RADIO FREQUENCY TO DIRECT CURRENT CONVERTER FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE
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1. An apparatus embodied as an aerosol delivery device or a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing defining a reservoir configured to retain aerosol precursor composition;
a heating element controllable to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition; and
power harvesting circuitry configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) energy from an external RF transmitter, and harvest power from the RF energy to power or charge at least one electronic component.
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Abstract
A radio frequency (RF) to direct current (DC) converter for an aerosol delivery device is provided. The aerosol delivery device includes a power source, and an antenna configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) energy from an external RF transmitter. The aerosol delivery device also includes a power harvesting circuitry configured to receive radio-frequency RF energy from an external RF transmitter, and harvest power from the RF energy to power or charge at least one electronic component of the aerosol delivery device.
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1. An apparatus embodied as an aerosol delivery device or a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing defining a reservoir configured to retain aerosol precursor composition; a heating element controllable to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition; and power harvesting circuitry configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) energy from an external RF transmitter, and harvest power from the RF energy to power or charge at least one electronic component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A control body coupled or coupleable with a cartridge to form an aerosol delivery device, the cartridge containing an aerosol precursor composition and equipped with a heating element controllable to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition, the control body comprising:
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a control component configured to control the heating element to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition; and power harvesting circuitry configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) energy from an external RF transmitter, and harvest power from the RF energy to power or charge at least one electronic component. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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