US 12,232,223 B2
Electronic vaping device with outlet-end illumination
Christopher S. Tucker, Midlothian, VA (US); Phillip Diana, Richmond, VA (US); Nam Tran, North Chesterfield, VA (US); and Matthew Caparrelli, Richmond, VA (US)
Assigned to Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/352,407.
Application 18/352,407 is a continuation of application No. 17/155,246, filed on Jan. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,706,842.
Application 17/155,246 is a continuation of application No. 15/931,999, filed on May 14, 2020, granted, now 10,932,496, issued on Mar. 2, 2021.
Application 15/931,999 is a continuation of application No. 15/858,425, filed on Dec. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,687,557, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0371130 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/00 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 47/00 (2020.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/46 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); H05B 45/00 (2022.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); H05B 47/16 (2020.01)
CPC H05B 1/0244 (2013.01) [A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 47/00 (2013.01); F21V 33/0004 (2013.01); H05B 3/46 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); H05B 45/00 (2020.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); H05B 47/16 (2020.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An e-vaping device, comprising:
a light source configured to emit light; and
control circuitry configured to control the light source, wherein the controlling includes
activating the light source to emit light through an interior of the e-vaping device based on a determination that air is being drawn through at least a portion of the e-vaping device, such that
at least a portion of the light is channeled along a longitudinal axis of the e-vaping device through a thickness of a first housing of the e-vaping device to an outlet end of the first housing, via internal reflection through the thickness of the first housing between an inner surface of the first housing and an outer surface of the first housing, and
the channeled light is emitted from the outlet end of the first housing.