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US 11,077,278 B2Granted
Therapeutic vaporizer
AssigneeRobert Irving Pratt, Jr.
InventorsRobert Irving Pratt, Jr., Joshua Smith Young
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Abstract
A therapeutic vaporizer is disclosed having two or more housing portions configured to form an inner cavity. The housing portions are movable between an open and closed position, such that at least a portion of the inner cavity is enclosed when the housing portions are in the closed position. The vaporizer includes at least one accessory-receiving element configured to receive at least one accessory within the inner cavity when the housing portions are in the closed position.
Claims14
A therapeutic vaporizer, comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a first housing portion,
- a second housing portion,
- a hinge connecting the first housing portion to the second housing portion such that the first housing portion is movable relative to the second housing portion between an open position and a closed position, and
- a mezzanine connected to the second housing portion and configured to divide an interior of the housing, in the closed position, into a first cavity section between the first housing portion and the mezzanine and a second cavity section between the mezzanine and the second housing portion, wherein the first cavity section is accessible when the housing is in the open position of the housing;
- a gas flow device contained within the second cavity of the housing;
- a heater contained within the second cavity of the housing, the heater comprising a chamber and a heating element configured to selectively heat a gas flowed from the gas flow device and through the chamber;
- a valve positioned between the gas flow device and the heater and configured to provide selective temperature isolation between the gas flow device and the heater;
- a bowl receptacle formed in the mezzanine and configured to removably receive and support a bowl, the bowl comprising:
- an inner bowl cavity comprising a first therapeutic material support configured for supporting a vaporizable material;
- an inlet providing fluid communication between the inner bowl cavity and the chamber, and
- an outlet providing fluid communication from the inner bowl cavity;
- an intermediary conduit positioned within the second cavity of the housing and between the heater and the bowl, the heater in fluid communication with the bowl via the intermediary conduit;
- a diverter positioned within the second cavity of the housing configured to selectively:
- in a first configuration, allow flow of the gas through the bowl, and
- in a second configuration, allow flow of the gas around the bowl;
- a first temperature sensor configured to detect a first temperature proximate to or within a portion of the heater;
- a second temperature sensor configured to detect a second temperature proximate to or within a fluid pathway formed downstream of the heater;
- a temperature controller electrically connected to the first and the second temperature sensors and the heating element for controlling the temperature of a gas flowed through the bowl cavity;
- a gas analysis system positioned within the bowl or downstream of the bowl and configured to:
- determine an amount of CO in the gas, and
- adjust a temperature of the heating element based on the determined amount of CO in the gas;
- and
- a second therapeutic material support positioned in the first housing portion so as to be proximate to the outlet of the bowl when the housing is in the closed position, the second therapeutic material support formed as a tray, a basin, a receptacle or another container configured to support an aromatic material selected from an oil, a liquid, a gel, a solid or a semi-solid material, wherein the first housing portion further comprises a housing channel configured to fluidly engage with the outlet of the bowl in the closed position of the housing and disengage from the outlet of the bowl in the open position of the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.