# US 11,896,057 B2 · Electronic vaporizer with automated thermal profile control > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,896,057 B2 - Document ID: US11896057B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/850,324 - Filed: 2020-04-16 - Published: 2020-10-22 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-19 - Assignees: The Kanvas Company Inc. - Applicants: The Kanvas Company Inc. - Inventors: Joseph Gordon Doyle; Andy Fathollahi; Alexander Wayne Gordon - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11896057B2 ## CPC - A24F 40/50: Control or monitoring - A24F 40/57: Temperature control - A24F 40/42: Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors - G08C 17/02: using a radio link - A24F 40/65: Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. wireless communication means - A24F: SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06) - G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G) ## Abstract Vaporization devices, systems, and methods with automated thermal profile control are disclosed. Thermal profile information for a particular vaporizable material is encoded to control the operation of the vaporizer. The thermal profile is defined by a plurality of set points specified by power/temperature setting for a specified time. The thermal profile may be configured to be applied during a single or multiple inhalations. A thermal profile recipe code containing thermal profile information associated with the vaporizer cartridge and/or vaporizable material contained therein may be used to control the thermal profile. The thermal profile information may be automatically read by or communicated to the vaporizer and used thereby to automatically control the vaporizer heating element to implement the desired thermal profile associated with the vaporization material. User controls/inputs and sensors are provided to facilitate adjustment or adaptation of a thermal profile, including to particular use conditions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vaporizer comprising: a vaporizer body that includes a housing that encapsulates a rechargeable power source and a controller that regulates the power from the power source; and a vaporizer cartridge that includes a reservoir containing vaporizable material, a heating component adapted for vaporizing the vaporizable material, and a pre-programed thermal profile recipe code corresponding to the vaporizable material; wherein said pre-programed thermal profile recipe code instructs the controller to regulate the power to the heater to implement a specific thermal profile for vaporizing the vaporizable material, wherein said pre-programed thermal profile recipe code implements a thermal profile determined by the manufacturer of the vaporizer, and wherein the determination of the thermal profile is based on analysis of use data of a user. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein said pre-programmed thermal profile recipe code is stored in a memory component located on the cartridge. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein said pre-programmed thermal profile recipe code is communicated to a memory component located within the vaporizer body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein said pre-programmed thermal profile recipe code is communicated to the controller via an electrical connection between the vaporizer cartridge and vaporizer body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein said thermal profile corresponds with one or more vaporization temperatures of constituent elements of the vaporizable material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein said vaporizer body further includes user interface inputs and said thermal profile may be adjusted upward or downward in temperature or power by the end-user via said user interface inputs. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein said vaporizer body further includes user interface inputs and said thermal profile may be compressed or extended in time by the end-user via said inputs. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein said thermal profile extends across a series of multiple user inhalations. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein the thermal profile extends across a series of user inhalations. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein the thermal profile extends across only a single inhalation. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein the pre-programmed thermal profile recipe code is encoded on the cartridge at the time of packaging the vaporizable material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein said use data includes a usage rate. ### Claim 13 A vaporizer comprising: a vaporizer body that includes a housing that encapsulates a rechargeable power source and a controller that regulates the power from the power source; and a vaporizer cartridge that includes a reservoir containing vaporizable material, a heating component adapted for vaporizing the vaporizable material, and a pre-programed thermal profile recipe code corresponding to the vaporizable material; wherein said pre-programed thermal profile recipe code instructs the controller to regulate the power to the heater to implement a specific thermal profile for vaporizing the vaporizable material, wherein the vaporizer is configured to store use data and communicate with an external computing device, and wherein an alert is provided by the vaporizer to the external computing device if a predetermined use is reached. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The vaporizer of claim 13, wherein said thermal profile corresponds with one or more vaporization temperatures of constituent elements of the vaporizable material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The vaporizer of claim 13, wherein said use data including a usage rate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The vaporizer of claim 13, wherein said thermal profile extends across a series of multiple user inhalations. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The vaporizer of claim 13, wherein the thermal profile extends across a series of user inhalations. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The vaporizer of claim 13, wherein the thermal profile extends across only a single inhalation. ### Claim 19 A method of making a vaporization device comprising: providing a vaporizer body that includes a housing that encapsulates a rechargeable power source and a controller that regulates the power from the power source; providing a vaporizer cartridge that includes a reservoir containing vaporizable material, a heating component adapted for vaporizing the vaporizable material; analyzing use data to derive user desired thermal profiles; encoding a thermal profile recipe code based on the derived user desired thermal profiles; storing the use data and communicating with an external computing device; and providing an alert, by the vaporizer, to the external computing device if a predetermined use is reached. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein said use data including a usage rate.