Multiple dispersion generator e-vaping device
First Claim
1. A base, comprising:
- a power supply configured to supply electrical power;
first and second connectors configured to electrically couple separate, respective first and second cartridges to the power supply; and
control circuitry configured to independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges, based on cartridge information accessed through the first connector, the second connector, or the first and second connectors,wherein the first cartridge includes a vaporizer assembly and the second cartridge includes an atomizer assembly, the atomizer assembly being configured to generate an aerosol via applying mechanical force to a pre-aerosol formulation, the vaporizer assembly being configured to generate a vapor via heating a pre-vapor formulation.
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Abstract
A base for an e-vaping device is configured to couple with multiple cartridges configured to generate separate, respective dispersions. The cartridges may include one or more atomizer assemblies or vaporizer assemblies. The base may include multiple connectors electrically coupled to the power supply. The connectors may be configured to couple multiple dispersion generators to a power supply of the base. The base may include control circuitry configured to independently control dispersion generation by dispersion generators coupled to the base. The control circuitry may independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges based on cartridge information accessed through at least one of the first and second connectors. The control circuitry may control dispersion generation by controlling power supplied to the dispersion generators.
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22 Claims
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1. A base, comprising:
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a power supply configured to supply electrical power; first and second connectors configured to electrically couple separate, respective first and second cartridges to the power supply; and control circuitry configured to independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges, based on cartridge information accessed through the first connector, the second connector, or the first and second connectors, wherein the first cartridge includes a vaporizer assembly and the second cartridge includes an atomizer assembly, the atomizer assembly being configured to generate an aerosol via applying mechanical force to a pre-aerosol formulation, the vaporizer assembly being configured to generate a vapor via heating a pre-vapor formulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A base, comprising:
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a power supply configured to supply electrical power; first and second connectors configured to electrically couple separate, respective first and second cartridges to the power supply; and control circuitry configured to independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges, based on cartridge information accessed through the first connector, the second connector, or the first and second connectors, wherein the control circuitry is configured to independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges based on independent control of electrical power supplied from the power supply to the first cartridge via the first connector and to the second cartridge via the second connector, wherein the control circuitry is configured to independently control the electrical power supplied to the first and second connectors, such that a dispersion generator included in the second cartridge generates a dispersion based on heat generated by a dispersion generator included in the first cartridge.
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9. An e-vaping device, comprising:
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a power supply configured to supply electrical power; first and second cartridges electrically coupled to the power supply; and control circuitry configured to independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges, based on accessing cartridge information from the first cartridge, the second cartridge, or the first and second cartridges, wherein the first cartridge includes a vaporizer assembly and the second cartridge includes an atomizer assembly, the atomizer assembly being configured to generate an aerosol via applying mechanical force to a pre-aerosol formulation, the vaporizer assembly being configured to generate a vapor via heating a pre-vapor formulation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An e-vaping device, comprising:
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a power supply configured to supply electrical power; first and second cartridges electrically coupled to the power supply; and control circuitry configured to independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges, based on accessing cartridge information from the first cartridge, the second cartridge, or the first and second cartridges, wherein the control circuitry is configured to independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges based on independent control of electrical power supplied from the power supply to the first cartridge via a first connector and to the second cartridge via a second connector, wherein the control circuitry is configured to independently control the electrical power supplied to the first and second cartridges, such that a dispersion generator included in the second cartridge generates a dispersion based on heat generated by a dispersion generator included in the first cartridge.
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17. A method comprising:
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independently controlling dispersion generation by first and second cartridges electrically coupled to a power supply of a base, the independently controlling including, establishing a first communication link with a first storage device in the first cartridge via a first connector; accessing cartridge information associated with the first cartridge from the first storage device via the first communication link; and independently controlling electrical power supplied to the first cartridge, based on the accessed cartridge information, such that a dispersion generator included in the second cartridge generates a dispersion based on heat generated by a dispersion generator included in the first cartridge.
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18. A base, comprising:
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a power supply configured to supply electrical power; first and second connectors configured to electrically couple separate, respective first and second cartridges to the power supply; a cover configured to establish a removable enclosure of the first and second connectors; and control circuitry configured to independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges, based on cartridge information accessed through the first connector, the second connector, or the first and second connectors, wherein the first cartridge includes a vaporizer assembly and the second cartridge includes an atomizer assembly, the atomizer assembly being configured to generate an aerosol via applying mechanical force to a pre-aerosol formulation, the vaporizer assembly being configured to generate a vapor via heating a pre-vapor formulation.
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19. A base, comprising:
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a power supply configured to supply electrical power; first and second connectors configured to electrically couple separate, respective first and second cartridges to the power supply; a cover configured to establish a removable enclosure of the first and second connectors; and control circuitry configured to independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges, based on cartridge information accessed through the first connector, the second connector, or the first and second connectors, wherein the control circuitry is configured to independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges based on independent control of electrical power supplied from the power supply to the first cartridge via the first connector and to the second cartridge via the second connector, wherein the control circuitry is configured to independently control the electrical power supplied to the first and second connectors, such that a dispersion generator included in the second cartridge generates a dispersion based on heat generated by a dispersion generator included in the first cartridge.
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20. A method, comprising:
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independently controlling dispersion generation by first and second cartridges electrically coupled to a power supply of a base, the independently controlling including, establishing a first communication link with a first storage device in the first cartridge via a first connector; accessing cartridge information associated with the first cartridge from the first storage device via the first communication link; and independently controlling electrical power supplied to the first cartridge based on the accessed cartridge information, wherein the first cartridge includes a vaporizer assembly and the second cartridge includes an atomizer assembly, the atomizer assembly being configured to generate an aerosol via applying mechanical force to a pre-aerosol formulation, the vaporizer assembly being configured to generate a vapor via heating a pre-vapor formulation. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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