Gas sensing for an aerosol delivery device
AssigneeRAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
InventorRajesh Sur
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Abstract
A control body is coupled or coupleable with a cartridge that is equipped with a heating element and contains an aerosol precursor composition, the control body and cartridge forming an aerosol delivery device. The control body includes a control component to control the heating element to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition. The control body also includes a gas sensor configured to detect a presence of gas in an environment of the control body, and the gas sensor or control component are further configured to control operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device in response to the presence of gas so detected.
Claims20
A control body coupled or coupleable with a cartridge to form an aerosol delivery device, the cartridge being equipped with a heating element and containing an aerosol precursor composition, the control body comprising:
- a housing;
- and within the housing,
- a control component configured to operate in an active mode in which the control body is coupled with the cartridge, the control component in the active mode being configured to control the heating element to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition;
- and
- a gas sensor configured to detect a presence of gas in an environment of the control body, the gas sensor or control component being further configured to control operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device in response to the presence of gas so detected.
A cartridge coupled or coupleable with a control body that is equipped with a control component, the control body being coupled or coupleable with the cartridge to form an aerosol delivery device, the cartridge comprising:
- a housing defining a reservoir configured to retain aerosol precursor composition;
- a heating element configured to operate in an active mode in which the cartridge is coupled with the control body, the heating element in the active mode being controllable by the control component to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition;
- and
- a gas sensor configured to detect a presence of gas in an environment of the control body, the gas sensor or control component being further configured to control operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device in response to the presence of gas so detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.