FONTEM VENTURES B.V.

A vaporizing device ( 10 ) includes a battery unit ( 12 ) having a battery ( 13 ), an electronic controller ( 20 ), and an induction coil ( 32 ) on or in a core, such as a ferrite split ring ( 34 ) or cup ( 62 ) magnetic core. A cartridge ( 14 ) holding liquid has at least one heater plate ( 46, 74 ) and a liquid conductor ( 48, 76 ). The cartridge ( 14 ) is attachable to the battery unit ( 12 ) with the heater plate ( 46, 74 ) adjacent to the core. The heater plate ( 46,74 ) heats the liquid conductor ( 48, 76 ) to create vapor when high frequency alternating electric current is provided to the induction coil ( 32 ). This offers manufacturing and cost advantages.

It is provided an electronic smoking device ( 10 ) which comprises a liquid reservoir ( 34 ), a battery ( 18 ) and a heating element ( 28 ) adapted to atomize liquid of the liquid reservoir ( 34 ). The heating element ( 28 ) has a modified surface ( 50 ) that comprises a plurality of structures ( 51 ) adapted to provide a capillary force on liquid of the liquid reservoir ( 34 ) when applied onto the heating element ( 28 ).

An electronic vaporizing device has an air flow tube passing through a liquid storage chamber ( 210 ). The air flow tube has a plurality of micro-openings ( 122 ). A thin film heating element ( 121 ) is provided on an inner wall of the air flow tube. A plurality of micro-openings in the thin film heating element ( 121 ) are aligned with the plurality of micro-openings in the airflow tube to provide a flow of liquid from the liquid storage chamber ( 210 ) to the thin film heating element ( 121 ).

A system, a method, a device, and a computer program for detecting, monitoring and logging smoking activity related data. The device can comprise a housing, a power supply located within the housing, an atomizer electrically coupled to the power supply, a liquid solution fluidly coupled to the atomizer, and a data logging device configured to be located within the housing and that can comprise a microcontroller, a memory, and a data interface. The data logging device can be configured to detect, monitor, and log smoking activity data, and a data logging device that can comprise a microcontroller, a memory, and a data interface. The data logging device can be configured to detect, monitor, and log smoking activity data.

One or more features of an electronic cigarette or an electronic cigarette charging case is configured to hold the electronic cigarette in place and inhibit it from rolling and charge the electronic cigarette.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette can include a body portion, the body portion including a body proximal end and a body distal end, wherein the body portion includes an air inlet. The electronic cigarette can include a mouth piece connected to the body proximal end. The electronic cigarette can include an atomizer disposed in the body portion. The electronic cigarette can include a backflow mitigation valve disposed in the electronic cigarette, wherein the backflow mitigation valve is closed in a naturally biased state.

A system, a method, a device, and a computer program for detecting, monitoring and logging smoking activity related data. The device can comprise a housing, a power supply located within the housing, an atomizer electrically coupled to the power supply, a liquid solution fluidly coupled to the atomizer, and a data logging device configured to be located within the housing and that can comprise a microcontroller, a memory, and a data interface. The data logging device can be configured to detect, monitor, and log smoking activity data, and a data logging device that can comprise a microcontroller, a memory, and a data interface. The data logging device can be configured to detect, monitor, and log smoking activity data.

A system and device for collecting and delivering smoker statistics to an external storage device that accurately describe a smoker's smoking habits.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for controlling an operation of an electronic cigarette. The method can include determining a total amount of vaporization energy required to vaporize an amount of liquid stored in a reservoir of an electronic cigarette. The method can include determining a total amount of atomizer power that is delivered to an atomizer associated with the electronic cigarette over a period of time. The method can include determining an amount of liquid remaining in the reservoir of the electronic cigarette, based on a comparison between the total amount of vaporization energy and the total amount of atomizer power delivered to the atomizer over the period of time.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention there is provided an electronic smoking device comprising a flow channel and an atomizer. The flow channel can comprise an incoming airflow opening, an incoming airflow pathway, a sensor assembly, and an outgoing airflow opening. The atomizer can be fluidly coupled to the flow channel. The flow channel can be configured to direct an airflow from the incoming airflow opening, through the incoming airflow pathway, over the sensor assembly, and through the outgoing airflow opening. The electronic smoking device can further be configured to pass the airflow over the atomizer.