Heating control arrangement for an electronic smoking article and associated system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9423152
APP PUB NO 20140270727A1
SERIAL NO

13837542

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A method is provided for controlling heating of an aerosol precursor arrangement of an electronic smoking article. An average power is directed from a power source to a heating device arranged to heat the aerosol precursor arrangement and a heating time period commensurately initiated. The average power corresponds to a selected power set point associated with the power source. An actual power directed to the heating device is determined as a product of a voltage at, and a current through, the heating device. The actual power is compared to the average power, and the average power is adjusted to direct the actual power toward the selected power set point. The actual power is periodically determined and compared to the average power, and the average power adjusted toward the selected power set point, until expiration of the heating time period. An associated apparatus and computer program product are also provided.

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RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS INC401 NORTH MAIN STREET WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101

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Ampolini, Frederic Philippe Winston-Salem, US 107 6461
Anderson, Keith William Hillsborough, US 9 1095
East, Allen Michael Cary, US 18 2159
Galloway, Michael Ryan Winston-Salem, US 50 2491
Henry,, Jr Raymond C Cary, US 8 1505
Ingham, Scott Wake Forest, US 3 1051
Kimsey, Glen Cary, US 7 1219

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