Granted Patent B2

US 12,349,736 · App. 18/069,483 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Inventors: Vaclav Borkovec (Hamburg, DE); Thorben Rehders (Hamburg, DE)

Assignee: FONTEM VENTURES B.V.

A24F40/50A24F40/40A24F40/90H05B1/0202H05B1/0244H05B3/0014A24F40/10

Abstract

Claims (19)

1. An electronic smoking device, comprising;

a housing sleeve having curved sleeve sidewalls and a non-round shape, and a capsule attachable to the housing sleeve, the capsule containing a liquid;

an insert fitted into the housing sleeve through a first end or a second end of the housing sleeve, at least a portion of the insert having a flat bottom surface;

the insert having curved insert sidewalls;

the insert forming a battery compartment having an open top;

a battery contained in the battery compartment;

a charging port at the first end of the housing sleeve for charging the battery;

a circuit board on the insert between the charging port and the battery;

the capsule including an atomizer having a heater;

a connector at a connector area at a second end of the insert, opposite from the first end of the housing sleeve, the connector configured to electrically connect the battery to the heater;

a wick for providing the liquid to the heater for atomizing the liquid;

an inhalation hole in a housing cap on the capsule;

at least one LED indicator in a window of the housing sleeve; and

a seal between the housing sleeve and the insert.

2. The electronic smoking device of claim 1 further including a support ring having a flat vertical surface at the second end of the insert.

3. The electronic smoking device of claim 1 wherein all electronic components within the housing sleeve are supported on the insert.

4. The electronic smoking device of claim 3 wherein the insert has a length of at least 75% of the length of the housing sleeve.

5. The electronic smoking device of claim 4 wherein the charging port is on an end plate of the insert.

6. The electronic smoking device of claim 1 wherein the insert irreversibly locks in the housing sleeve when it is fitted into the housing sleeve.

Assignments (3)

Priority Claims (1)

Continuity (4)

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