Biometric handheld vaporizer and method of preventing underage use
OwnerMohammed M. Khalifa, Ali Mostafa Ali Elsaidinventors
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Abstract
A biometric handheld vaporizer has a housing, a mouthpiece, an oil reservoir, an atomizer, a battery, a battery charging port, a fingerprint sensor, and a microcontroller. The handheld vaporizer remains inoperable until a user submits a photo ID for age verification. One method of using a biometric handheld vaporizer involves inputting fingerprints into the vaporizer, the fingerprints stored on the microcontroller; and, when a user desires to use the vaporizer, placing the authorized fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor, which, upon authorization, closes a circuit to activate an atomizer within the vaporizer.
Claims7
A method of preventing use of a handheld vaporizer by minors and securing the handheld vaporizer for use by only authorized individuals, the method comprising:
- the handheld vaporizer remaining inoperable until authorization by the manufacturer, wherein authorization comprises the steps of:
- i. a user registering with the manufacturer by submitting a photo of a government ID for age verification through an internet-connected application;
- ii. upon verifying the age of the user, the manufacturer providing a unique code to the purchaser to register the application for use with the handheld vaporizer;
- whereupon the purchaser may then secure the handheld vaporizer to prevent unauthorized use, the method of securing comprising biometric authentication.
A method of preventing use of a handheld vaporizer by minors and securing the handheld vaporizer for use by only authorized individuals, the method comprising:
- the handheld vaporizer remaining inoperable until authorization by the manufacturer, wherein authorization comprises the steps of:
- i. a user registering with the manufacturer by submitting a photo of a government ID for age verification through an internet-connected application;
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- ii. upon verifying the age of the user, providing a unique code to the user to register the application for use with the handheld vaporizer.
A handheld vaporizer that prevents use by minors and unauthorized individuals, the handheld vaporizer comprising:
- a housing;
- a mouthpiece;
- an oil reservoir;
- an atomizer;
- a battery;
- a battery charging port;
- and
- a wireless transceiver;
- wherein the handheld vaporizer remains inoperable until a user registers with the manufacturer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.