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US 2017/0245547 A1Published application
Method and devices for controlling electronic vaping devices
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorPeter J. LIPOWICZ
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Abstract
According to at least one example embodiment, a controller for an e-vaping device includes a movement sensor configured to detect movement of the e-vaping device and output an output signal based on the movement. The controller includes control circuitry configured to control power supplied to power consuming elements of the e-vaping device based on the output signal.
Claims19
A controller for an e-vaping device, comprising:
- a movement sensor configured to detect movement of the e-vaping device and output an output signal based on the movement;
- and
- control circuitry configured to control power supplied to power consuming elements of the e-vaping device based on the output signal.
An e-vaping device, comprising:
- a reservoir configured to store a pre-vapor formulation;
- a vaporizer configured to generate a vapor from the pre-vapor formulation;
- a power supply configured to supply power to power consuming elements of the e-vapor device, the power consuming elements including the vaporizer;
- a movement sensor configured to detect movement of the e-vaping device and output an output signal based on the movement;
- and
- control circuitry configured to control the power supplied to the power consuming elements based on the output signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.