Patent ID: 11925207
Assignee: QNOVIA, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device for producing an aerosol for inhalation by a person, comprising:
(a) a cartridge assembly configured to aerosolize a liquid to produce the aerosol for inhalation, the cartridge assembly comprising a memory, a mouthpiece, a liquid reservoir, and a mesh assembly comprising a mesh material and a piezoelectric material; and
(b) a handheld base assembly removably coupled with the cartridge assembly, the handheld base assembly comprising a pressure sensor and circuitry including a processor or microcontroller and firmware executed by the processor or microcontroller for actuating the mesh assembly, the processor or microcontroller being configured to read the memory of the cartridge assembly;
(c) wherein the electronic device is configured to turn on when a button on an exterior of the electronic device is depressed for a predetermined period of time; and
(d) wherein the cartridge assembly and the handheld base assembly collectively define an enclosed interior air passageway in fluid communication with the mesh material and extending between an interior space of the mouthpiece to a diaphragm arranged proximate the pressure sensor within the handheld base assembly, by which diaphragm a change in pressure in the enclosed interior air passageway is detected by the pressure sensor when a breath is drawn from the mouthpiece and the electronic device is turned on to consequently cause aerosolization.