IP Library Granted Patent US 10,231,486
Granted Patent B2
US 10,231,486 · App. 15/456,446 · Granted Mar 19, 2019

Vaporization device having integrated games

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Patent No.
US 10,231,486
App. No.
15/456,446
Granted
Mar 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vaporization device that includes an entertainment mode or modes including one or more game modes. The vaporization device may enhance the user experience. The entertainment mode may be engaged by a sequence of predetermined manipulations of the vaporization device. The entertainment mode may include one or more interactive games using the device, and/or one or more display modes. The interactive games may include a pattern-following game, a memory game, a triggered output game, or a chance game. The entertainment mode may also include games that may be played by one or more persons. The entertainment mode may modify the operation (e.g., heater control, appearance, user interface, etc.) of the device while still permitting the vaporization of vaporizable material.

Claims (13)

1. A vaporization system comprising:

a vaporizer device comprising a heater configured to vaporize a vaporizable material, an output, an input configured to enable manipulation by a user, and a controller configured to control a temperature of the heater,

wherein the controller is configured to activate an entertainment mode of the vaporizer device, the entertainment mode comprising one or more games configured to be played using the input and/or the output, the one or more games comprising a memory game configured to display an output sequence on the output and compare the output sequence with an input sequence.

2. The vaporization system of claim 1 , wherein the output comprises a sound output and/or a vibrational output.

3. The vaporization system of claim 1 , wherein the output comprises a plurality of LEDS.

4. The vaporization system of claim 1 , wherein the input comprises a button, a capacitive sensor configured to detect skin contact with the vaporizer device, and/or a motion detector configured to detect movement of the vaporizer device.

5. The vaporization system of claim 1 , wherein the input comprises a motion detector configured to detect movement of the vaporizer device.

6. The vaporization system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to maintain the temperature of the heater at a vaporization temperature for a longer time when the vaporizer device is in the entertainment mode compared to a normal mode.

7. The vaporization system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to enter a standby mode after a predetermined time period during which the input is not activated, wherein the controller is configured to reduce the temperature of the heater by a predetermined amount when in the standby mode.

8. The vaporization system of claim 1 , wherein the entertainment mode comprises an entertainment output that is triggered upon entering into the entertainment mode, the entertainment output comprising a display of a plurality of colors and/or patterns on the output, a tone or series of tones, and/or a vibration or series of vibrations.

9. The vaporization system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a user interface of a mobile device in communication with the vaporizer device, the user interface configured to control the entertainment mode.

10. The vaporization system of claim 1 , wherein the input sequence is provided by the user through the input.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: JUUL LABS, INC.
To: PAX LABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 047900/0696 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR EXECUTION DATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 043544 FRAME: 0004. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Aug 6, 2018
From: PAX LABS, INC.
To: JUUL LABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 046732/0847 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 14, 2017
From: PAX LABS, INC.
To: JUUL LABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 043544/0004 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2017
From: BOWEN, ADAM; HATTON, NICHOLAS J.
To: PAX LABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042347/0235 →
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