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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2022
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Geoffrey Brandon Jordan, Midlothian, VA (US);
Barry S. Smith, Richmond, VA (US);
Douglas A. Burton, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Eric Hawes, Midlothian, VA (US);
Sean Sundberg, Richmond, VA (US);
Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic, Richmond, VA (US);
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A charger assembly is configured to charge the electronic vaping device. The charger assembly includes a base including a housing defining a port. The port is configured to receive a tip end of an electronic vaping device. The port includes a magnetic electrical contact centrally positioned at a bottom of the port and a first pin positioned at the bottom of the port. The charger assembly also includes a microprocessor electrically connected to the magnetic electrical contact and the first pin.