Method for measuring smoking topography

Details Method for measuring smoking topography Method for measuring smoking topography

2007-01-16

2007-01-16

Nghiem, Michael (Department: 2863)

Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing

Measurement system in a specific environment

Mechanical measurement system

Reexamination Certificate

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10214330

ABSTRACT:
A method for measuring topographical information to provide smoking topographical information including providing a portable smoking topography measurement unit having a smoking material holder; inserting a smoking material into the smoking material holder of the portable smoking topography measurement unit; detecting each puff of the smoking material; measuring flow rate of smoking from a smoking material into a subject during each puff; computing puff information; eliminating false puffs from the puff information; computing smoking material information; and storing puff information and smoking material information in a memory. The puff information and smoking material information is transferred from the memory of the portable smoking topography measurement unit to a workstation, and the puff information and smoking material information is displayed on a display unit.

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