ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,090, issued on May 13, was assigned to Fontem Ventures B.V. (Amsterdam).
"Electronic cigarette power supply portion" was invented by Dennis Rasmussen (Campbell, Calif.) and Christopher Myles (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the instant disclosure relate to electronic cigarettes; more particularly, to electronic cigarettes including a power supply portion. In various embodiments, the eCig power supply portion includes a sub-assembly housing substantially containing a battery, an airflow sensor, and controller circuitry. Aspects of the disclosure are further directed to an eCig power supply portion further in...