# US 10,869,503 B2 · Non-burning-type flavor inhaler and computer-readable medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,869,503 B2 - Document ID: US10869503B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/340,152 - Filed: 2016-11-01 - Published: 2017-02-16 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2014-05-02 - Assignees: Japan Tobacco Inc. - Applicants: Japan Tobacco Inc. - Inventors: Manabu Yamada; Manabu Takeuchi; Hirofumi Matsumoto; Masafumi Tarora - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10869503B2 ## CPC - A61M 15/06: Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes - A24F 40/40: Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts - A24F 40/50: Control or monitoring - A24F 40/60: Devices with integrated user interfaces - A61M 11/042: {electrical} - A61M 15/003: {using capsules, e.g. to be perforated or broken-up} - H05B 1/0244: {Heating of fluids (H05B1/0247 takes precedence)} - A24F 40/10: Devices using liquid inhalable precursors - A61M 15/0021: {Mouthpieces therefor} - A61M 15/0036: {hollow piercing means} - A61M 2016/0024: {with an on-off output signal, e.g. from a switch} - A61M 2205/3317: Electromagnetic, inductive or dielectric measuring means - A61M 2205/587: Lighting arrangements - A61M 2205/8206: battery-operated - H05B 2203/021: Heaters specially adapted for heating liquids - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - A24F: SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06) - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL ## Abstract A non-burning type flavor inhaler comprises: a first unit; a second unit including an aerosol source or a flavor source; and a control unit. The control unit integrates a first cumulative amount of electric power which is a cumulative value of the amount of electric power supplied to the heat source in the one-time puff action series, and the control unit notifies an end of the one-time puff action series when the first cumulative amount of electric power reaches the required amount of electric power. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A non-burning type flavor inhaler having a shape extending along a predetermined direction from a non-mouthpiece end toward a mouthpiece end, comprising: a first unit having the non-mouthpiece end; a second unit attachable to the first unit; a control circuit configured to control the non-burning type flavor inhaler; and a sensor connected to the control circuit for detecting a wind pressure generated by an inhale action of the user in order for the control circuit to detect a puffing state, wherein the second unit includes at least one of an aerosol source generating aerosol and a flavor source, the non-burning type flavor inhaler includes an electric heat source configured to heat the aerosol source or the flavor source without burning, and a power source configured to supply electric power to the electric heat source, the control circuit is configured to permit the electric power to be supplied up to a permissible amount of electric power that is larger than a required amount of electric power, wherein the permissible amount of electric power is defined by a cumulative value of an amount of electric power that is permitted to be supplied to the electric heat source after attaching the second unit to the first unit, and the required amount of electric power is a preset value of an amount of electric power to be supplied to the electric heat source in a one-time puff action series which is a series of actions in which a puff action is repeated a predetermined number of times, and the control circuit includes a clock which is configured to count a first time interval such that the control circuit is configured to integrate, using the first time interval, a first cumulative amount of electric power which is a cumulative value of the amount of electric power supplied to the electric heat source in the one-time puff action series during a use of the non-burning type flavor inhaler, and to notify an end of the one-time puff action series when the first cumulative amount of electric power is determined by the control circuit during the use of the non-burning type flavor inhaler to reach the required amount of electric power. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1, wherein the permissible amount of electric power is greater than two times of the required amount of electric power. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to notify the end of the one-time puff action series by stopping a supply of electric power to the electric heat source. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to notify the end of the one-time puff action series by a light-emitting mode of a light-emitting element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 3, wherein the control circuit is configured to integrate a second cumulative amount of electric power which is a cumulative value of the amount of electric power supplied to the electric heat source after attaching the second unit to the first unit during the use of the non-burning type flavor inhaler, and when the second cumulative amount of electric power reaches the permissible amount of electric power, but the first cumulative amount of electric power does not reach the required amount of electric power, the control circuit does not cut off the electric power source, and continues the supply of electric power to the electric heat source until the first cumulative amount of electric power reaches the required amount of electric power. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 5, wherein when the second cumulative amount of electric power reaches the permissible amount of electric power, the control circuit is configured to notify that the second unit must be replaced, by a light-emitting mode of a light-emitting element. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 5, wherein when the second cumulative amount of electric power reaches the permissible amount of electric power, and when the first cumulative amount of electric power reaches the required amount of electric power, the control circuit is configured to notify that the second unit must be replaced, by a light-emitting mode of a light-emitting element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 5, wherein the control circuit is configured to reset the first cumulative amount of electric power by a first operation, and resets the second cumulative amount of electric power by a second operation that is different from the first operation. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1, wherein the permissible amount of electric power is determined in accordance with a life of the flavor source in a case where the second unit has the flavor source. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1, wherein the permissible amount of electric power is determined in accordance with a life of the aerosol source in a case where the second unit has the aerosol source. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The non-burning type flavor inhaler according to claim 1, wherein the permissible amount of electric power is determined in accordance with a shorter life of a life of the flavor source and a life of the aerosol source in a case where the second unit has the flavor source and the aerosol source. ### Claim 12 A computer-readable medium recorded a program used in a non-burning type flavor inhaler having a shape extending along a predetermined direction from a non-mouthpiece end toward a mouthpiece end, wherein the non-burning type flavor inhaler includes a first unit having the non-mouthpiece end, a second unit attached to the first unit, and a sensor configured for detecting a wind pressure generated by an inhale action of the user in order to detect a puffing state, the second unit includes an aerosol source generating aerosol or a flavor source, the non-burning type flavor inhaler includes an electric heat source configured to heat the aerosol source or the flavor source without burning, and a power source configured to supply electric power to the electric heat source, the program causes a computer to execute a control of the non-burning type flavor inhaler including: permitting the electric power to be supplied up to a permissible amount of electric power that is larger than a required amount of electric power, wherein the permissible amount of electric power is defined by a cumulative value of an amount of electric power that is permitted to be supplied to the electric heat source after attaching the second unit to the first unit, and the required amount of electric power is a preset value of an amount of electric power to be supplied to the electric heat source in a one-time puff action series which is a series of actions in which a puff action is repeated a predetermined number of times, and integrating using a first time interval, counted by a clock, a first cumulative amount of electric power which is a cumulative value of the amount of electric power supplied to the electric heat source in the one-time puff action series during a use of the non-burning type flavor inhaler, and to notify an end of the one-time puff action series when the first cumulative amount of electric power is determined by the computer during the use of the non-burning type flavor inhaler to reach the required amount of electric power.