Inhalation puff counter gauge and display system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9888725-B2
Application number	US-201615222447-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 28, 2016
Priority date	Jul 28, 2015
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

A method is disclosed comprising determining an average amount of vapor associated with an average inhalation by a user of an electronic vapor device, determining a quantity of vaporizable material stored in the electronic vapor device, determining a number of inhalations remaining based on the average amount of vapor associated with the average inhalation and the determined quantity of vaporizable material, and displaying the number of inhalations remaining.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic vapor device comprising:
a device processor operable for controlling the electronic vapor device;
at least one container configured to store a vaporizable material;
a vaporizing component operatively connected to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the vaporizing component is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving a selected amount of vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the vaporizing component is configured to vaporize the vaporizable material received therein;
at least one sensing component operatively connected to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the at least one sensing component is configured to detect a plurality of status data associated with at least one vaporizable material stored in the at least one container;
at least one vapor outlet connected to the vaporizing component and configured to receive at least a portion of vapor generated by the vaporizing component, wherein the at least one vapor outlet is configured to expel the received vapor from the electronic vapor device; and
at least one power source operatively connected to the vaporizing component, wherein the at least one power source is configured to generate a supply of power for operation of at least the vaporizing component;
wherein the device processor is further configured to receive at least a portion of the detected status data from the at least one sensing component and determine, based on at least a portion of the detected status data, at least one vaporizable material usage condition.

2. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensing component is configured to detect a plurality of status data associated with at least one of: a negative pressure applied to the at least one vapor outlet, a length of time that a negative pressure has been applied to the at least one vapor outlet, an amount of negative pressure that has been applied to the at least one vapor outlet, a rate at which generated vapor is being expelled from the at least one vapor outlet, a rate at which vaporizable material is being vaporized by the vaporizing component, and combinations thereof.

3. The electronic vapor device of claim 2 , wherein the device processor is further configured to:
determine, based on at least one determined vaporizable material usage condition, at least one device parameter for vaporizing the at least one vaporizable material stored in the at least one container; and generate, based on the at least one determined device parameter, at least one control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one device parameter.

4. The electronic vapor device of claim 3 , wherein the device processor is further configured to generate at least one control signal for controlling an amount of at least one vaporizable material received by the vaporizing component from the at least one container.

5. The electronic vapor device of claim 3 , wherein the device processor is further configured to generate at least one vaporizing control signal for controlling at least one vaporization parameter for vaporizing at least a portion of the vaporizable material received therein.

6. The electronic vapor device of claim 3 , wherein the device processor is further configured to generate, based on a determination that a predetermined amount of at least one vaporizable material remains in the at least one container, at least one control signal for controlling at least one of an amount of the at least one vaporizable material received by the vaporizing component, an amount of the at least one vaporizable material vaporized by the vaporizing component, an amount of vapor expelled from the at least one vapor outlet, and combinations thereof.

7. The electronic vapor device of claim 2 , wherein the device processor is configured to determine at least one vaporizable material usage condition selected from the group consisting of: an average amount of vapor associated with an average inhalation of an associated user of the electronic vapor device, a current rate of vaporization of at least one vaporizable material, a quantity of at least one vaporizable material contained in the at least one container, an amount of at least one vaporizable material remaining in the at least one container, and combinations thereof.

8. The electronic vapor device of claim 7 , further comprising a display operatively coupled connected to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the display is configured to display at least one determined vaporizable material usage condition thereon.

9. The electronic vapor device of claim 8 , wherein the display is configured to display an amount of at least one vaporizable material remaining in the at least one container via at least one of: a digital readout, at least one shade of color, an intensity of light, at least one demarcation associated with a quantity level of the at least one container, and combinations thereof.

10. The electronic vapor device of claim 8 , wherein the device processor is configured to determine, based on at least one determined vaporizable material usage condition, a number of inhalations remaining for at least one vaporizable material stored in the at least one container and generate at least one display control signal for controlling a visual output of the display representative of the number of inhalations remaining;
wherein the display is configured to generate a visual output representative of the number of inhalations remaining in accordance with the at least one display control signal.

11. The electronic vapor device of claim 10 , wherein, in response to the at least one sensing component detecting a negative pressure applied to the at least one vapor outlet, the device processor is configured to adjust a number of inhalations remaining for at least one vaporizable material stored in the at least one container and generate at least one display control signal for controlling a visual output of the display representative of the adjusted number of inhalations remaining;
wherein the display is operable configured to generate a visual output representative of the adjusted number of inhalations remaining in accordance with the at least one display control signal.

12. A method for vaporizing at least one vaporizable material by an electronic vapor device, wherein the electronic vapor device comprises (a) a device processor for controlling the electronic vapor device, (b) at least one container configured to store a vaporizable material, (c) a vaporizing component configured to vaporize a plurality of vaporizable materials received therein, (d) at least one sensing component configured to detect a plurality of status data associated with at least one vaporizable material stored in the at least one container, (e) at least one vapor configured for receiving at least a portion of vapor generated by the vaporizing component and expelling the received vapor from the electronic vapor device, and (f) a display configured to generate a visual output, the method comprising:
receiving, by the device processor, at least one command to activate the electronic vapor device;

receiving, by the vaporizing component, a selected amount of the at least one vaporizable material from the at least one container,
vaporizing at least a portion of vaporizable material received within the vaporizing component and expelling the generated vapor via the at least one vapor outlet;
detecting, by the at least one sensing component,

Assignees

• Lunatech Llc

Inventors

• Cameron John
• Becker Dean
• Fein Gene

Classifications

• H04L67/12

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• H04L67/04 Primary

  specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability · CPC title

• A24F47/008 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A24F40/30

  Devices using two or more structurally separated inhalable precursors, e.g. using two liquid precursors in two cartridges · CPC title

• A24F40/60

  Devices with integrated user interfaces · CPC title