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US 11,388,781 B2Granted
Vaporization device
AssigneePax Labs, Inc.
InventorsNicholas J. Hatton, James Monsees, Adam Bowen
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Abstract
Apparatuses, including systems and devices (“vaporizers”), for vaporizing material to form an inhalable aerosol that include capacitive lips sensing to regulate the temperature of the vaporizer, including transiently boosting the temperature. Methods of operating a vaporizer having a capacitive lip sensor are also described.
Claims20
A vaporizer device, comprising:
- a reservoir configured to hold a vaporizable material;
- a heater configured to heat the vaporizable material;
- a mouthpiece in communication with the reservoir;
- a sensor configured to output a plurality of instantaneous sensor readings, wherein the plurality of instantaneous sensor readings comprises a first instantaneous sensor reading;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- regulate a temperature of the heater to a preselected temperature;
- determine a baseline sensor reading based on the plurality of instantaneous sensor readings, the baseline sensor reading having a baseline value;
- determine a difference between the first instantaneous sensor reading and the baseline sensor reading;
- increase the temperature of the heater based on the difference being at or above a threshold;
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- hold the baseline sensor reading at the baseline value while the plurality of instantaneous sensor readings are above the baseline sensor reading by a first offset value or below the baseline sensor reading by a second offset value.
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A vaporizer device, comprising:
- a reservoir configured to hold a vaporizable material;
- a heater configured to heat the vaporizable material;
- a mouthpiece in communication with the reservoir;
- a sensor configured to output a plurality of instantaneous sensor readings, wherein the plurality of instantaneous sensor readings comprises a first instantaneous sensor reading;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- regulate a temperature of the heater to a first temperature;
- determine a baseline sensor reading based on the plurality of instantaneous sensor readings, the baseline sensor reading having a baseline value;
- determine a difference between the first instantaneous sensor reading and the baseline sensor reading;
- reduce the temperature of the heater to a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature based on the difference being below a threshold;
- and
- hold the baseline sensor reading at the baseline value while the plurality of instantaneous sensor readings are above the baseline sensor reading by a first offset value or below the baseline sensor reading by a second offset value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.