Pod assembly, dispensing body, and E-vapor apparatus including the same
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsEric Hawes, Raymond Lau, Alistair Bramley
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Abstract
At least one example embodiment discloses a pod for an electronic vapor (e-vapor) apparatus. The pod includes a pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein, a device compartment in fluidic communication with the pre-vapor formulation compartment, the device compartment including a processor configured to monitor the pre-vapor formulation compartment and identify the pre-vapor formulation and a vapor channel extending from the device compartment and through the pre-vapor formulation compartment.
Claims20
A pod for an electronic vapor (e-vapor) apparatus, comprising:
- a pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein;
- a device compartment in fluidic communication with the pre-vapor formulation compartment, the device compartment including a processor configured to cause the pod to monitor the pre-vapor formulation compartment and identify the pre-vapor formulation;
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- a vapor channel extending from the device compartment and through the pre-vapor formulation compartment, wherein dimensions of the pod correspond to dimensions of a through-hole of the e-vapor apparatus, a side surface of the pod is configured to be held within a side wall of the through-hole of the e-vapor apparatus and the pod is configured to be exposed at opposing openings of the through-hole of the e-vapor apparatus when the pod is inserted into the through-hole of the e-vapor apparatus as a single piece.
An electronic vapor (e-vapor) apparatus comprising:
- a pod including a pre-vapor formulation compartment, a device compartment, and a vapor channel extending from the device compartment and through the pre-vapor formulation compartment, the pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein and the device compartment including a processor configured to cause the pod to monitor the pre-vapor formulation compartment and identify the pre-vapor formulation;
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- a dispensing body including a proximal portion and an opposing distal portion, the proximal portion including a vapor passage and receiving element, the vapor passage extending from an end surface of the proximal portion to a side wall of the receiving element, the receiving element being between the vapor passage and the distal portion of the dispensing body, the receiving element defining a through-hole of the dispensing body configured to receive the pod such that the pod is exposed at opposing openings of the through-hole of the dispensing body when the pod is received by the receiving element, and the processor configured to communicate with the dispensing body, the receiving element defining a contained space to receive the pod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.