ELECTRONIC VAPOR DEVICE WARNING SYSTEM

• US 20170135408A1
• Filed: 11/16/2016
• Published: 05/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lunatech, LLC
• Original Assignee: Lunatech, LLC
• Inventors: Cameron, John
• Granted Patent: US 9,943,116 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/30 Devices using two or more structurally separated inhalable precursors, e.g. using two liquid precursors in two cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/40 Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/51 Arrangement of sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/53 Monitoring, e.g. fault detection
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/65 Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. wireless communication means
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 37/36 an actuating signal being generated by a sensor separate from an outlet device
• CPC Class Codes: F22B 1/285 the water being fed by a pump to the reservoirs
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/00 Control inputs relating to air properties
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/50 Air quality properties
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/14 Toxic gas alarms G08B21/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

Abstract

Provided are systems, methods and/or electronic vapor devices configured to analyze matter of at least one of smoke, vapor or other material in order to at least one of analyze, classify, compare, validate, refute and catalogue said matter, then reference conditions in order to send system alerts triggered by defined analytical parameters.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting, by an electronic vapor device, a negative environmental condition;

identifying the negative environmental condition; and

transmitting an alert indicative of the negative environmental condition to an electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic vapor device comprises an e-cigarette, an e-cigar, an electronic vapor modified device, a hybrid electronic communication handset coupled/integrated vapor device, a micro-sized electronic vapor device, or a robotic vapor device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting, by the electronic vapor device, the negative environmental condition comprises exposing a sensor to the negative environmental condition.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the sensor comprises one or more of a biochemical/chemical sensor, a thermal sensor, a radiation sensor, a mechanical sensor, an optical sensor, a mechanical sensor, a magnetic sensor, an electrical sensor, or combinations thereof.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein identifying the negative environmental condition comprises analyzing detection data generated by the sensor.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein analyzing the detection data generated by the sensor is performed by the electronic vapor device.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein analyzing the detection data generated by the sensor further comprises transmitting detection data generated by the sensor to a remote server for analysis.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises one or more of a smartphone, a smart watch, a tablet, a laptop, an alarm system, a security system, a home automation system, or combinations thereof.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the alert indicative of the negative environmental condition to the electronic device comprises transmitting one or more of, a text message, an email, a signal to activate a light, a signal to activate a sound, a signal to activate a vibration, a signal to activate an application, or combinations thereof.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising activating a mitigation system based on the identification of the negative environmental condition.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the mitigation system comprises one or more of, a fire suppression system, a filtration system, a fan, an HVAC system, a vacuum system, an access restriction system, and combinations thereof.

12. An apparatus comprising:

a sensor configured for detecting a negative environmental condition;

a processor, coupled to the sensor, configured for,

identifying the negative environmental condition, and

determining a mixture of vaporizable material based on the negative environmental condition;

an alert interface, coupled to the processor, configured for determining one or more alerts based on the negative environmental condition;

an air intake, configured for receiving air and for exposing the air to the sensor;

a vapor output;

a plurality of containers for storing vaporizable material;

a mixing element, coupled to the processor, configured for withdrawing a selectable amount of vaporizable material from each of the plurality of containers based on the mixture of vaporizable material;

a mixing chamber coupled to the air intake for receiving air and the mixing element for receiving the selectable amounts of vaporizable material; and

a heating element, coupled to the mixing chamber, configured for heating the selectable amounts of vaporizable material and the received air to generate a vapor expelled through the vapor output.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the sensor comprises one or more of a biochemical/chemical sensor, a thermal sensor, a radiation sensor, a mechanical sensor, an optical sensor, a mechanical sensor, a magnetic sensor, an electrical sensor, or combinations thereof.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a network communication device, coupled to the processor and wherein the processor is further configured to cause the network communication device to transmit detection data from the sensor to a remote server to identify the negative environmental condition.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the network communication device is configured to transmit the determined alert to an electronic device.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the electronic device comprises one or more of a smartphone, a smart watch, a tablet, a laptop, an alarm system, a security system, a home automation system, or combinations thereof.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the network communication device is configured to transmit a control signal to a mitigation system based on the identification of the negative environmental condition.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the mitigation system comprises one or more of, a fire suppression system, a filtration system, a fan, an HVAC system, a vacuum system, an access restriction system, and combinations thereof.

19. An apparatus comprising:

a sensor configured for detecting a negative environmental condition;

a processor, coupled to the sensor, configured for,

identifying the negative environmental condition, and

selecting a mitigation system based on the negative environmental condition;

an alert interface, coupled to the processor, configured for determining one or more alerts based on the negative environmental condition;

a network device, coupled to the processor, configured for transmitting one or more control signals to the selected mitigation system;

an air intake, configured for receiving air and for exposing the air to the sensor;

a vapor output;

a container for storing vaporizable material;

a mixing chamber coupled to the air intake for receiving air and to the container for receiving the vaporizable material; and

a heating element, coupled to the mixing chamber, configured for heating the vaporizable material and the received air to generate a vapor expelled through the vapor output.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the sensor comprises one or more of a biochemical/chemical sensor, a thermal sensor, a radiation sensor, a mechanical sensor, an optical sensor, a mechanical sensor, a magnetic sensor, an electrical sensor, or combinations thereof.