US 11,744,292 B2
Electronic vapour inhaler including a control arrangement that recognizes an inserted cartridge or capsule
Mark Gill, Watford (GB); Daniel Vanko, Watford (GB); and Lubos Brvenik, Krpelanv (SK)
Assigned to JT INTERNATIONAL SA, Geneva (CH)
Filed by JT International SA, Geneva (CH)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/82,498.
Application 17/082,498 is a continuation of application No. 15/525,172, granted, now 10,856,575, previously published as PCT/GB2015/053305, filed on Nov. 3, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 1420045 (GB), filed on Nov. 11, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0037887 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); H05B 6/06 (2006.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/57 (2020.01) [A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); H05B 6/06 (2013.01); H05B 6/105 (2013.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic vapour inhaler comprising:
a housing including an induction heating arrangement and a control arrangement, wherein
the induction heating arrangement is arranged to inductively heat an induction heatable element of a cartridge or capsule that has an induction heatable element and that retains a flavour-release medium, when such a cartridge or capsule is inserted into the housing, the induction heating arrangement being arranged to heat the flavour-release medium within such a cartridge or capsule, and
the control arrangement is arranged to energize the induction heating arrangement to inductively heat the induction heatable element of the cartridge or capsule and thereby heat the flavour-release medium retained by the cartridge or capsule; and wherein
the control arrangement is further arranged to recognize an inserted cartridge or capsule comprising an induction heatable element having a detectable characteristic and retaining a flavour-release medium, when such a cartridge or capsule is inserted into the housing, by detecting the detectable characteristic of the induction heatable element, and to control operation of the induction heating arrangement based on the detected characteristic of the induction heatable element, to provide a predetermined heating profile.