Granted Patent B2

US 12,642,307 · App. 18/906,995 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Inventors: Emmett Cole Reiner (Boulder, CO); Jackson Wootton (Pacific Palisades, CA); Lukas Sorensen (Santa Monica, CA)

Assignee: UAVA LLC

A24F40/65A24F40/40A24F40/53A24F40/60G08C17/02

Abstract

Claims (71)

1 . A vaporizer power assembly, comprising:

a cartridge interface;

a battery;

a radio frequency communication interface;

an output;

an input;

a microcontroller configured to:

selectively transmit power from the battery through the cartridge interface in accordance with one or more signals from the input,

prevent power transmission through the cartridge interface in absence of an authorized user condition that includes user credentials, and

cause the output of the vaporizer power assembly to emit a presence indication in response to receiving, via the radio frequency communication interface, a presence indication request to track or locate the vaporizer power assembly,

in response to receipt of the presence indication request, interrupt or prevent one or both of power or heat transmission to the cartridge interface; and

a case at least partially housing the cartridge interface, the battery, the radio frequency communication interface, the output, the input and the microcontroller.

2 . The vaporizer power assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the microcontroller is further configured to cause the output to emit the presence indication as audio, light, vibration or a combination of these.

3 . The vaporizer power assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the microcontroller is further configured to emit a pairing advertisement from the radio frequency communication interface in response to one or more signals from the input.

4 . The vaporizer power assembly as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the input is a button and the one or more signals further comprises seven presses of the button within 3 seconds.

5 . The vaporizer power assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein:

the cartridge interface has a first end of a first size and a second end of a second size and a central region intermediate the first and second ends; and

the case has a second end partially surrounding the central region and having a size smaller than the first end first size and the second end second size.

6 . The vaporizer power assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the input is a button and the microcontroller is configured to:

interpret a held press of the button as a first of the one or more signals

interpret a first number of presses of the button within a first duration as a second of the one or more signals

interpret a second number of presses of the button within a second duration as a third of the one or more signals

interpret a third number of presses of the button within a third duration as a fourth of the one or more signals.

7 . The vaporizer power assembly as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising, at least partially housed by the case, a positioning magnet configured for attraction to an external object that enables mounting of the vaporizer power assembly to a metallic surface of the external object at a desired orientation.

8 . The vaporizer power assembly as set forth in claim 1 , the microcontroller being configured to:

transmit a custody confirmed indication with the radio frequency communication interface; and

cause the output to cease emission of the presence indication after the custody confirmed indication.

9 . A vaporizer power assembly presence indication system comprising:

a cartridge interface;

a battery;

a radio frequency communication interface;

an output;

an input;

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable code for power assembly presence indication, wherein the code, when executed, is configured to cause a processor to send a presence indication request to the radio frequency communication interface; and

a microcontroller configured to:

cause the output to emit the presence indication in response to receiving the presence indication request to track or locate the vaporizer power assembly with the radio frequency communication interface;

in response to receipt of the presence indication request, interrupt or prevent one or both of power or heat transmission to the cartridge interface;

transmit a custody confirmed indication with the radio frequency communication interface; and

cause the output to cease emission of the presence indication after the custody confirmed indication.

10 . The vaporizer power assembly presence indication system as set forth in claim 9 , wherein the microcontroller is further configured to send a pairing advertisement from the radio frequency communication interface in response to one or more signals from the input.

11 . The vaporizer power assembly presence indication system as set forth in claim 9 , wherein the input is a button and the microcontroller is further configured to:

interpret a held press of the button as a first of one or more signals;

interpret a first number of presses of the button within a first duration as a second of the one or more signals;

interpret a second number of presses of the button within a second duration as a third of the one or more signals;

interpret a third number of presses of the button within a third duration as a fourth of the one or more signals.

12 . The vaporizer power assembly presence indication system as set forth in claim 9 , the microcontroller being further configured to prevent interrupt or prevent one or both of power or heat transmission to the cartridge interface in response to receipt of the presence indication request.

13 . A method for indicating presence of a vaporizing device, comprising:

with a radio frequency communication interface of the vaporizing device, receiving a presence indication request;

with a microcontroller of the vaporizing device, sending a presence indication command; and

in response to the presence indication command, emitting a presence indication from an output of the vaporizing device;

supplying power from a battery operatively coupled with the vaporizing device through a cartridge interface of the vaporizing device in response to one or more signals from an input to the microcontroller;

preventing power transmission from the battery in absence of an authorized user condition,

emitting a presence indication in response to receiving a presence indication request to track or locate the vaporizing device with the radio frequency communication interface; and

preventing power to the cartridge interface in response to the presence indication request.

14 . The method as set forth in claim 13 , further comprising emitting a pairing advertisement from the radio frequency communication interface in response to one or more signals from an input to the microcontroller.

15 . The method as set forth in claim 13 , further comprising activating a pairing advertising mode when a button is depressed seven times within 3 seconds.

16 . A vaporizer power assembly, comprising:

a cartridge interface;

a battery;

a radio frequency communication interface;

an output;

an input button;

a microcontroller configured to prevent power transmission from the battery to the cartridge interface when the input button is depressed in the absence of an authorized user condition;

the microcontroller further configured to prevent the power transmission from the battery through the cartridge interface when the vaporizer power assembly is caused to emit a presence indication in response to receiving a presence indication request to track or locate the vaporizer power assembly with the radio frequency communication interface; and

a case at least partially housing the cartridge interface, the battery, the radio frequency communication interface, the output, the input and the microcontroller.

17 . The vaporizer power assembly as set forth in claim 16 , wherein the microcontroller is further configured to prevent power transmission from the battery through the cartridge interface when the input button is depressed in the presence of an unauthorized user condition.

18 . The vaporizer power assembly as set forth in claim 16 , wherein the microcontroller is configured to transmit power from the battery through the cartridge interface when the input button is depressed in the presence of an authorized user condition.

19 . The vaporizer power assembly as set forth in claim 16 , the microcontroller being configured to

transmit a custody confirmed indication with the radio frequency communication interface; and

cause the output to cease emission of the presence indication after the custody confirmed indication.

20 . The vaporizer power assembly as set forth in claim 16 , further comprising a positioning magnet that enables mounting of the vaporizer power assembly to a metallic surface at a desired orientation.

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