PERSONAL VAPORIZING INHALER WITH DATA TRANSFER

• US 20140246034A1
• Filed: 05/09/2014
• Published: 09/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC. (British American Tobacco PLC)
• Original Assignee: Minusa Holdings, LLC
• Inventors: Terry, Nathan Andrew, Minskoff, Noah Mark
• Application Number:
  US14/274,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20140246034A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 131/329
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/40 Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/53 Monitoring, e.g. fault detection
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/60 Devices with integrated user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 11/042 electrical
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0025 with caps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0035 Piercing means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/06 Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/0205 Materials having antiseptic or antimicrobial properties, e.g. silver compounds, rubber with sterilising agent
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/0233 Conductive materials, e.g. antistatic coatings for spark prevention
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/13 with means for the detection of operative contact with patient, e.g. lip sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/59 Aesthetic features, e.g. distraction means to prevent fears of child patients
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/005 Parameter used as control input for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/65 Impedance, e.g. conductivity, capacity

Abstract

A personal vapor inhaling unit is disclosed. An electronic flameless vapor inhaler unit that may simulate a cigarette has a cavity that receives a cartridge in the distal end of the inhaler unit. The cartridge brings a substance to be vaporized in contact with a wick. When the unit is activated, and the user provides suction, the substance to be vaporized is drawn out of the cartridge, through the wick, and is atomized by the wick into a cavity containing a heating element. The heating element vaporizes the atomized substance. The vapors then continue to be pulled by the user through a mouthpiece and mouthpiece cover where they may be inhaled.

Claims

1. A personal vaporizing unit, comprising:

a microprocessor;

a memory; and

,

a first contact and a second contact, said first contact and said second contact to form an electrical contact with a case having a cradle adapted to hold the personal vaporizing unit when the personal vaporizing unit is held by said cradle, said first contact and said second contact conducting charge from said case to said personal vaporizing unit to charge said personal vaporizing unit, the case having a wireless interface to transfer data from said personal vaporizing unit.

2. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 1, wherein said wireless interface comprises an infrared (IR) transmitter.

3. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 1, wherein said wireless interface comprises an 802.15 specified interface.

4. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 1, wherein said wireless interface comprises an 802.11 specified interface.

5. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 1, wherein said wireless interface communicates with a cellular telephone network.

6. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 1, wherein said personal vaporizing unit stores an identification number associated with said personal vaporizing unit that is to be output via said wireless interface.

7. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 1, wherein said personal vaporizing unit stores an identification number associated with said personal vaporizing unit, said microprocessor determines a first time and a first date of an empty cartridge condition and stores said first time and said first date in said memory, said microprocessor determines a second time and a second date of an activation of said personal vaporizing unit and stores said second time and said second date in said memory, said first time and said first date, said second time and said second date, and said identification number to be output via said wireless interface.

8. A personal vaporizing unit having dimensions approximating a smoking article, comprising:

a first contact and a second contact, said first contact and said second contact to form an electrical contact with a case having a cradle adapted to hold the personal vaporizing unit when the personal vaporizing unit is held by said cradle, said first contact and said second contact conducting charge from said case to said personal vaporizing unit to charge said personal vaporizing unit;

a memory to store data;

a microprocessor configured to transfer data from the memory to a computer via a wireless interface.

9. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 8, wherein the microprocessor is further configured to transfer data from the memory to the computer via at least one of said first contact and said second contact.

10. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 8, wherein the personal vaporizer unit further comprises a connector and said microprocessor is further configured to transfer data from the memory to the computer via a connector.

11. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 8, wherein said wireless interface comprises an infrared (IR) transmitter.

12. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 8, wherein said wireless interface comprises a an 802.15 specified interface.

13. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 8, wherein said wireless interface comprises an 802.11 specified interface.

14. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 8, wherein said wireless interface communicates with a cellular telephone network.

15. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 8, wherein said personal vaporizing unit stores an identification number associated with said personal vaporizing unit that is to be transferred via said wireless interface.

16. The personal vaporizing unit of claim 8, wherein said personal vaporizing unit stores an identification number associated with said personal vaporizing unit, said microprocessor determines a first time and a first date of an empty cartridge condition and stores said first time and said first date in said memory, said microprocessor determines a second time and a second date of an activation of said personal vaporizing unit and stores said second time and said second date in said memory, said first time and said first date, said second time and said second date, and said identification number to be transferred via said wireless interface.

17. A case, comprising:

a first cradle adapted to hold a personal vaporizing unit, said personal vaporizing unit having dimensions approximating a smoking article;

a battery;

a first contact and a second contact, said first contact and said second contact forming an electrical contact with said personal vaporizing unit personal vaporizing unit is held by said first cradle, said first contact and said second contact conducting charge from said battery to said personal vaporizing unit to charge said personal vaporizing unit, the case configured to download data from the personal vaporizing unit.

18. The case of claim 17, wherein the case is further configured to send said data to a computer via a wireless link.

19. A personal vaporizing unit, comprising:

a microprocessor;

a memory; and

,

a first contact and a second contact, said first contact and said second contact to form an electrical contact with a case having a cradle adapted to hold the personal vaporizing unit when the personal vaporizing unit is held by said cradle, said first contact and said second contact conducting charge from said case to said personal vaporizing unit to charge said personal vaporizing unit, the personal vaporizing unit configured to send data to the case.

20. A personal vaporizing unit of claim 19, wherein said data is to be sent to a computer via a wireless link.