HEATING ENGINE CONTROL CIRCUITS AND NON-NICOTINE ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME

Abstract: the heating engine control circuit includes a rail converter circuit and a gate driver circuit. the rail converter circuit is configured to convert a power supply voltage into a power signal based on a vaping enable signal, the vaping enable signal being a pulse width modulated signal. the gate driver circuit includes an integrated gate driver. the integrated gate driver is configured to control application of power to a heater of the non-nicotine electronic vaping device based on the power signal, a first enable signal and a second enable signal.

Inventor(s): Niall GALLAGHER, Terrance BACHE, Rangaraj S. SUNDAR, Jarrett KEEN, Raymond W. LAU, Eric HAWES

CPC Classification: A24F40/57 (SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes ))

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