Rechargeable portable aromatherapy vaporizers
OwnerMark Krietzmaninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are aspects of portable vaporizers and isolated vapor dispensers wherein material in the vapor dispenser is placed in the fluid pathway of heated air from a convection heat source such as a furnace. A printed circuit board in signal communications with temperature sensor controls the temperature produced by heating elements in the furnace. A rechargeable battery power supply is mounted in a body to supply power the heating element. The vapor dispenser is removable and may be disposable. A smell reducing accessory module reversibly mates with the body of the vaporizer.
Claims17
A portable aromatherapy vaporizer system comprising:
- a generally hollow body (6002) with an open top (103′) a recess (6009) above a bottom edge (6008);
- a portable power supply (60) inside the body;
- a heating system within the body comprising;
- a furnace (400);
- an air insulation zone (AIZ) between the furnace and hollow body;
- a heating element (405) inside the furnace;
- a temperature sensor (90);
- a controller (65) in signal communication with at least the sensor, heating element, power supply and on/off control (1 OBA);
- a floor (115′) sealing off the bottom of the furnace;
- one or more vents fluidly connecting the AIZ into the furnace;
- a connection interface gasket (GIG) (9000) providing a fluid pathway from the open top to the top (402) of the furnace;
- a vapor dispenser (8000) including an insulator body (8001) and material chamber (310) having a shaped portion (311) and a bottom cup portion (900), the bottom portion configured to removably mate with the GIG through the open top and the vapor dispenser configured to reversibly attach to the open top;
- whereby the on/off switch is in signal communication with the control board and the control board controls the heating of the heating element based on input from the temperature sensor via the heating element;
- and,
- wherein during operation heated air within the heating system moves from the heating element to an air buffer region (4000) and collects until a pressure differential causes the heated air (2150) to move into the material chamber through material (M) thereby producing vapor and heated air (2175).
A portable aromatherapy vaporizer comprising:
- a generally hollow cylindrical body with an open bottom, a bottom edge (204) and an open top;
- a furnace (400) with a bottom region (408) and an upper furnace (409), having a floor closing one end and a heating element inside the furnace;
- an air insulation zone (AIZ) between the furnace and hollow body;
- a generally tubular chamber interface gasket (CIG) (500) with two open ends providing a fluid pathway from the open upper furnace;
- a chamber (310) configured to removably mate with the open end of the CIG;
- a removable fluid pathway (300) connected to the chamber;
- one or more vents fluidly connecting the AIZ into the furnace;
- a chassis (435) having a top (435′) and a bottom (435″) affixed within the body;
- a PCB (board) with a controller (65) and battery supply affixed to the chassis;
- a temperature sensor (90) in thermal communication with the furnace and in signal communication with the controller (65);
- an on/off switch on the body's exterior in signal communication with the controller;
- a recess formed near the bottom edge defined by the chassis bottom affixed above the bottom edge;
- and,
- wherein the recess forms a receptacle which is used to mate an accessory module.
A method of ameliorating smell associated with vaporizing organic material, the method comprising:
- a sealable generally odor impervious accessory module reversibly mounted to a body;
- a body containing heated air (2150) producing system fluidly connected to a vapor dispenser;
- a controller in signal communication with the heat producing system to control the temperature of the heat air;
- a means to mount the accessory module to the body;
- wherein the accessory module is large enough to contain the vapor dispenser;
- and,
- whereby any smell associated with vaporized materials on the vapor dispenser are reduced by virtue of sealing the vapor dispenser in the accessory module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.