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Patent No.:

US 12310408 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 25, 2020

Apparatus with a circuit for controlling the power mode of an aerosol generating device

Applicant:

Nicoventures Trading Limited, London, GB;

Inventors:

Martin Horrod, Cambridge, GB;

Victor Clavez Lopez, Cambridge, GB;

Assignee:

NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London, GB;

Attorney:

BURR & FORMAN LLP

Primary Examiner:

Justin M Kratt

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); H02M 7/48 (2007.01); H05B 6/06 (2006.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); H02M 7/53 (2006.01); H02M 7/537 (2006.01); H02M 7/5387 (2007.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 6/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); H02M 7/4815 (2021.05); H05B 6/06 (2013.01); H05B 6/105 (2013.01); H05B 6/108 (2013.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01); H02M 7/53 (2013.01); H02M 7/537 (2013.01); H02M 7/5387 (2013.01); H02M 7/53871 (2013.01); H05B 1/0227 (2013.01); H05B 1/0244 (2013.01); H05B 6/02 (2013.01); H05B 6/10 (2013.01); Y02E 60/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus and method of application are described, which include a first switching arrangement configured to generate an alternating current from a power source. The alternating current flows through an inductive element of a resonant circuit for inductively heating a susceptor arrangement and heats an aerosol generating material of an aerosol generating device to generate an aerosol in a heating mode of operation. A driver circuit generates a control signal for controlling the first switching arrangement and a power mode switching arrangement is configured to disconnect at least a part of the driver circuit from the power source in a power saving mode of operation.

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