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 10051889
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes a control chip, the control chip includes: a driving module configured to output a current to drive the electronic cigarette to work; an open-circuit detecting module electrically connected to the driving module, and configured to sample and detect the current, and send out an open-circuit enable signal when a sampled current is less than a internal reference current; a short-circuit detecting module electrically connected to the driving module, and configured to sample and detect the current, and send out a short-circuit enable signal when the sampled current is greater than the internal reference current; and a control module electrically connected to the driving module, and configured to receive the open-circuit enable signal and the short-circuit enable signal, and send a shutdown signal to the driving module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited
    Inventor: Zhiping Chen
  • Patent number: 10034494
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery device or electronic cigarette generates an aerosol or vapor for consumption by a consumer. The device may include a cartridge holding an aerosol precursor substance or fluid that is turned into the aerosol or vapor. The fluid may be stored in reservoir that allows for the fluid to be passed to an atomizer for generating the aerosol. The reservoir may be a flexible bladder that equalizes pressure inside the cartridge to reduce leakage, such as with an internal valve to activate fluid transfer. Alternatively, the reservoir may include one or more capsules that can be broken or melted to release the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic Ampolini, Frank S. Silveira, John DePiano, Craig Demarest
  • Patent number: 10021911
    Abstract: A resealable disposable microvaporizer cartridge having an outer casing and an inner casing that is radially inwards of the outer casing, a trapdoor, and a tank defined between a radially inward surface of the outer casing and a radially outward surface of the inner casing. The cartridge is sealed by the trapdoor on one end, and the trapdoor is resealable. A disposable mouthpiece can also be provided on the disposable cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Inventor: Yongjie James Xu
  • Patent number: 10010113
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a nicotine source; a volatile delivery enhancing compound source downstream of the nicotine source and including an acid; heating means for heating the nicotine source; and a physically separate heat transfer barrier between the nicotine source and the volatile delivery enhancing compound source. The heating means is configured to heat the nicotine source to a temperature of between about 80° C. and about 150° C. The heat transfer barrier is configured so that the temperature of the volatile delivery enhancing compound source is less than about 50° C. when the nicotine source is heated to a temperature of between about 80° C. and about 150° C. by the heating means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
    Inventors: Gerard Zuber, Marie Farine, Patrick Charles Silvestrini
  • Patent number: 10004269
    Abstract: A control circuit, an electronic cigarette and a method for controlling the electronic cigarette, the control circuit includes at least one airflow sensor, a microcontroller, a battery, an audio module and an indication unit; the airflow sensor for collecting an airflow signal, converting the airflow signal into a smoking signal and sending the smoking signal to the microcontroller, the microcontroller is used for controlling the audio module to give out hookah-simulating water sounds according to the received smoking signal and simultaneously controlling the indication unit to display a smoking color; and the microcontroller is further used for controlling the indication unit to display different indication colors according to different charging states of the battery. Therefore water sounds can be given out by electronic simulation, and the function of electronically simulating real hookah water sounds is conducive to usage of the electronic cigarette and smoking cessation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9999249
    Abstract: An exemplary aerosol inhaling device includes a liquid supply, an atomizing device, and a power supply. The liquid supply is configured for storing tobacco liquid. The atomizing device configured for heating the tobacco liquid to form aerosol. The power supply is electrically connected with the atomizing device. The power supply is configured for supplying the atomizing device power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yonghai Li, Zhongli Xu, Xingbing Zou, Laizhi Song
  • Patent number: 9993024
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery rod and an electronic cigarette. The battery rod comprises a battery casing, a battery, a control module, and an end cover. Wires and an airflow sensor are provided on the control module. An elastic mounting base is provided within the battery casing. The elastic mounting base is provided with a through hole running along the axial direction. The control module is installed in the through hole of the elastic mounting base. An inner peripheral surface of the elastic mounting base elastically abuts against an outer peripheral surface of the control module. The wires penetrate the through hole and parts of the wires are compressed between the control module and the elastic mounting base. Compared to the prior art wherein wires pass through separate holes, the invention has a simple assembly means, reduces the product defect rate, and improves the sensitivity of the electronic cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9986762
    Abstract: A device for storing and vaporizing liquid media can comprise an annular liquid media storage tank and a heater configured to vaporize liquid stored in the annular liquid media storage tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: FONTEM HOLDINGS 4 B.V.
    Inventors: Ramon Alarcon, Dennis Rasmussen, Alex Tittiger
  • Patent number: 9980518
    Abstract: Presented herein is a compact air heat exchanger/heating element for use in a portable vaporizer. In one arrangement the heating element is a multi-layered ceramic element having multiple internal conductive layers that form resistors. The heating element may be manufactured utilizing Low-Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic (LTCC) and Printed Circuit Board (PCB) manufacturing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Isaac Most, Trevor Glen Vita
  • Patent number: 9974743
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an improved method of enhancing nicotine concentrations in a gaseous carrier. The methods are adaptable to the delivery of nicotine for therapeutic effect in various diseases, in particular nicotine for tobacco product use cessation, substitution and/or harm reduction. The disclosure further relates various devices and device design principles for practicing these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Jed E. Rose, Seth D. Rose, James Edward Turner, Thangaraju Murugesan
  • Patent number: 9955732
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid storage device for a cotton-free electronic cigarette, comprising a liquid storage cup for storing cigarette liquid, and a liquid percolation piece having a plurality of liquid percolation holes; wherein the liquid storage cup has a cylindrical shape, an inner wall of a liquid outlet end of the liquid storage cup is provided with at least two locking members, the liquid percolation piece has a circular edge which engages with an internal circumferential surface of the liquid outlet end of the liquid storage cup, the liquid percolation piece is inserted into the liquid outlet end of the liquid storage cup and is passed through the at least two locking members to be locked. The liquid storage device ensures the smooth supply of cigarette liquid and prevents cigarette liquid leakage. The liquid storage device of the present invention can be easily and efficiently assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Guangrong Lin
  • Patent number: 9955730
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided. The electric cigarette includes an electronic cigarette body. The electronic cigarette body is provided with a suction end, an atomizing assembly and a battery rod assembly. The atomizing assembly and the battery assembly are detachablely connected. An accommodating through hole is provided in the atomizing assembly, and the accommodating through hole communicates with an end surface where the atomizing assembly and the battery assembly are connected. An atomizing core for atomizing the cigarette liquid is movably inserted in the accommodating through hole and the atomizing core is in clearance fit with the accommodating through hole. Since the atomizing core is in clearance fit with the accommodating through hole, the atomizing core and the accommodating through hole are not integrated, which is convenient for the user to replace a damaged atomizing core and leads to easy operation and less waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9955724
    Abstract: An electronic vapor provision device comprising a body (4) configured to be releasably connectable to a vaporizer (10). The body (4) comprises a power cell (20), a computer processor (18), a memory (22) and an audio signalling device (16). The memory (22) stores information on a first user notification event comprising connection of the vaporizer. Moreover, the computer processor (18) is configured to identify when the first user notification event occurs and to notify a user of the event by emitting a user (10) notification sound from the audio signalling device (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Christopher Lord
  • Patent number: 9936735
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes a housing, a heating assembly, a mouthpiece and a vapor passage. The heating assembly is positioned within the housing and adapted to heat a liquid solution sufficient to transform the liquid solution to a vapor. The mouthpiece is detachably coupled to the housing and includes a heat sink, an external mouthpiece opening, and a vapor channel recessed into the heat sink and in fluid communication with the external mouthpiece opening. The vapor passage extends from the heating assembly towards the mouthpiece. The vapor passage is in fluid communication with the vapor channel and adapted to pass vapor from the heating assembly to the vapor channel such that when vapor is withdrawn through the external mouthpiece opening, the vapor passes through the vapor passage, through the vapor channel recessed into the heat sink, and through the external mouthpiece opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: BONVI WATER, INC.
    Inventors: Marcus J. Shotey, Joseph Valasco, Daniel Allen
  • Patent number: 9918498
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided. The electronic cigarette includes: an electronic cigarette body. The electronic cigarette body is provided with a smoking end, a cigarette liquid container, an atomizing assembly and a battery rod assembly. The atomizing assembly includes a liquid guiding mechanism and an atomizing core. The atomizing core is provided with a first limiting part and a second limiting part, a first clamping part and a second clamping part are arranged at two positions on the electronic cigarette body corresponding to the first limiting part and the second liming part on the atomizing core, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9907341
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an E-liquid separation mechanism and electronic cigarettes having the E-liquid separation mechanism. The E-liquid separation mechanism includes an E-liquid storage tank assembly, and a vaporizer assembly. The E-liquid storage tank assembly and the vaporizer assembly are slidedly and rotatably connected through an E-liquid storage tank connector and a silicone gel sealing cover. When a user uses the electronic cigarette, the user pushes the E-liquid storage tank assembly down from an up position, and rotates the vaporizer assembly using an E-liquid separation control handler from a first position to a second position to allow E-liquid in the E-liquid storage tank to flow into a cylindrical E-liquid storage medium to be vaporized by one or more heating elements formed between a first E-liquid storage tank base opening and a first vaporizer E-liquid opening, and a second E-liquid storage tank base opening and a second vaporizer E-liquid opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: SHENZHEN KANGER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaochun Zhu
  • Patent number: 9888726
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette battery assembly, including a charging electrode, the charging electrode including an inner electrode arranged on the inner rim thereof and having a spherical cap end face, and an outer electrode arranged outside the inner electrode and having a ring shape; the charging electrode and the rechargeable battery of the electronic cigarette being connected by means of a control module, when it is necessary to charge the rechargeable battery, one need only connect the charging electrode to the electric power output terminal of the external charger in order to charge the rechargeable battery. There is no need to remove the rechargeable battery, thus the invention is very convenient to use and solves the problems of existing electronic cigarettes, wherein it is inconvenient to remove a rechargeable battery for charging and the electrical connection is unreliable due to loosening of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9883697
    Abstract: A portable, personal storage and carrying case for an e-liquid e-cigarette PV which is operable to re-fill the PV with e-liquid if the PV is inserted, fully or in part, into the case, while maintaining the PV whole and intact. The case includes an electrical power source recharging a battery in the PV, a user-replaceable reservoir for the e-liquid, and an electrical or electronic pump delivering a predefined or variable quantity of e-liquid from the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: BEYOND TWENTY LTD.
    Inventors: Kaveh Memari, Adrian Bennett, Ian Murison, Stephen Marsh
  • Patent number: 9877513
    Abstract: A battery rod and an electronic cigarette are provided. The batter rod includes a battery cartridge, a battery accommodated in the battery cartridge, and a connection unit inserted at one end of the battery cartridge and for connecting with an atomizer. A charging assembly used to electronically connecting with a charger is inserted at one end of the battery cartridge away from the connection unit, and includes an internal electrode, an insulation holder inserted inside the battery cartridge, an insulation ring and an external electrode. The insulation ring is sleeved on an outer circumferential surface of the internal electrode. The external electrode is sleeved on an outer circumferential surface of the insulation ring. The internal electrode and the external electrode are electronically connected to two electrodes of the battery, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9849281
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide methods for transdermal delivery of therapeutic agents for treatment of addictive cravings e.g., from nicotine. Embodiment of a method for such delivery comprises positioning at least one electrode assembly in electrical communication with a patient's skin. The assembly includes a solution comprising a therapeutic agent which passively diffuses into skin. A dose of agent is delivered from the assembly into skin during a first period using a first current having a characteristic e.g., polarity and magnitude, to repel agent out of the assembly. During a second period, a second current having a characteristic to attract agent is used to retain agent in the assembly such that delivery of agent into skin is minimized. In particular embodiments, a dose of agent may be delivered on-demand using an input from the patient using an inhalation sensing device which mimics an inhaled form of tobacco.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: InCube Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Mir A. Imran, Talat Imran, Mir Hashim
  • Patent number: 9848651
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic atomization device, which includes a suction nozzle, an oil cup assembly, an atomization core assembly and an electrode assembly. The atomization core assembly includes a heater support with a first stepped structure, an atomization core body supported by the heater support, a sealing washer sleeved on the atomization core body and closely contacting with the first stepped structure, an electrode connecting part connected with an end of the heater support via an insulating ring and an air hole connecting part disposed in the atomization core body. The oil cup assembly includes an oil cup body having an airway tube for connecting with the air hole connecting part, a first connecting element removably connected with the suction nozzle and a second connecting element having a second stepped structure formed therein for fitting the sealing washer. According to the present invention, its atomization core is easy to be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN JIESHIBO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianyong Wu
  • Patent number: 9848645
    Abstract: A cartomizer assembly of an electronic cigarette which is formed from automated assembly compatible parts comprises a container assembly including a container and a heater coil surrounding a wick in an airflow space of the container. The entire coil of the heater coil is inside the container and the heater coil is configured to heat liquid on the wick to generate an aerosol mist during a vaporization process. A liquid storage space is in liquid communication with the wick and is operable to supply liquid to the wick. The heater, the wick, and the container are shaped such that the heater and wick can be dropped into the container during automated assembly thereof and be directed to and located at a desired location in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SIS Resources Ltd.
    Inventors: Zvika Feldman, Arie Holtz, Eyal Peleg, Sammy Capuano
  • Patent number: 9820509
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette with an atomizer cartridge and a battery assembly. The atomizer cartridge has an atomizer coupled to a first and second terminal of a cartridge interface. A passive electrical circuit is coupled between the first terminal and a sensing terminal. The battery assembly has an interface with a first, second, and sensing contact. The interface engages the cartridge interface to provide electrical continuity between the terminals and contacts. The battery assembly has an atomizer drive circuit connected between the first and second contact, and a controller that activates the atomizer drive circuit in response to negative pressure at a draw sensor. A sensing circuit coupled to the sensing contact outputs a parameter signal indicative of the electrical parameters of the passive electrical circuit. The controller activates an RGB LED to produce discrete colors of light corresponding to discrete values of the parameter signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kyle D. Newton, Daniel R. Brown
  • Patent number: 9788571
    Abstract: A smoking article is provided, having opposed lighting and mouth ends, and including a mouth end portion at the mouth end. A tobacco portion is between the lighting end and the mouth end portion. An aerosol-generation system is between the lighting end and the tobacco portion. The aerosol-generation system includes a heat generation portion, comprising an elongate fluted member actuated by ignition of the lighting end. The fluted member defines grooves extending longitudinally between opposed first and second ends, with the first end being at the lighting end and the grooves being equidistantly spaced apart about the fluted member. Each groove has a maximum depth. The depth maxima of the grooves define a circle having a radius. The maximum depth of each groove is no more than the radius of the circle. A heat generation apparatus for an aerosol-generation system of a smoking article is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Billy Tyrone Conner, Timothy Franklin Tilley
  • Patent number: 9750281
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9723873
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided comprising an atomizer, a battery rod and a connecting component configured to connect the battery rod and the atomizer, one end of the atomizer or the battery rod which is facing towards the connecting component protrudes to form a first connector, and a second connector is provided on the connecting component to be connected with the first connector through sheathing. The electronic cigarette of the present invention can prevent components inside the battery rod or the atomizer exposed to avoid potential risks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9682800
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9675112
    Abstract: This present invention relates to a soft electronic cigarette comprising an atomization component, a power component, and an outer sleeve configured for accommodating at least one of the atomization component and the power component; an outer side of one end of the outer sleeve is coaxially mounted with a filter tip structure, and the filter tip structure includes a cylindrical flexible body and a first sticker coated on an outer surface of the flexible body. The soft electronic cigarette in a mouth has the same feeling as a filter tip of a cigarette. The soft electronic cigarette can completely meet psychological and physiological needs of smokers, enhance user experience, and be beneficial for improving the effects of quitting smoking. In production, it is convenient for assembly and disassembly, an operation of the production is made to be simple, and the production efficiency is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9560881
    Abstract: Disclosed is a smokeless cigarette system comprising a reusable cigarette tube and a nicotine stick which can be discarded after use. The nicotine stick comprises a depot filter charged with a nanobead solution and nicotine and flavor substances attached thereto or incorporated therein, and a mouthpiece filter, which are joined together and produced at the factory stage. The disclosed smokeless cigarette is particularly suited for use in non-smoking areas to prevent stress caused by nicotine withdrawal and as a cigarette substitute, but can also be used in different types of cigarettes with varied dosage strengths to ensure gentle nicotine withdrawal and smoke disintoxication. Neither the environment nor other persons are harmed of put at risk by this system by either passive smoking or the generation of odour. The system can be handled in a simple and unproblematic manner since no heat source or heating systems are required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ESSENTRA PTE. LTD
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Hoffmann, Peter Bendzko
  • Patent number: 9532598
    Abstract: The present invention refers to an electronic cigarette atomizer, which comprises a heating wire component and a breather pipe, the heating wire component further comprises a heating body, one end of the breather pipe defines at least one U-shaped opening(s), the heating body is embedded in the U-shaped opening(s). In assembly of an electronic cigarette atomizer in the present invention, the heating wire component and the electrode part are formed integrally, the assembly of the electronic cigarette atomizer can be accomplished via the operation of aligning the U-shaped opening with the heating wire component and inserting the U-shaped opening into the heating wire component, there is no need to perform actions of insertion of the lead pins. The electronic cigarette atomizer is simple in assembly, the electronic cigarette atomizer avoids inaccurate alignments formed between the heating wire component and the electrode and improves the production efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9532601
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette adopting organic cotton includes a liquid storage component and an atomizing device, the atomizing device includes a hollow spiral heating wire, a liquid guiding member inserted in the heating wire, the liquid guiding member is made of non-fiberglass organic cotton materials; the atomizing device further includes a smog conduit inserted in the liquid storage component for supporting the liquid storage component and serving as a channel for the smog, the smog conduit comprises an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve, one inserted into another to position the liquid guiding member therebetween, and the liquid guiding member has its opposite ends respectively to be protruded out of an outer sidewall of the smog conduit and firmly abut against an inner sidewall of the liquid storage component. This kind of electronic cigarettes is harmless to the human body and has stable and reliable inner structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9510624
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a disposable electronic cigarette. The disposable electronic cigarette includes a housing, a battery assembly and an atomization device. The housing is hollow, and defines openings at two opposite ends. The battery assembly and the atomization device are connected, and disposed inside the housing. The atomization device includes a liquid absorption member, a glass fiber tube, an electrical heating component and a liquid stopper. The electrical heating component further includes a heating wire and a liquid-conducting core. The battery assembly includes a cell core, a controller and an LED lamp. A lampshade is provided on a first end of the housing, and a mouthpiece cover is arranged at a second end of the housing. The beneficial effects are that the battery assembly and atomization device are provided inside the housing to form one piece, avoiding assembling before smoking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yonghai Li, Zhongli Xu
  • Patent number: 9498588
    Abstract: A portable pen sized electric herb vaporizer with ceramic heating chamber is an elongated and cylindrical device used to vaporize the active ingredient of or burn herbs, having a battery, a heating compartment, a chamber connector, and a mouthpiece. Two threaded screw interfaces attach the battery to the heating compartment and the heating compartment to the chamber connector. The mouthpiece holds a ceramic filter and is inserted into the chamber connector. The heating compartment has a ceramic heating chamber within which herbs are placed, and a heating coil connected to the battery within the ceramic heating chamber heats the herbs. The user presses an activator button and inhales through the mouthpiece, drawing heated air over the herbs, through the chamber connector and into the user's lungs. The chamber connector has a disk filter to catch ash and a spring that presses on the herbs for efficient vaporization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Atmos Nation, LLC
    Inventors: Charly Benassayag, Yariv Alima
  • Patent number: 9462832
    Abstract: An electronic inhalation device comprising a power cell and a computer. The computer comprises a computer processor, a memory and an input-output means. The computer is configured in use to enter a menu mode when a user activates the menu mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Christopher Lord
  • Patent number: 9408987
    Abstract: An inhaler comprising a reservoir of an inhalable composition with an outlet at one end through which the inhalable composition is discharged. A non-metered breath-activated valve is provided between the one end and the reservoir, the breath-activated valve comprising a flow path extending from the reservoir to the outlet end. At least a portion of the flow path is a deformable tube. A clamping member pinches the deformable tube closed when no suction force is applied to the device and releases the tube to open the flow path when suction is applied at the outlet, to provide uninterrupted flow from the reservoir to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Kind Consumer Limited
    Inventors: Alex Hearn, Iain McDerment
  • Patent number: 9295286
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes a housing having an opening, an ascending/descending means which is positioned inside the housing in order to move a cartridge up or down, the cartridge which contains a solution therein, and is moved up or down by the ascending/descending means so that the cartridge is positioned inside the housing or protrudes from the housing through the opening, an opening/closing means which opens or closes the opening by operating in cooperation with the ascending/descending means, and an ultraviolet (UV) lamp which is positioned inside the housing, and sterilizes the cartridge by irradiating the cartridge with UV radiation. When the electronic cigarette is not being used, the cartridge can be positioned inside the housing in order to prevent the cartridge from being contaminated by impurities such as dust and the cartridge can be sterilized by UV radiation emitted from the UV lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Inventor: Jong-Soo Shin
  • Patent number: 9271529
    Abstract: A portable vaporization apparatus is a is a compact re-useable apparatus that attaches to an existing electrical source, such as a battery pack of an existing electronic cigarette/personal vaporizer, in order to vaporize a plurality of dried solid compounds as well as liquid compounds with a low viscosity into an inhalable aerosol. The portable vaporization apparatus utilizes a mouth piece, a lower housing which contains an interior chamber, a battery mount, and a wickless ceramic heating element. The ceramic heating element is securely engaged to the battery mount which is engaged to the lower housing forming a hermetic seal at the lower portion. The ceramic heating element is positioned within the interior chamber while the upper portion of the interior chamber is temporarily sealed by the mouth piece. With vaporizable material in the interior chamber, the user would connect the electrical source powering the ceramic heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Atmos Nation LLC
    Inventor: Yariv Alima
  • Patent number: 9161573
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes a liquid storage component and an atomization device. The atomization device includes a hollow spiral tubular electric heater coil and a liquid guiding member passing through the electric heater coil. The liquid guiding member is made from non-glass fiber material. The atomization device further includes a smoke guiding tube passing through the liquid storage component for supporting the same and working as a smoke path. The smoke guiding tube includes an external casing and an internal casing one of which is inserted into another one so as to hold the liquid guiding member between the two. The two ends of the liquid guiding member extend out of the smoke guiding tube and are tightly pressed against an inner wall of the liquid storage component. This kind of electronic cigarette is safe to human body and has stable internal construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9089168
    Abstract: The electronic cigarette comprises a battery assembly and an atomizer assembly; the battery assembly and the atomizer assembly are connected to each other through a first connector and a second connector. The first connector comprises a first top electrode and a second top electrode mounted on an end face of the first connector. The second connector comprises a first bottom electrode and a second bottom electrode located in the second connector. When the battery assembly and the atomizer assembly are connected together, there are elastic tight fit occurred between the first top electrode and the first bottom electrode as well as between the second top electrode and the second bottom electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9055770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mouthpiece device of an electronic cigarette, including an atomizing device for vaporizing tobacco liquid into aerosol and a liquid reservoir for storing tobacco liquid in an inhaling shell. The atomizing device includes an atomizing cup with an atomizing chamber, and an atomizer held in the atomizing chamber. The atomizing cup is molded by an integrated process. The mouthpiece device further includes a cap at an end of the liquid reservoir, and an aerosol passage therein: The cap defines a stepped slot for filtering tobacco particles in aerosol. The stepped slot is communicated with the aerosol passage. The present invention mainly solves such problems of the existing mouthpiece device as complicated manufacturing, high cost, bad heat insulation, and failing to filter tobacco particles; and obtains a mouthpiece device with simple manufacturing, lower cost, good heat insulation and better effectiveness of filtering tobacco particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9038642
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided, comprising a cigarette rod (100) with smoke liquid and a battery, a cigarette holder (200) and a atomizer (300), the cigarette rod (100), the atomizer (300) and the cigarette holder (200) are connected successively, the battery provides power for the atomizer (300) to heat and atomize the smoke liquid, the atomized smoke liquid is discharged through the cigarette holder (200), wherein, a pressure-regulating valve component (400) is provided between the cigarette rod (100) and the atomizer (300) to adjust the flow of the smoke liquid, the pressure-regulating valve component is installed between the cigarette rod and the atomizer to control the flow of the smoke liquid of the electronic cigarette, enabling to adjust the amount of atomizing smoke liquid inhaled by user, and thus the taste of smoking can be adjusted to satisfy different users' need, and the tobacco bar inflows from the battery and control panel can be prevented to extend the life of the electronic cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9032968
    Abstract: A tip charging electronic cigarette includes a cigarette body including a shell and a mouthpiece, the shell having a forward portion terminating in a tip. The cigarette body further includes a battery, a charging circuit operatively coupled to the battery, and a cartomizer operatively coupled to a switch assembly. A center charging contact is disposed adjacent the tip, an annular charging contact is disposed adjacent the tip, and the center charging contact and the annular charging contact are operatively coupled to the charging circuit. The center charging contact and the annular charging contact are arranged for connection to cooperating electrical contacts of a charger assembly, wherein the battery is arranged to be charged upon engaging the tip with the charger assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ECO-CIGS, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Glasberg, Shigui Ren
  • Patent number: 9027565
    Abstract: A vapor inhalation device includes a first body portion defining a first chamber and a second body portion defining a second chamber provided at least partially within the first chamber, where the second body portion has at least one aperture placing the second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber. An intake conduit defines a first air passageway from an exterior of the first body portion to within the second chamber. An output conduit has a proximal end located within the first chamber, a distal end opposite the proximal end and located at the exterior of the first body portion, is physically coupled to the first body portion at a location different from the proximal end of the output conduit, and defines a second air passageway extending from within the first chamber to the exterior of the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: John Jason Wagenhals
  • Patent number: 9022039
    Abstract: A simulated smoking device (1) comprising a simulated cigarette having a substantially cylindrical cigarette-like shape and a refill device (2, 50) having a substantially cuboid housing with a cigarette pack-like shape containing refill gas (32, 59) for the simulated cigarette and having means for selectively retaining the simulated cigarette. The simulated cigarette may be retained wholly within the housing. It may be retained at a location different from the refill location. A dose counter may be provided to give a visual indication of the doses in the refill device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Kind Consumer Limited
    Inventor: Alex Hearn
  • Patent number: 9025291
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Kimree Hi-Tech Inc
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9018899
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Kimree Hi-Tech Inc.
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9010335
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to electronic vaporizing devices comprising a plurality of components, and mechanisms for locking or otherwise securing the components together. Components of the electronic vaporizing devices may include a cartridge (e.g., including a liquid for vaporization) and a battery unit (e.g., including a rechargeable battery), among other possible components. The electronic vaporizing devices may be at least partially disassembled to allow a user to replace, replenish, recharge, and/or repair the device, as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: NJOY, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Scatterday
  • Patent number: 9004073
    Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a fibrous element downstream of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Altria Client Services Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker, Geoffrey Brandon Jordan, Barry S. Smith, Ali A. Rostami, San Li, Sr., George Karles, Munmaya K. Mishra, Gerd Kobal, Pauline Marcq, Douglas Oliveri, Martha Bajec, Jason Flora