Granted Patent
B2
US 12,672,678 · App. 17/446,010 · Granted Jul 7, 2026
Electronic inhalation device with suspension function
Assignee:
NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
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Abstract
An electronic inhalation device comprising a power cell and a computer. The computer comprises a computer processor, a memory and an input-output means. The computer is configured in use to enter a menu mode when a user activates the menu mode. The device may include use data relating to a user's use of the device. The use data may be stored in the computer memory. In the menu mode, a selected menu option may clear the use data from the computer memory and/or a selected menu option may activate the transmission of the use data.
Claims (22)
1 . An electronic inhalation device comprising a power cell and a computer, where the computer comprises a computer processor, a memory and an input-output means; wherein the computer is configured in use to enter a menu mode when a user activates the menu mode,
wherein the device further comprises use data relating to a user's use of the device for its primary function to allow the user to inhale substances using the inhalation device, and the use data are stored in the computer memory,
wherein in the menu mode, a selected menu option clears the use data from the computer memory,
wherein in the menu mode, a selected menu option enables the user settings of the device be reset to factory settings, and
wherein the user blows or sucks two or more times in rapid succession to activate the menu mode thereafter the user is notified by a sound.
2 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic inhalation device is an electronic cigarette.
3 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 1 , wherein the computer is a microprocessor.
4 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 1 , wherein the menu mode enables the user to select a menu option from two or more menu options.
5 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 1 , wherein the menu mode enables the user to alter an operational parameter of the device.
6 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 1 , wherein the computer comprises a normal mode that allows a user to use the device for its primary function and inhale using the inhalation device.
7 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 1 , wherein the menu mode is activated by the user interacting with the device.
8 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 1 , wherein a menu option is selected by the user interacting with the device.
9 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 1 , wherein in the menu mode, a selected menu option enables the device to be reset.
10 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises an audio signaling means.
11 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 10 , wherein in the menu mode, data relating to a user's use of the device are transmitted using the audio signaling means.
12 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 11 , wherein the audio signaling means is configured to transmit the data relating to the user's use of the device using modulated sound.
13 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 11 , wherein the device is configured to notify the user by a sound signal when the device enters the menu mode.
14 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 11 , wherein the device is configured to notify the user by a sound signal when the device leaves the menu mode.
15 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 11 , wherein the device is configured to notify the user by a sound signal as the user navigates through menu options.
16 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 11 , wherein the device is configured to notify the user by a sound signal when a menu option is selected.
17 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to leave the menu mode after a predetermined time of inactivity of the device.
18 . The electronic inhalation device of claim 1 , wherein in the menu mode, a selected menu option causes the device to leave the menu mode.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: LORD, CHRISTOPHER
To: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
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Priority Claims (1)
GB 1218817
· Oct 19, 2012
· national
Continuity (3)
Division
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