The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by transporting carriages between various substations at which parts are added to a base. In another assembly method, the base may be moved between a plurality of robots which direct the base downwardly into contact with components to couple the components therewith. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion.

Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to electronic cigarette temperature compensation.

The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by transporting carriages between various substations at which parts are added to a base. In another assembly method, the base may be moved between a plurality of robots which direct the base downwardly into contact with components to couple the components therewith. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion.

An inhalation device comprising a power supply, a heater that heats an aerosol source, a first temperature sensor that contacts with the heater and detects a temperature of the heater, a second temperature sensor that does not contact with the heater, a LED, and a controller is disclosed. The controller, based on a current value and a voltage value detected from the power supply, makes a determination if a current or voltage amount of the power supply is abnormal. The controller, based on a temperature detected by the second temperature sensor, further makes a determination if temperature of a body of the inhalation device is abnormal. The control unit outputs the determination using the LED in a manner that allows a user of the inhalation device to understand how to attend to the determined abnormality.

An inhalation device comprising a power supply, a heater that heats an aerosol source, a first temperature sensor that contacts with the heater and detects a temperature of the heater, a second temperature sensor that does not contact with the heater, a LED, and a controller is disclosed. The controller, based on a current value and a voltage value detected from the power supply, makes a determination if a current or voltage amount of the power supply is abnormal. The controller, based on a temperature detected by the second temperature sensor, further makes a determination if temperature of a body of the inhalation device is abnormal. The control unit outputs the determination using the LED in a manner that allows a user of the inhalation device to understand how to attend to the determined abnormality.

Provided herein are systems and methods for testing a heat-not-burn tobacco product. A heater carrier may be movable with respect to a tobacco product placement region and configured to heat a first end of a tobacco product located in the tobacco product placement region. A puffing simulator is configured to fluidically couple to a second end of the tobacco product. The puffing simulator is configured to draw air through the tobacco product thereby simulating a puff of the tobacco product. A thermocouple placement right is configured to selectively position one or more thermocouples in or along the tobacco product. A drill is configured to selectively drill one or more holes at positions within the tobacco product. The thermocouple(s) are positioned on or within the tobacco product and generate data corresponding to detected temperatures of the tobacco product as the puffing simulator simulates one or more puffs.

An exemplary smoking topography circuit of an electronic aerosol smoking article, includes at least one sensor configured to measure user interaction with the smoking article, a processor, and memory. The processor is configured to detect a smoking event based an output of the at least one sensor, collect data associated with the smoking event, and arrange the data in a pattern that associates the smoking event to shifts in battery voltage. The memory is configured to store the data pattern in a structured multi-byte format.

The present disclosure relates to a colorimetric aerosol detection device for detecting target compounds in an aerosol generated from an aerosol delivery device. The colorimetric aerosol detection device includes a tubular housing with a first open end (which can be configured to engage a mouthpiece of the aerosol delivery device) and a second open end (which may be configured as a mouthpiece) such that a stream of vapor can pass through the tubular housing in a direction from the first open end to the second open end. A colorimetric indicator material is located inside the tubular housing, and is configured to signal detection of a target compound in the vapor stream by a change in color visible to the user through a transparent or translucent portion of the tubular housing.

A method and an apparatus for the surface quality inspection of the external surface of at least one component for inhalers or vaporizers, in particular a cartomizer for electronic cigarettes, verifies whether there are surface imperfections on the external surface of the components.

A method and an apparatus for the surface quality inspection of the external surface of at least one component for inhalers or vaporizers, in particular a cartomizer for electronic cigarettes, verifies whether there are surface imperfections on the external surface of the components.