Vaporizer device
AssigneePhilip Morris Products S.A.
InventorsAndrew L. Bleloch, Neeraj S. Bhardwaj, Gabriel Brown
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Abstract
A vaporizer device is provided, including: a cartridge including a reservoir, the reservoir being configured to hold a vaporizable substance; a wick element located within the cartridge and including a susceptor material in a form of a tube, the wick element being configured to contact the vaporizable substance located in the cartridge; and an induction heating element, disposed around at least a portion of the cartridge, the wick element being at least partially surrounded by the induction heating element, and the wick element being further configured to heat the vaporizable substance based on induction heating of the wick element by the induction heating element.
Claims27
A vaporizer device, comprising:
- a cartridge comprising a reservoir, wherein the reservoir is configured to hold a vaporizable substance;
- a wick element located within the cartridge and comprising a susceptor material in a form of a tube, wherein the wick element is configured to contact the vaporizable substance located in the cartridge;
- and
- an induction heating element, disposed around at least a portion of the cartridge,
- wherein the wick element is at least partially surrounded by the induction heating element, and
- wherein the wick element is further configured to heat the vaporizable substance based on induction heating of the wick element by the induction heating element.
A vaporizer device, comprising:
- a cartridge comprising a reservoir, wherein the reservoir is configured to hold a vaporizable substance;
- a wick element located within the cartridge and comprising a susceptor material, wherein the wick element is configured to contact the vaporizable substance located in the cartridge, and wherein the wick element is in a form of a tube;
- and
- an induction heating element disposed around at least a portion of the cartridge,
- wherein the wick element is at least partially surrounded by the induction heating element, and
- wherein the wick element is further configured to heat the vaporizable substance based on induction heating of the wick element by the induction heating element.
A vaporizer device, comprising:
- a cartridge comprising a reservoir, wherein the reservoir is configured to hold a vaporizable substance;
- a wick element located within the cartridge and comprising a susceptor material, wherein the wick element is configured to contact the vaporizable substance located in the cartridge;
- and
- an induction heating element disposed around at least a portion of the cartridge,
- wherein the wick element is at least partially surrounded by the induction heating element, and
- wherein the wick element is further configured to heat the vaporizable substance based on induction heating of the wick element by the induction heating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.