Mesh network charging for aerosol delivery devices
AssigneeRAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
InventorRajesh Sur
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Abstract
Power harvesting and radio frequency (RF) transmission circuitry for an aerosol delivery device is provided. The aerosol delivery device includes power harvesting circuitry configured to receive RF energy from an external RF source and harvest power from the RF energy to charge a rechargeable power source and power transmission circuity operatively coupled to the power source and configured to convert electrical energy drawn from the power source to RF energy and transmit the RF energy. RF energy can thus be transmitted through a network of aerosol delivery devices to extend the range of an RF energy source.
Claims25
An aerosol delivery device comprising:
- a housing structured to retain an aerosol precursor composition;
- an aerosol production component configured to produce an aerosol from the aerosol precursor composition;
- power harvesting circuitry configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) energy from an external RF source and harvest power from the RF energy to charge a rechargeable power source;
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- power transmission circuity operatively coupled to the power source and configured to convert electrical energy drawn from the power source to RF energy and transmit the RF energy.
A control body coupled or coupleable with a cartridge to form an aerosol delivery device, the cartridge containing an aerosol precursor composition and an aerosol production component configured to produce an aerosol from the aerosol precursor composition, the control body comprising:
- power harvesting circuitry configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) energy from an external RF source and harvest power from the RF energy to charge a rechargeable power source;
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- power transmission circuity operatively coupled to the power source and configured to convert electrical energy drawn from the power source to RF energy and transmit the RF energy.
A system for operating aerosol delivery devices in a mesh network architecture, the system comprising:
- a plurality of aerosol delivery devices comprising respective power harvesting circuitry and respective power transmission circuitry,
- wherein the respective the power harvesting circuitry of an aerosol delivery device in the plurality of aerosol delivery devices is configured to receive radio frequency (RF) energy from the respective power transmission circuitry of another aerosol delivery device in the plurality of aerosol delivery devices that is configured to transmit the RF energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.