Calibrating electronic vapor device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10088463-B2
Application number	US-201615180011-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 11, 2016
Priority date	Jun 11, 2015
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

A method is disclosed comprising drawing vapor from a vapor device, exposing the drawn vapor to a sensor, determining a condition of the drawn vapor via the sensor, collecting data related to the condition of the drawn vapor from the sensor, comparing the collected data to standardized vapor device output data, determining a calibration result based on the comparison, determining a configuration adjustment based on the calibration result, and transmitting the configuration adjustment to the vapor device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An emission analysis device comprising:
a device processor operable for controlling the pharmaceutical analysis device;
an air intake configured to receive an emission from an associated electronic vapor device;
a pump component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the pump component is coupled to the air intake and operable to draw the emission into the air intake;
at least one sensing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the at least one sensing component is configured to be in contact with at least a portion of the emission, wherein the at least one sensing component is operable to detect a plurality of emission data associated with at least one physical characteristic of the emission received from the associated electronic vapor device;
a memory operatively coupled to the device processor, wherein the memory is operable to store a plurality of standard emission parameters, wherein the standard emission parameters include at least one of a presence of at least one specified constituent in the emission, a specified amount of at least one constituent in the emission, a specified temperature of the emission, a specified color of the emission, a specified pH of the emission, a specified density of the emission, a specified particle size of at least one constituent in the emission, an absence of at least one specified constituent in the emission, a specified concentration of the emission, and combinations thereof;
an input/output device operatively connected to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the input/output device is operable to connect the device processor to the associated electronic vapor device, wherein the input/output device is operable to transmit data from the device processor to the associated electronic vapor device; and
a power source operatively coupled to the device processor and operable to generate a supply of power for the operation of the emission analysis device;
wherein the device processor is further operable to,
receive at least a portion of the plurality of detected emission data from the at least one sensing component,
compare at least a portion of the plurality of detected emission data for the emission generated by the associated electronic vapor device to at least a portion of the plurality of standard emission parameters and generate a plurality of comparison data therefrom,
determine, based on at least a portion of the plurality of comparison data, whether the emission is in accordance with at least one of the plurality of standard emission parameters and generate a plurality of calibration data therefrom,
determine, based on at least a portion of the plurality of calibration data, whether at least one device configuration of the associated electronic vapor device requires adjustment and generate a plurality of adjustment result data therefrom; and
transmit, via the input/output device, at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of comparison data, the plurality of calibration data, the plurality of adjustment result data, and combinations thereof to the associated electronic vapor device.

2. The emission analysis device of claim 1 , wherein the device processor is further operable to:
determine, based on at least a portion of the adjustment result data, at least one adjustment to at least one device configuration of the associated electronic vapor device;
generate at least one command for adjusting the at least one device configuration of the associated electronic vapor device; and
transmit, via the input/output device, the at least one command to the associated electronic vapor device.

3. The emission analysis device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one emission from the electronic vapor device comprises at least one of a vapor, a smoke, a gas, a fluid, and combinations thereof.

4. The emission analysis device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensing component is selected from the group of sensing components consisting of: a biochemical/chemical sensor, a genetic sensor, a thermal sensor, a radiation sensor, a mechanical sensor, an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, an electrical sensor, and combinations thereof.

5. The emission analysis device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensing component is operable to detect at least one of an identification of a constituent in the emission, an amount of a constituent in the emission, a temperature of the emission, heat flow, heat capacity, a color of the emission, a concentration of the emission, an emission pH, an emission density, a particle size of a constituent in the emission, a toxicity level of the emission, a mechanical property of the emission, a magnetic property of the emission, an electrical property of the emission, and combinations thereof.

6. The emission analysis device of claim 1 , wherein the memory is further operable to store at least a portion of at least one of: the plurality of detected emission data, the plurality of comparison data, the plurality of calibration data, the plurality of adjustment result data, and combinations thereof.

7. The emission analysis device of claim 1 , wherein the pump component comprises at least one of a variable stroke piston, variable stroke bellows, an intake fan, an osmosis intake component, a gas pump, and combinations thereof.

8. The emission analysis device of claim 1 , further comprising an input/output interface operatively coupled to the device processor, and wherein the device processor is further operable to receive at least a portion of the standard emission parameters from an associated user via the input/output interface.

9. The emission analysis device of claim 1 , further comprising a display operatively coupled to the device processor, wherein the display is operable to display at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of comparison data, the plurality of calibration data, the plurality of adjustment result data, and combinations thereof.

10. The emission analysis device of claim 1 , wherein the device processor is further operable to:
obtain a plurality of vapor device identification data related to the associated electronic vapor device;
determine, based on at least a portion of the plurality of vapor device identification data, a type of electronic vapor device; and
determine a plurality of standard emission parameters based on the determined type of electronic vapor device.

11. The emission analysis device of claim 10 , wherein the device processor is further operable to:
compare at least a portion of the plurality of detected emission data for the emission generated by the associated electronic vapor device to at least a portion of the plurality of standard emission parameters for the determined type of electronic vapor device and generate a plurality of device comparison data therefrom; and
determine, based on at least a portion of the plurality of device comparison data, whether the emission is in accordance with at least one of the plurality of standard emission parameters for the determined type of electronic vapor device and generate a plurality of calibration data therefrom.

12. The emission analysis device of claim 1 ,
determine, based on at least a portion of comparison data, a difference between at least a portion of the plurality of detected emission data and at least one standard emission parameter and generate a plurality of difference measurement data therefrom;
determine, based on the difference measurement data, if the difference is within in a predetermined range

Assignees

• Lunatech Llc

Inventors

• Blackley Jonathan Seamus

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