	US 11,953,354 B2
	Sensor apparatus
David B. Kane, Richmond, VA (US); Yezdi B. Pithawalla, Midlothian, VA (US); Srinivasan Janardhan, Glen Allen, VA (US); and Gerd Kobal, Sandy Hook, VA (US)
Assigned to Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/189,346.
Application 18/189,346 is a continuation of application No. 17/329,539, filed on May 25, 2021, granted, now 11,629,981.
Application 17/329,539 is a continuation of application No. 15/858,287, filed on Dec. 29, 2017, granted, now 11,035,704, issued on Jun. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0243679 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24C 5/34 (2006.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/65 (2020.01); A24F 40/80 (2020.01); G01F 1/34 (2006.01); G01F 1/36 (2006.01); G01F 1/42 (2006.01); H05B 3/44 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)

CPC G01F 1/42 (2013.01) [A24C 5/3406 (2013.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24F 40/65 (2020.01); A24F 40/80 (2020.01); G01F 1/34 (2013.01); G01F 1/363 (2013.01); H05B 3/44 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)]

11 Claims

1. A computing device, comprising: a communication interface configured to receive a sensor data stream from a sensor apparatus via a wireless network communication link, the sensor data stream indicating a flow rate of a vapor out of an e-vaping device that is coupled to the sensor apparatus, the sensor data stream generated based on variation in a measured value of a local pressure, measured by a single, individual sensor device of the sensor apparatus at a single location in a conduit of the sensor apparatus over time; a memory storing a program of instructions; and a processor configured to execute the program of instructions to process the sensor data stream to generate topography information associated with at least one of the sensor apparatus and the e-vaping device.