Heating engine control circuits and non-nicotine electronic vaping devices including the same

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12256785
APP PUB NO 20230248072A1
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18303178

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The heating engine control circuit includes a rail converter circuit and a gate driver circuit. The rail converter circuit is configured to convert a power supply voltage into a power signal based on a vaping enable signal, the vaping enable signal being a pulse width modulated signal. The gate driver circuit includes an integrated gate driver. The integrated gate driver is configured to control application of power to a heater of the non-nicotine electronic vaping device based on the power signal, a first enable signal and a second enable signal.

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ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCRICHMOND VA

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Bache, Terrance Richmond, US 10 29
Gallagher, Niall Cambridge, GB 71 451
Hawes, Eric Glen Allen, US 244 3256
Keen, Jarrett Richmond, US 74 409
Lau, Raymond W Glen Allen, US 119 320
Sundar, Rangaraj S Midlothian, US 105 479

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