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US 11,026,448 B2Granted
Electronic vapor provision system using the heater as an antenna for wireless communications
AssigneeNicoventures Trading Limited
InventorsDavid Leadley, Ray Lea
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Abstract
An electronic vapor provision system includes an electrical heater for vaporizing a liquid to form an aerosol for inhalation by a user of the electronic vapor provision system, and a communications interface for providing wireless communications. The communications interface is configured to use the heater as an antenna for the wireless communications.
Claims19
An electronic vapor provision system comprising:
- an electrical heater for vaporizing a liquid to form an aerosol for inhalation by a user of the electronic vapor provision system;
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- a communications interface for providing wireless communications using one or more communication protocols,
- wherein the communications interface is configured to use the heater as an antenna for the wireless communications using the one or more communication protocols, and wherein the communications interface is configured to exchange data between the electronic vapor provision system and one or more external systems using the one or more communication protocols,
- wherein the communications interface is provided in a first portion of the electronic vapor provision system, and wherein the heater is provided in a second portion of the electronic vapor provision system, and
- wherein the first portion of the electronic vapor provision system has a metallic housing and the second portion of the electronic vapor provision system has a non-metallic housing.
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A control unit for an electronic vapor provision system comprising:
- an electrical power supply;
- a connector for attaching to a vaporizer or a cartomizer containing an electrical heater, wherein the connector is configured to provide electrical power from the power supply to the heater for vaporizing a liquid to form an aerosol for inhalation by a user of the electronic vapor provision system;
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- a communications interface for providing wireless communications to exchange data between the electronic vapor provision system and one or more external systems using one or more communication protocols, wherein the communications interface is configured to use the connector to transmit and receive signals for the wireless communications using the one or more communication protocols by using the heater as an antenna,
- wherein the control unit has a metallic housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.