U.S. patent application number 12/368185 was filed with the patent office on 2010-08-12 for e-cigarette with vitamin infusion.
Invention is credited to Eli Taieb.
Application Number | 20100200008 12/368185 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 42539352 |
Filed Date | 2010-08-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100200008 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Taieb; Eli |
August 12, 2010 |
E-Cigarette With Vitamin Infusion
Abstract
A smokeless cigarette that provides for the dispensation of
vitamins to the user by way of a vitamin infused cartridge whereby
a liquid mixture of vitamins and/or botanicals are injected into a
liquid supplying bottle within the nicotine cartridge for
inhalation and absorption by the user.
Inventors: |
Taieb; Eli; (Sunrise,
FL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
JACQUELINE TADROS, P.A.
500 CYPRESS CREEK ROAD WEST, SUITE 350
FORT LAUDERDALE
FL
33309
US
|
Family ID: |
42539352 |
Appl. No.: |
12/368185 |
Filed: |
February 9, 2009 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
131/360 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A24F 40/10 20200101;
A24F 40/40 20200101; A24F 40/50 20200101; A24F 47/008 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
131/360 |
International
Class: |
A24B 1/00 20060101
A24B001/00 |
Claims
1. An electronic cigarette comprising: a main elongated cylindrical
body for enclosing said electronic cigarette, said body having an
anterior and distal end; a cartridge, having atomization means, and
a liquid supplying bottle wherein liquid in said liquid supplying
bottle is in contact with said atomization means; a power source
having a smart chip, control panel and a lithium ion rechargeable
battery for transferring heat to said liquid in said liquid
supplying bottle; an IC switch for releasing a signal to activate
and deactivate said power source; and an LED indicator light
positioned at said distal end for simulating the tip of a
traditionally lit cigarette when said power source is
activated.
2. An electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein the body
is comprised of a hard plastic material.
3. An electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said
atomization means include an upper and lower sub chamber.
4. An electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said
anterior end includes a mouthpiece and filter.
5. An electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said
liquid supplying bottle contains a solution of nicotine and
vitamins.
6. An electronic cigarette according to claim 1, wherein said
liquid supplying bottle contains a solution of nicotine and
botanicals.
7. A method of infusing an electronic cigarette with vitamins
comprising the steps of: (a) providing an electronic cigarette
having a main elongated cylindrical body for enclosing said
electronic cigarette and having an anterior and distal end; a
cartridge, having atomization means and a liquid supplying bottle
in contact with said atomization means; a power source having a
smart chip, control panel and a lithium ion rechargeable battery
for transferring heat to said liquid in said liquid supplying
bottle; an IC switch for releasing a signal to activate and
deactivate said power source; and an LED indicator light positioned
at said distal end for simulating the tip of a traditionally lit
cigarette when said power source is activated; and (b) injecting a
solution of liquid vitamins into said liquid supplying bottle.
8. A method of infusing an electronic cigarette with vitamins
comprising the steps of: (a) providing an electronic cigarette
having a main elongated cylindrical body for enclosing said
electronic cigarette and having an anterior and distal end; a
cartridge, having atomization means and a liquid supplying bottle
in contact with said atomization means; a power source having a
smart chip, control panel and a lithium ion rechargeable battery
for transferring heat to said liquid in said liquid supplying
bottle; an IC switch for releasing a signal to activate and
deactivate said power source; and an LED indicator light positioned
at said distal end for simulating the tip of a traditionally lit
cigarette when said power source is activated; and (b) injecting a
solution of liquid botanicals into said liquid supplying bottle.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to electronic cigarettes. More
particularly, an electronic cigarette with a nicotine cartridge
that is infused with vitamins in liquid form for absorption by the
smoker when using the electronic cigarette.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] In an effort to accommodate the prohibition against smoking
indoors in public areas, electronic cigarettes have been provided.
Electronic cigarettes allow a smoker to mimic the ritual of smoking
while indoors in a public area.
[0003] The electronic cigarette is typically a plastic stick that
uses a nicotine filter cartridge to simulate the traditional
smoking experience. Unlike the traditional smoking experience,
however, there is no smoke or tar.
[0004] Nearly all electronic cigarettes have the shape of a regular
cigarette and provide the user with either a mixture of tobacco
aromas, tobacco substitutes, or nicotine/nicotine substitutes as
replacements for an all tobacco cigarette.
[0005] Several patents on electronic cigarettes have emerged to
address the need for smokers to simulate the smoking experience.
Many such patents have centered on controlled nicotine delivery.
For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,393,884 enables a user to inhale
pressurized nicotine or tobacco-like formulations on demand. The
substance and the aerosol propellant such as nitrogen may be placed
in the same or separate compartments, depending on the
application.
[0006] Other patents on smokeless cigarettes add certain compounds
to achieve less irritation and antioxidant benefits. U.S. Pat. No.
6,584,980 discusses a substantially pure stabilized compound having
Vitamin E activity that is added to smokable or smokeless tobacco
or non-tobacco products. For cigarette applications, the Vitamin E
compounds can be inserted into a cigarette filter, holder and/or
paper, either in powdered form or in microencapsulated form.
[0007] The nicotine desire is addressed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,293,883
through the use of an array of small nicotine-containing ampules
located within the mouth filter of the smokeless device. The simple
device outlined under U.S. Pat. No. 5,284,163 also offers a
smoke-free cigarette substitute that includes a tubular sleeve
having a nicotine-containing carrier. However, nicotine is drawn
into the oral cavity of the user through chewing.
[0008] Despite these improvements in electronic cigarettes,
cigarettes and smoking continue to be associated with health risks
and negative health consequences, such as an increase in heart
disease. Smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke both
significantly hasten hardening of the arteries, and the damage may
be permanent, says a study at Wake Forest University. ("Smoking
linked to hardening of the arteries," AP, The Daily Progress,
Charlottesville, Va., Jan. 14, 1998). Smoking damages the arteries
to the heart and brain, thereby increasing the risk of heart attack
and stroke. (British Medical Journal 1996, in Health Gazette
newsletter, February 1997). Smokers are more than 5 times as likely
as nonsmokers to develop abdominal aortic aneurysms. (Reuters March
2004).
[0009] Carbon monoxide is a byproduct of tobacco smoke that has
been found to boost cholesterol, levels of white blood cells and
other risk factors for heart disease. The gas can also impair the
blood's ability to transport oxygen throughout the body, which may
raise the risk of heart attack.
[0010] Thus, it is desirable to have a product that can accommodate
an individual's desire to mimic the practice of smoking a cigarette
which simultaneously complies with the ban on indoor smoking in
public areas and addresses the negative health consequences
associated with nicotine and smoking.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0011] The objects, features and advantages of the present
invention are to provide an electronic cigarette which complies
with the ban on indoor cigar and cigarette smoking and avoids the
negative consequences of nicotine while providing the user with
additional health benefits that can result from the infusion and
absorption of vitamins by a user.
[0012] The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette
that provides for the dispensation of vitamins to the user by way
of a vitamin infused cartridge. Vitamins such as for example,
Vitamin A, C, D, E and/or botanicals such as antioxidant acai,
green tea and grape seed are inserted within the cartridge in
liquid form.
[0013] The electronic cigarette of the present invention includes a
power source, a nicotine infused cartridge, an ultrasonic
atomization chamber and a microchip. The anterior portion of the
electronic cigarette includes an LED light that is activated when
the user initiates the act of smoking and "puffs on" the electronic
cigarette as one would with a traditional tobacco cigarette. The
atomization chamber generates vapor when heated. The vapor
simulates the smoke that is released in traditional smoking. Thus,
the electronic cigarette of the present invention replicates the
desirable elements of traditional cigarette smoking, such as, the
lit cigarette tip, vapor and nicotine of traditional smoking while
avoiding the unpleasant effect of second hand smoke and also
imparting the beneficial health benefits of vitamin absorption.
[0014] In a preferred embodiment a liquid mixture of vitamins or
botanicals is injected into a nicotine cartridge. The liquid
mixture is absorbed on the cigarette fillers such as wool yarn and
cotton rolls, and absorption of the mixture by the user is achieved
via inhalation of the mixture.
[0015] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more
important features of the invention in order that the detailed
description thereof may be better understood and in order that the
present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.
[0016] These as well as additional advantages of the present
invention will become apparent of the following detailed
description of the present invention when read in light of the
several figures.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the electronic
cigarette.
[0018] FIG. 2 is a sectional plan view of an embodiment of the
electronic cigarette according to the present invention.
[0019] FIG. 3 is a sectional plan view of an alternative embodiment
of the electronic cigarette according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0020] The present invention is described with references to the
enclosed Figures wherein the same numbers are utilized where
applicable.
[0021] Referring now to FIG. 2, the electronic cigarette 10 of the
present invention includes a main body 20, a cartridge 30, and a
power source 40.
[0022] The main body 20 includes a housing 21 which encloses the
electronic cigarette 10. The outer appearance of the housing 21
resembles that of a traditional cigarette. The housing 21 is
generally elongated and cylindrical and is preferably composed of a
hard plastic material. The housing further includes an anterior end
22 and a distal end 23. The anterior end 22 of the housing 21 is
proximate to a user's mouth. The distal end 23 of the housing 21 is
furthest from the user's mouth and includes an LED indicator light
24 that simulates the tip of a traditionally lit cigarette when
activated.
[0023] The cartridge 30 includes a absorbent sponge 27, atomization
means 50 and a liquid supplying bottle 60. The liquid supplying
bottle 60 contains a solution of nicotine and vitamins in contact
with the atomization means 50. The solution may also further
include water and tobacco flavoring.
[0024] The anterior end 22 of the housing includes a mouthpiece 25
and filter 26. When a smoker initiates the act of smoking, the
mouthpiece 24 is under negative pressure and the air pressure thus
generated, releases an actuating signal to an IC switch 42 to
activate the power source 40. The power source 40 further includes
a smart chip (not shown), control panel (not shown) and a lithium
ion rechargeable battery 44.
[0025] The activated power source 40 transfers heat to the liquid
in the liquid supplying bottle 60. Vapor is generated when the
heated liquid makes contact with the atomization means 50.
[0026] In an alternative embodiment, separation means 70 divide the
atomization means 50 in two upper and lower sub chambers 51, 52 for
generating additional vapor in order to further replicate the
traditional smoking experience.
[0027] The IC switch 42 is programmed to release a deactivating
signal to the power source 40 to disengage the battery 44 when a
smoker inhales too much, thereby limiting the amount of nicotine
that the smoker can inhale at any given time. When the nicotine
level reaches an acceptable level, the LED indicator light 24
notifies the smoker to start smoking again.
[0028] These as well as additional advantages of the present
invention will become readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in
the art without deviating from the spirit and scope thereof.
Accordingly, while there has been shown and described the preferred
embodiment of the instant invention, it is to be appreciated that
the invention maybe embodied otherwise than is herein specifically
shown and described without departing from the underlying ideas or
principles of this invention as set forth in the Claims appended
herewith.
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