DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SENSING MASS AIRFLOW
First Claim
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1. An electronic cigarette comprising:
- a body;
an atomizer within the body;
a microcontroller;
a power supply within the body and electrically connected to the microcontroller and the atomizer; and
a mass air flow sensor electrically connected to the microcontroller.
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Abstract
A system, a method, a device and a computer program are provided for detecting and monitoring medium flow. The device comprises a flow sensor (350) that includes a thermopile (352), wherein the thermopile (352) may include a first thermocouple and a second thermocouple. The device can further comprise a microcontroller (340) that can be configured to generate a reference baseline and can further be configured to compare an output of the mass airflow sensor to the reference baseline (503). The heater element may comprise a heater resistor.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic cigarette comprising:
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a body; an atomizer within the body; a microcontroller; a power supply within the body and electrically connected to the microcontroller and the atomizer; and a mass air flow sensor electrically connected to the microcontroller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic cigarette comprising:
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a first housing and a second housing; an atomizer within the first housing; a microcontroller within the second housing and comprising a data acquisition circuit and an analog-to-digital converter; a power supply within the second housing and configured to be electrically connected to the microcontroller and the atomizer; and a flow sensor electrically connected to the microcontroller, wherein the first housing is configured to be coupled to the second housing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic cigarette comprising:
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a housing; an atomizer within the housing; a microcontroller comprising a data acquisition circuit and an analog-to-digital converter; a power supply electrically connected to the microcontroller and the atomizer; and a flow sensor comprising a thermopile and a heater, and wherein the flow sensor is electrically connected to the microcontroller. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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