Apparatus and method for component lifetime monitoring in a network-enabled smoking substitute device

    公开(公告)号:US11178913B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-23

    申请号:US17002247

    申请日:2020-08-25

    申请人: Nerudia LTD

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a technique that enables the status of components in a smoking substitute device to be monitored through a portable communication terminal (e.g. mobile phone). The smoking substitute device is configured to communicate wirelessly with the portable communication terminal, e.g. via a wireless personal area network, to transmit component status information. The status information is processed either locally or in the cloud to provide feedback or other notifications to a user of the device or to other parties. The component status information is used to calculate a predicted remaining component lifetime. The feedback can enable pre-emptive action to be taken, e.g. before a component of the device fails or reaches the end of its usable life.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPONENT LIFETIME MONITORING IN A NETWORK-ENABLED SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210044690A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US17002247

    申请日:2020-08-25

    申请人: Nerudia LTD

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a technique that enables the status of components in a smoking substitute device to be monitored through a portable communication terminal (e.g. mobile phone). The smoking substitute device is configured to communicate wirelessly with the portable communication terminal, e.g. via a wireless personal area network, to transmit component status information. The status information is processed either locally or in the cloud to provide feedback or other notifications to a user of the device or to other parties. The component status information is used to calculate a predicted remaining component lifetime. The feedback can enable pre-emptive action to be taken, e.g. before a component of the device fails or reaches the end of its usable life.

    Dispenser
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11224706B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-18

    申请号:US15354177

    申请日:2016-11-17

    申请人: NERUDIA LTD.

    摘要: The present invention relates to a dispenser for dispensing a liquid, comprising: a reservoir for storing a liquid to be dispensed; a manually operative pump arrangement disposed at a first end region of the reservoir; a conduit extending from the pump arrangement to a second end region of the reservoir distal the first end region, the conduit configured for communicating reservoir contents from the second end region to the pump arrangement; a dispense conduit extending from the pump arrangement and comprising a dispense aperture at an end region thereof, the dispense aperture in liquid communication with the pump arrangement; and an open ended tube extending in a direction away from the pump arrangement and configured to surround the dispense conduit, wherein the open ended tube extends to a position such that the open end thereof is at least coterminous with an dispense aperture end of the dispense conduit and actuation of the pump arrangement causes transfer of reservoir contents from the reservoir to the dispense aperture end of the dispense conduit.

    SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20210068468A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:US17002062

    申请日:2020-08-25

    申请人: Nerudia LTD

    摘要: A system for managing a smoking substitute device, the system including: a smoking substitute device, including a main body and a consumable configured to be physically coupled to the main body; wherein the consumable is associated with validity state information from which it can be determined whether the consumable is valid for use with the main body; wherein the system is configured to determine from the validity state information whether the consumable is valid for use with the main body and, if the system determines from the validity state information that the consumable is not valid for use with the main body, inhibit use of the consumable with the main body. An associated method is also disclosed.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BATTERY STATUS MONITORING IN A NETWORK-ENABLED SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210037893A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US17001798

    申请日:2020-08-25

    申请人: Nerudia LTD

    IPC分类号: A24F40/65 A24F40/90 A24F40/53

    摘要: The disclosure relates to a technique that enables a status of a battery in a smoking substitute device to be monitored through a portable communication terminal (e.g. mobile phone). The smoking substitute device is configured to communicate wirelessly with the portable communication terminal, e.g. via a wireless personal area network, to transmit status information concerning the battery. The status information is processed either locally or in the cloud to provide feedback or other notifications to a user of the device. Usage data may also be transmitted, whereby the battery status can be expressed in terms of a predicted remaining usage, e.g. predicted number of remaining activation events.

    DISPENSER
    6.
    发明申请
    DISPENSER 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180346175A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15535877

    申请日:2015-12-14

    申请人: NERUDIA LTD.

    摘要: A dispenser for dispensing a liquid is disclosed. The dispenser comprises an outlet for dispensing a liquid, a reservoir for liquid, and a closure configured to engage with the dispenser and movable between a closed position in which the outlet is enclosed and an open position in which the outlet is not enclosed. The dispenser further comprises an arrangement for controlling liquid communication between the reservoir and the outlet, the arrangement and reservoir movable with respect to each other between a first configuration in which the reservoir is not in liquid communication with the outlet and a second configuration in which the reservoir is in liquid communication with the outlet. By requiring a second movement after removal of the closure accidental access or dispensing of the contents may be avoided or reduced.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCATION MONITORING OF A NETWORK-ENABLED SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210068467A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:US17001861

    申请日:2020-08-25

    申请人: Nerudia LTD

    IPC分类号: A24F40/65 A24F40/53 A24F40/60

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a technique that utilizes the ability of a smoking substitute device to wirelessly connect via a wireless personal area network to a portable communication terminal (e.g. mobile phone) to provide a user with location-related information about the smoking substitute device. The technique may be used to issue a notification upon detection a dropped connection, e.g. to prevent loss or theft of the smoking substitute device. The technique may use other information from the smoking substitute device and/or portable communication terminal to judge whether or not a dropped connection is notifiable. For example, notifications may be suppressed based on any of a duration of the loss of the wireless connection, a presence of a wireless connection between the portable communication terminal and another smoking substitute device, a current location of the portable communication terminal, and historical smoking substitute device usage data.

    SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICE
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210045454A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-18

    申请号:US17002185

    申请日:2020-08-25

    申请人: Nerudia LTD

    摘要: A computer implemented method, a smoking substitute device, a mobile device, and a remote server all for updating firmware of a smoking substitute device. The computer implemented method having the steps of: logging one or more errors encountered by the smoking substitute device; transmitting the one or more errors to a second device; selecting, based on the one or more errors encountered by the smoking substitute device, an updated firmware for use by a processor in the smoking substitute device; transmitting, from the second device to the smoking substitute device, the updated firmware; and updating the firmware of the smoking substitute device with the updated firmware received from the second device.

    METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20210037894A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US17000940

    申请日:2020-08-24

    申请人: Nerudia LTD

    IPC分类号: A24F40/70 B29C45/14

    摘要: A method of forming a consumable for use in a smoking substitute device, the method including: providing a machine readable component which stores information associated with the consumable; overmoulding the machine readable component with an overmoulding material to coat at least part of the machine readable component with the overmoulding material; and including the overmoulded machine readable component in the consumable. Associated devices and systems are also disclosed.