Radio frequency to direct current converter for an aerosol delivery device
AssigneeRAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
InventorRajesh Sur
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Abstract
A radio frequency (RF) to direct current (DC) converter for an aerosol delivery device is provided. The aerosol delivery device includes a power source, and an antenna configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) energy from an external RF transmitter. The aerosol delivery device also includes a power harvesting circuitry configured to receive radio-frequency RF energy from an external RF transmitter, and harvest power from the RF energy to power or charge at least one electronic component of the aerosol delivery device.
Claims16
An apparatus embodied as an aerosol delivery device or a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing defining a reservoir configured to retain aerosol precursor composition;
- a heating element controllable to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition;
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- power harvesting circuitry configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) energy from an external RF transmitter, and harvest power from the RF energy to power or charge at least one electronic component.
A control body coupled or coupleable with a cartridge to form an aerosol delivery device, the cartridge containing an aerosol precursor composition and equipped with a heating element controllable to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition, the control body comprising:
- a control component configured to control the heating element to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition;
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- power harvesting circuitry configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) energy from an external RF transmitter, and harvest power from the RF energy to power or charge at least one electronic component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.