Power controller and method of operating an electrical smoking system

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6040560
SERIAL NO

08951255

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A novel controller in an electrical smoking system and method, wherein the method includes the steps of: establishing a preferred thermal pathway to be executed with each heater activation responsively to a puff on an electrically heated cigarette; configuring a power cycle in accordance with the desired thermal pathway; dividing the power cycle into at least first and second phases each having a respective, predetermined time period and total energy input for each phase; and adjusting a respective duty cycle (or other power-adjusting factor) in each phase of the power cycle responsively to a voltage reading of the power source such that the established, respective total energy input of each phase is achieved during the time period of each power cycle.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS INC3601 COMMERCE ROAD RICHMOND VIRGINIA 23234 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GLENN CHARLES E B120 PARK AVENUE PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED NEW YORK NY 10017

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fleischhauer, Grier S Midlothian, VA 28 8131
Higgins, Charles T Richmond, VA 36 7886
Losee, D Bruce Richmond, VA 6 1730
Nelson, Jr J Robert Easton, CT 2 968
Ripley, Robert L Midlothian, VA 20 5943
Sano, Masato Sumoto, JP 22 1278
Sharpe, David E Chesterfield, VA 11 3154
Watkins, Michael L Chester, VA 24 8103

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation