U.S. patent application number 15/857333 was filed with the patent office on 2018-05-03 for vaporizer.
The applicant listed for this patent is HAZE INDUSTRIES, INC.. Invention is credited to David BUENGER, Taylan SAYDAR, Brian VANHIEL, Baker WHISNANT.
Application Number | 20180116294 15/857333 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 52447527 |
Filed Date | 2018-05-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180116294 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
SAYDAR; Taylan ; et
al. |
May 3, 2018 |
VAPORIZER
Abstract
Vaporizers are provided. A representative vaporizer includes a
power source; a heating element that is electrically coupled to the
power source; multiple chambers that are coupled to the heating
element and are configured to vaporize a substance that is placed
within the multiple chambers; an inner tube that is coupled to the
multiple chambers and is configured to allow the vaporized
substance to exit therefrom; and a housing that houses the power
source, heating element, inner tube, and multiple chambers.
Inventors: |
SAYDAR; Taylan; (Alpharetta,
GA) ; VANHIEL; Brian; (Smyrna, GA) ; BUENGER;
David; (Roswell, GA) ; WHISNANT; Baker; (Coral
Springs, FL) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
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Type |
HAZE INDUSTRIES, INC. |
Alpharetta |
GA |
US |
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Family ID: |
52447527 |
Appl. No.: |
15/857333 |
Filed: |
December 28, 2017 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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14296393 |
Jun 4, 2014 |
9854843 |
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15857333 |
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61863872 |
Aug 8, 2013 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61M 11/042 20140204;
A24F 47/008 20130101; B02C 18/186 20130101; B02C 19/0056 20130101;
A61M 2202/066 20130101; A61M 15/00 20130101; A61M 11/045 20140204;
B02C 18/12 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A24F 47/00 20060101
A24F047/00; A61M 11/04 20060101 A61M011/04; B02C 18/12 20060101
B02C018/12; B02C 18/18 20060101 B02C018/18; B02C 19/00 20060101
B02C019/00; A61M 15/00 20060101 A61M015/00 |
Claims
1. A vaporizer comprising: a power source; a heating element that
is electrically coupled to the power source; multiple chambers that
are coupled to the heating element and are configured to vaporize a
substance that is placed within the multiple chambers; an inner
tube that is coupled to the multiple chambers and is configured to
allow the vaporized substance to exit therefrom; and a housing that
houses the power source, heating element, inner tube, and multiple
chambers.
2. The vaporizer as defined in claim 1, further comprising a
chamber container that contains the multiple chambers and includes
extending bars that align corresponding holes at the inner tube,
wherein each extending bar has a borehole that creates an air path
from the multiple chambers to the inner tube.
3. The vaporizer as defined in claim 2, wherein the chamber
container isolates each chamber from another such that the
vaporized substance from one chamber does not enter into another
chamber.
4. The vaporizer as defined in claim 2, further comprising a lever
structure that rotates the inner tube to align and misalign the
corresponding holes at the inner tube with the extending bars of
the chamber container.
5. The vaporizer as defined in claim 4, further comprising a switch
that connects the power source to the heating element, wherein the
lever structure turns the switch to a left direction and a right
direction, which in turn connects the power source to the heating
element corresponding to one of the multiple chambers.
6. The vaporizer as defined in claim 1, further comprising a push
button that connects the power source to a chip assembly.
7. The vaporizer as defined in claim 6, wherein the chip assembly
is designed to power on and adjust the temperature of the heating
element responsive to the number of times the push button is
pushed.
8. The vaporizer as defined in claim 1, further comprising a mouth
piece that extends from the inner tube.
9. The vaporizer as defined in claim 9, wherein the lever structure
covers mouth piece in an off position and uncovers the mouth piece
in an on position.
10. The vaporizer as defined in claim 1, further comprising an
outer tube that contains the inner tube, forming an incoming air
path between the outer tube and inner tube.
11. The vaporizer as defined in claim 10, wherein the inner tube
conducts heat from the vaporized substance and transfers the heat
to an incoming air in the incoming air path.
12. A vaporizer comprising: a power source; a heating element that
is electrically coupled to the power source; at least one chamber
that is coupled to the heating element and is configured to
vaporize a substance that is placed within the at least one
chamber; an inner tube that is coupled to the at least one chambers
and is configured to allow the vaporized substance to exit
therefrom; an outer tube that contains the inner tube, forming an
incoming air path between the outer tube and inner tube; and a
housing that houses the power source, heating element, inner tube,
outer tube, and at least one chambers, wherein the inner tube
conducts heat from the vaporized substance and transfers the heat
to an incoming air in the incoming air path.
13. The vaporizer as defined in claim 12, further comprising a
chamber container that contains the multiple chambers and includes
extending bars that align corresponding holes at the inner tube,
wherein each extending bar has a borehole that creates an air path
from the multiple chambers to the inner tube.
14. The vaporizer as defined in claim 13, wherein the chamber
container isolates each chamber from another such that the
vaporized substance from one chamber does not enter into another
chamber.
15. The vaporizer as defined in claim 13, further comprising a
lever structure that rotates the inner tube to align and misalign
the corresponding holes at the inner tube with the extending bars
of the chamber container.
16. The vaporizer as defined in claim 12, further comprising a push
button that connects the power source to a chip assembly.
17. The vaporizer as defined in claim 16, wherein the chip assembly
is designed to power on and adjust the temperature of the heating
element responsive to the number of times the push button is
pushed.
18. The vaporizer as defined in claim 12, further comprising a
mouth piece that extends from the inner tube.
19. The vaporizer as defined in claim 18, wherein the lever
structure covers mouth piece in an off position and uncovers the
mouth piece in an on position.
20. A vaporizer comprising: a power source; a heating element that
is electrically coupled to the power source; multiple chambers that
are coupled to the heating element and are configured to vaporize a
substance that is placed within the multiple chambers; an inner
tube that is coupled to the multiple chambers and is configured to
allow the vaporized substance to exit therefrom; an outer tube that
contains the inner tube, forming an incoming air path between the
outer tube and inner tube; and a housing that houses the power
source, heating element, inner tube, outer tube, and multiple
chambers, wherein the inner tube conducts heat from the vaporized
substance and transfers the heat to an incoming air in the incoming
air path.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 14/296,393 filed Jun. 4, 2014, entitled
"VAPORIZER", which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional
application entitled, "VAPORIZER." having Ser. No. 61/863,872,
filed on Aug. 8, 2013, all of which are entirely incorporated
herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure is generally related to vaporizer
and, more particularly, is related to systems and methods for
vaporizing substance in multiple chambers.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Vaporizers are becoming more popular for various reasons.
One reason is that vaporizers produce less carcinogens than regular
cigarettes. This is especially beneficial patients who use cannabis
for medical reasons.
[0004] Desirable in the art is an improved vaporizer that would
improve upon the conventional vaporizer.
SUMMARY
[0005] Vaporizers are provided. A representative vaporizer includes
a power source; a heating element that is electrically coupled to
the power source; multiple chambers that are coupled to the heating
element and are configured to vaporize a substance that is placed
within the multiple chambers; an inner tube that is coupled to the
multiple chambers and is configured to allow the vaporized
substance to exit therefrom; and a housing that houses the power
source, heating element, inner tube, and multiple chambers.
[0006] Other systems, devices, methods, features of the invention
will be or will become apparent to one skilled in the art upon
examination of the following figures and detailed description. It
is intended that all such systems, devices, methods, features be
included within the scope of the invention, and be protected by the
accompanying claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0007] Many aspects of the disclosure can be better understood with
reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings
are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon
clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure.
Moreover, in the drawings, the reference numerals designate
corresponding parts throughout the several views. While several
embodiments are described in connection with these drawings, there
is no intent to limit the disclosure to the embodiment or
embodiments disclosed herein. On the contrary, the intent is to
cover all alternatives, modifications, and equivalents.
[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vaporizer in accordance
with an embodiment of the invention:
[0009] FIG. 2 is an exploded pre-assembly view of a vaporizer in
accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
[0010] FIG. 3 is a diagram that shows the alignment and
misalignment of extending bars and the corresponding holes in
accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
[0011] FIG. 4 is a diagram that shows the alignment and
misalignment of extending bars and the corresponding holes in
accordance with an embodiment of the invention; FIG. 5 is a diagram
that illustrates a cross-sectional view of a vaporizer that directs
air movement inside the vaporizer where outgoing air preheats
ingoing air in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
[0012] FIG. 6 is a diagram that illustrates a cross-sectional view
of a vaporizer that shows air movement inside the vaporizer where
outgoing air preheats ingoing air in accordance with an embodiment
of the invention; and
[0013] FIG. 7 is a diagram that illustrates a cross-sectional view
of a vaporizer that shows heat transfer inside the vaporizer in
accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0014] Exemplary vaporizers are first discussed with reference to
the figures. Although these vaporizers are described in detail,
they are provided for purposes of illustration only and various
modifications are feasible.
[0015] A new, novel and useful vaporizer 100 that is disclosed
herein can be a compact unit that slightly bigger than a business
card. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the vaporizer 100 in
accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The vaporizer 100
includes at least one internal chamber 105. In this example, the
vaporizer 100 includes two internal chambers 105 that can optimize
vaporization, lessen heat up time inside the chambers and provide
the user with two chambers to draw from at different times. The
chambers 100 can be made of a thermal conductive material, such as
stainless steel, and can be shaped as bowls, which are cylindrical,
but can be designed to have any geographical shapes as long as the
chambers 100 can contain the herbs for vaporization. The vaporizer
100 further includes controls 110 that rotate at least one internal
structure 220 (FIG. 2) that aligns/misaligns air pathways while
actuating electronic switches 115, 120. The two chambers 105 can be
designed to be contacting with the heating elements (aka
"conduction method") to heat, for example, Cannabis oil and wax,
and/or to not contact with the heating element (aka "convection
method") to heat, for example, herbs. The vaporizers can be
designed to have two chambers 105, both using conduction method,
both using convection method, or one using conduction method and
the other using convection method.
[0016] FIG. 2 is an exploded pre-assembly view of the vaporizer 100
in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. In this figure,
the rotatable internal structure 220 is referred to as a "heatsink
structure" that is an elongated tubular structure. The rotatable
internal structure 220 is mechanically coupled at the top end of
the structure 220 to a heatsink structure upper seal 215 and a
heatsink structure linkage 210. At the bottom end of the structure
220, the rotatable internal structure 220 is mechanically coupled
to a heatsink structure lower seal 225, which rest on a base cover
235 of the vaporizer 100. The internal herbal chambers 100 is
placed within a chamber container 230, 240, 245 that stores and
positions the internal herb chambers 100 vertically along the side
of the rotatable internal structure 220.
[0017] The lever structure 265 includes a cylindrical base 280 that
couples to the rotatable internal structure 220 at a proximal end
and an arm 275 at a distal end of the base 280. The arm 275
includes a bar attached on top and at the distal end of the arm
275. The heatsink structure linkage 210 is mechanically coupled to
a lever structure 265 via the arm 275, which rotates horizontally
to the left or right with respect to the rotatable internal
structure 220. The rotation of the lever structure is further
described in connection to FIG. 3. The lever structure 265 is
covered by a lever cover 270, which also provides structural
support to the lever structure 265 to be able to rotate
horizontally.
[0018] The lever structure 265 includes a switch linkage 290 which
mechanical couples to a switch/chip assembly 280, 285 at a distal
end of the switch linkage 290. The switch/chip assembly 280, 285
includes a switch 280 that is electrically coupled to a chip
control device 285, which is designed to provide power to heating
elements associated with at least one of the internal chambers 105.
For example, the chip control device 285 is designed to connect
electrical components to a power source 297 (e.g., external
battery) to the top internal chamber 105 in a left position or the
bottom internal chamber 105 in a right position of the lever
structure 265. The chip control device 285 can be designed to
disconnect electrical components to the power source 297 in an
"off" position of the lever structure 265. In the off position of
the lever structure 265, a distal end of the lever structure 265 is
pointing at the rotatable internal structure 220, such as that
shown in FIG. 1.
[0019] A push bottom 295 is placed between the lever structure 265
and the lever cover 270 and mechanically coupled to switch/chip
assembly 280, 285 via an extending bar. Responsive to pushing in
the push button 295, the push button actuates a power control
switch (not shown) to provide power to the chip assembly 280. The
operations of the vaporizer 100 is further described in FIGS. 3 and
4. A user can further push the push button following the "power on"
push to instruct the chip control device 285 to adjust temperatures
of the heating elements associated with at least one of the
internal chambers 105. For example, after the user push the push
button to power on the vaporizer 100, the user can push the push
button a second, third, and fourth time to adjust the heating
elements to heat at three different temperatures.
[0020] The chamber container 305 (FIG. 3) has extending bars 255
that couples to the rotatable internal structure 220 and
aligns/misaligns with corresponding holes 260 at the rotatable
internal structure 220. The extending bars 255 has a bore creating
an air path from a distal end to a proximal end of the extending
bars 255, such that air can travel to chamber container 230, 240,
245. In this example, one of the corresponding holes 260 are
aligned with one of the extending bars 255 to provide an air
pathway between one of the chambers 105 and the rotatable internal
structure 220 and the other corresponding hole 260 are misaligned
with the other extending bar 255, such that the other extending bar
255 is adjacent to the sidewalls of the rotatable internal
structure 220.
[0021] FIG. 3 is a diagram that shows the alignment and
misalignment of the extending bars 255 and the corresponding holes
260 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. In this
example, the lever structure 265 is in a left position from the
perspective of the rotatable internal structure 220. In the left
position of the lever structure 265, the switch linkage 290 turns
the switch 285 to a left direction, which in this example
facilitates providing power to the heating elements associated with
the bowl A (top chamber 105).
[0022] Also in the left position of the lever structure 265, the
arm 275 of the heatsink structure linkage 210 rotates to the left,
also rotating the rotatable internal structure 220 in a
counterclockwise direction from a top view perspective. The top
hole 260 on the rotatable internal structure 220 is aligned with
the top extending bar 255 to create an air pathway to a section of
the chamber container 305 containing bowl A. The bottom hole 260 on
the rotatable internal structure 220 is misaligned with the bottom
extending bar 255 to block an air pathway to a section of the
chamber container 305 containing bowl B. The bottom extending bar
255 is sealed against the rotatable internal structure 220.
[0023] FIG. 4 is a diagram that shows the alignment and
misalignment of the extending bars 255 and the corresponding holes
260 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. In this
example, the lever structure 265 is in a right position from the
perspective of the rotatable internal structure 220. In a right
position of the lever structure 265, the switch linkage 290 turns
the switch 285 to a right direction, which in this example
facilitates providing power to the heating elements associated with
the bowl B (bottom chamber 105).
[0024] Also in the right position of the lever structure 265, the
arm 275 of the heatsink structure linkage 210 rotates to the left,
also rotating the rotatable internal structure 220 in a clockwise
direction from a top view perspective. The bottom hole 260 on the
rotatable internal structure 220 is aligned with the bottom
extending bar 255 to create an air pathway to a section of the
chamber container 305 containing bowl B. The top hole 260 on the
rotatable internal structure 220 is misaligned with the top
extending bar 255 to block an air pathway to a section of the
chamber container 305 containing bowl A.
[0025] Both extending bars 255 can be misaligned with the
corresponding holes 260 and sealed against the rotatable internal
structure 220 in a closed position of the lever structure 265, such
as that shown in FIG. 1. In either the left or right position of
the lever structure 265, the rotatable internal structure 220 is
opened such that an air tube 205 (FIG. 2) can be extracted out of
the rotatable internal structure 220. The air tube 205 can be made
of durable glass or metal, for example.
[0026] FIG. 5 is a diagram that illustrates a cross-sectional view
of a vaporizer 100 that directs air movement inside the vaporizer
100 where outgoing air preheats ingoing air in accordance with an
embodiment of the invention. External air enters an assembly that
includes two concentric tubes 505, 220. An internal, thin gauge,
highly conductive tube 220 is located closely to a thicker less
external conductive tube 505. The internal tube 220 is place
between a bottom seal 515 and a top heat exchange seal 510, which
has an opening for a mouth piece 205 therethrough. A bowl seal and
insulation 520 is mechanically coupled to the external tube 505 via
extending bar 530 and the internal tube 220 via extending bar 255.
The bowl seal and insulation 520 is designed to contain an herbal
chamber 105. Heating elements 525 heat up the herbal chamber 105
for vaporizing herbs, for example. The airflow and heat exchange
inside the vaporizer 100 is further described in FIG. 6.
[0027] FIG. 6 is a diagram that illustrates a cross-sectional view
of a vaporizer 100 that shows air movement inside the vaporizer 100
where outgoing air preheats ingoing air in accordance with an
embodiment of the invention. Cool external air 605 enters the
assembly at an opening at the distal end of and between the area of
the internal tube 220 and the external tube 505. The external air
605 travels towards the bowls from the distal end to the proximal
end of the internal tube 220 and the external tube 505. The
external air 605 enters the bowl seal and insulation 520 via the
external bar 530, passing over heating elements on its way into the
herbal chamber 105. The heated air 605 vaporizes herbs, for
example, resulting in heated vapor inside the herbal chamber 105.
The heated vapor 610 exits the herbal chamber 105 and enters the
inner tube via extending bar 255 on its way out of the internal
tube 220 and mouth piece 205.
[0028] FIG. 7 is a diagram that illustrates a cross-sectional view
of a vaporizer 100 that shows heat transfer inside the vaporizer
100 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. As the
heated vapor 610 travels through the internal tube 220, the heated
vapor 610 transfers heat to the internal tube 220. In other words,
the internal tube 220 absorbs some of the heat of the heated vapor
610, cooling the heated vapor 610. Cooled vapor 615 exits out of
the internal tube 220 and mouth piece 205. Also, the heat absorbed
by the internal tube 220 is passed to the incoming external air 605
in effect preheating the incoming external air 605. This method
aids in more efficient heating of the air inside the herbal chamber
105, conserves battery energy and cools vapor exited the internal
tube 220 and mouth piece 205.
[0029] FIG. 8 is an exploded pre-assembly view of a vaporizer 800
having an integrated grinder unit 805 in accordance with an
embodiment of the invention. The haze grinder unit 805 includes a
motor 815 that is attached to a gear assembly 820. A threaded shaft
825 is mechanically coupled to the gear assembly 820 at a proximal
end of the threaded shaft 825. The threaded shaft 825 is placed
through an insulated bowl housing 830, a screen 835, and a bearing
840. At a distal end of the threaded shaft 825, it is attached to
rotating grinding teeth 845 by way of threads on the external
surface of the shaft 825 and in the bore of the rotating grinding
teeth 845. A bowl structure 850 receives the rotating grinding
teeth 845 therein at the bottom surface of the bowl structure 850.
A bowl lid 855 covers the top of the bowl structure 850 and a seal
860 seals the bowl lid 855 to the bowl structure 850. A power
source 810, e.g., batteries, can power the motor 815.
[0030] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an assembled vaporizer
800) having an integrated grinder unit 805 in accordance with an
embodiment of the invention. The threaded shaft 825 is driven by
the mother 815 (FIG. 8), which in turn drives the rotating grinding
teeth 845 inside the vaporization chamber 850. The bearing 840
facilitates rotating of the grinding teeth 845 while keeping the
insulated bowl housing 830 and bowl structure 850 stationary. The
insulated bowl housing 830 has slots, which are engaged by
extensions of the bowl structure 850 to form an anti-rotation
feature. The bowl lid 855 includes slots that can be engaged by a
part of an outer housing (not shown) of the vaporizer 800. The bowl
structure 850 and the bowl lid 855 include stationary teeth 910 and
stationary grinding surfaces 905, respectively, which function in
conjunction with the rotating grinding teeth 845 to grind the
contents inside the bowl structure 850.
[0031] In general, the vaporizer 800 integrates motor driven
grinding teeth 845 at the vaporization chamber 0. Herbs (not shown)
can be placed into the vaporization chamber 850 in their natural
state (unground). The vaporizer 800 can grind the material from
within the vaporization chamber 850 ensuring all particles (big and
small) stay within the vaporization chamber 850. This method
bypasses the usual step of transferring ground herb from grinder to
vaporization unit where loss of particles can occur. By integrating
the grinder into the vaporization chamber no herbal material is
lost from its unground state. Heating elements 920 can be activated
during, after or before grinding as the systems are independent of
each other.
[0032] This description has been presented for purposes of
illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive
or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Obvious
modifications or variations are possible in light of the above
teachings. The embodiments discussed, however, were chosen to
illustrate the principles of the disclosure, and its practical
application. The disclosure is thus intended to enable one of
ordinary skill in the art to use the disclosure, in various
embodiments and with various modifications, as are suited to the
particular use contemplated. All such modifications and variation
are within the scope of this disclosure, as determined by the
appended claims when interpreted in accordance with the breadth to
which they are fairly and legally entitled.
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