Described herein is a cartridge for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The cartridge comprises a housing defining a chamber, and a heating device located in the chamber. The heating device is arranged to heat smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The heating device comprises a heating element and smokable material arranged on the heating element. Also disclosed is apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The apparatus comprises an assembly having an interface, and the cartridge, wherein the cartridge is for co-operating with the interface of the assembly.

Described herein is apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The apparatus comprises an electrical power source having positive and negative terminals, a voltage regulator, and a controller for controlling the supply of electrical power to a heating element in use. One of the positive and negative terminals is electrically connected to the controller via the voltage regulator. The other of the positive and negative terminals is electrically connected to the controller by an electrically-conductive path that bypasses the voltage regulator.

An electronic smoking device and a method for sensing an aerosol during a puff action to the electronic smoking device, the electronic smoking device has an aerosol sensing unit (100) containing a light intensity detector (11, 12) to detect light reflected by an aerosol moving though the aerosol sensing unit (100). A flow speed of the aerosol is derived based on the light intensity detected and a pressure condition within the aerosol sensing unit (100) detected by a pressure sensor.

The present invention relates to a personal electronic delivery system and a method for delivering a delivery fluid to a person. The system according to the invention comprises: a housing having a first end with an inlet (12) and a second end with an outlet (38); a fluid path substantially extending between the inlet and the outlet; a buffer (30) for holding a delivery fluid, and connecting means configured to transfer delivery fluid to the fluid path; and a heater (32) that is provided in, at or close to the fluid path configured for heating the delivery fluid such that at least a part of the delivery fluid atomizes and/or vaporizes in the fluid path, and an energy source (18) configured for providing energy to the heater,

An electronic cigarette and method for controlling the smoke amount of electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette comprises a gas sensor (11), an atomizer (12), a voltage output unit (13) and a smoke volume control unit (14). The method for controlling the smoke amount of electronic cigarette comprises: pre-establishing the mathematical model of the relationship of smoking intensity, smoking time and the output voltage or output power; detecting current smoking intensity and smoking time of the electronic cigarette; calculating and/or finding out the corresponding voltage or power from the mathematical model, according to the detected smoking intensity and smoking time; and adjusting the voltage or power output to the atomizer (12) of the electronic cigarette according to the calculated and/or found voltage or power. Thus the smoke amount of the electronic cigarette is close or equal to the amount of the cigarette.

The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette and, more specifically, to an electronic cigarette, comprising: a power supply portion which supplies power to the electronic cigarette; an elevating portion being controllable up and down by the supplied power; a smoke generating portion coupled to the elevating portion to be movable up and down; and a connector portion which connects between the smoke generating portion and the elevating portion.

An upper-assembly electronic cigarette atomizer is provided. The atomizer may include a liquid storage cup having an upper opening, and a head cover component connected with the upper opening in a threaded manner. The liquid storage cup and the head cover component may form a closed space for containing an e-liquid. The head cover component may be configured to be detached from the liquid storage cup as an integral unit. An electronic cigarette containing an upper-assembly electronic cigarette atomizer and a method of assembly are also provided.

This non-combusting flavor inhaler is provided with: an atomization unit that is configured to atomize an aerosol source without entailing combustion; a power source that stores power that is supplied to the atomization unit; and a control unit that is configured to control power supply to the atomization unit using a mode selected from among a plurality of modes. The plurality of modes include a plurality of operation modes for generating an aerosol from the atomization unit, and a restriction mode for restricting driving of the atomization unit, said mode being decided separately from the plurality of operation modes.

A charging device for a non-combustion type flavor inhaler includes a housing having an electric contact with a non-combustion type flavor inhaler including a rechargeable battery; a power reception unit configured to receive electric power in a non-contact state from a power feeding unit included in a power feeding member; and a charging unit configured to supply the electric power received in the power reception unit to the rechargeable battery via the contact.

A method of manufacturing an atomizing unit comprises: a step A of measuring a resistance value of a resistive heating element which atomizes an aerosol source by resistance heat; and a step B of recording the resistance value measured in the step A, an adjusted power supply output determined in accordance with the resistance value as a power supply output to the resistive heating element or identification information associated with the resistance value or the adjusted power supply output in an information source.