Control of an electronic vaporizer
AssigneeJUUL Labs, Inc.
InventorsAdam Bowen, James Monsees, Nicholas J. Hatton, Ariel Atkins, Chenyue Xing, Alexander Gould, Gal A. Cohen
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Abstract
Vaporizers and vaporizer systems, which can include a device in communication with a vaporizer, can include one or more features related to control of functions and/or features of the vaporizer, identification of a cartridge and/or a vaporizable material in the cartridge, data exchange (either one-way or two-way) between a cartridge and a vaporizer with which the cartridge is engaged, and the like.
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A cartridge comprising:
- an identifier encoding information about the cartridge;
- a source of vaporizable material;
- a heater configured to heat the vaporizable material;
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- a pair of cartridge contacts configured to engage a pair of vaporizer body contacts on a vaporizer body when the cartridge is coupled to the vaporizer body.
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A vaporizer comprising:
- a vaporizer body comprising a power source, a controller, and a pair of vaporizer body contacts in communication with the processor;
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- a cartridge comprising a cartridge memory, a heater, a source of vaporizable material, and a pair of cartridge contacts configured to engage the pair of vaporizer body contacts on the vaporizer body when the cartridge is coupled to the vaporizer;
- wherein the controller is configured to perform operations comprising:
- applying power to the pair of electrical contacts to heat the heater
- reading electrical signals from the cartridge memory.
A method comprising:
- coupling a cartridge to a vaporizer body to form a vaporizer, the cartridge comprising an identifier, a heater, a source of vaporizable material, and a pair of cartridge contacts, and the vaporizer body comprising a power source, a controller, and a pair of vaporizer body contacts in communication with the processor, the coupling comprising engaging the pair of vaporizer body contacts on the vaporizer body with the pair of cartridge contacts on the cartridge;
- applying power to the pair of electrical contacts to heat the heater;
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- reading electrical signals from the cartridge memory to the controller.
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