Patent ID: 8499766
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
1. An electronic cigarette apparatus for generating an aerosol of a fluid in response to air being drawn therethrough, comprising: a housing having; a tip with a translucent portion, a mouthpiece with an aerosol outlet opening formed therethrough, and an electric power supply disposed therein; a fluid reservoir, for containing the fluid; an atomizer assembly coupled to receive the fluid from said fluid reservoir, and operable to selectively generate an aerosol of the fluid; a draw pressure sensor pneumatically coupled to generate a draw signal in response to detection of a pressure change induced while air is drawn out of said aerosol outlet; a draw control circuit operable to activate said atomizer assembly in response to said draw signal, thereby selectively outputting said aerosol to said aerosol output, and further operable to output a lamp signal in response to said draw signal; a lamp circuit having an actuator, a first color lamp and a second color lamp, both aligned to illuminate said tip, and operable to selectively, and alternatively in response to subsequent actuations of said actuator, select between illuminating said first color lamp and said second color lamp in response to said lamp signal, and a secondary function circuit operable to output a secondary signal to said lamp circuit, and wherein said lamp circuit is operable to illuminate said first color lamp or said second color lamp in response to said secondary signal.