Philip Morris Inc.

J Robert Nelson, Jr

Charles T Higgins

Grier S Fleischhauer

Robert L Ripley

Michael L Watkins

D Bruce Losee

Patrick H Hayes

David E Sharpe

Masato Sano

Richard E Jones

T Paul Beane

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.

Power controller and method of operating an electrical smoking system

An ejection system is provided which has a mechanism such as a plunger which is positioned to eject at least a portion of a cigarette from the lighter cavity upon actuation by a smoker. The plunger is also positionable to occlude the lighter opening to protect the lighter cavity from dust, moisture, etc. The plunger is shaped, located and arranged to apply a force on the cigarette end inserted into the lighter. Further, an icon based indicator informs the smoker of the status of a cigarette inserted into the lighter.

Protective and cigarette ejection system for an electrical smoking system

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Easton, CT, United States of America

J Robert Nelson, Jr