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US 2016/0235123 A1Published application
Zoned vaporizer
OwnerMark Krietzmaninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and systems to vaporize or release organic material from plant material containing the organic material and the like, including utilizing zoned heating of a common chamber. A controller in signal communication with two or more heating elements each adjacent to a zone to be heated controls at least the heating of the elements.
Claims20
A vaporizer system comprising:
- a controller;
- a heating chamber comprising;
- an open top surrounded by an annular wall and having a floor;
- vents in at least one of the annular wall and the floor;
- at least two heating elements in thermal contact with the heating chamber;
- wherein each heating element is separately controlled by the controller;
- a lid with an interface to close off the open top of the chamber;
- an intake connected to a fluid pathway passing from inside the lid an on/off switch;
- a power supply;
- and,
- wherein the power supply is electrically connected to the heating elements and the controller via the on/off switch.
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A portable vaporizer comprising:
- an enclosure comprising;
- vents forming a fluid pathway into the enclosure;
- a controller;
- a heating chamber comprising;
- an open top surrounded by an annular wall and having a floor;
- vents in at least one of the annular wall and the floor;
- at least two heating elements in thermal contact with the heating chamber;
- wherein each heating element is separately controlled by the controller;
- a lid with an interface to mate with the top of the enclosure and close off the open top of the chamber;
- an intake connected to a fluid pathway passing from inside the lid an on/off switch;
- a rechargeable battery power supply;
- and,
- wherein the power supply is electrically connected to the heating elements and the controller via the on/off switch.
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A method of zoned heating, the method comprising:
- using at least two separate heating elements to selectively heat up different portions of a common chamber;
- selectively controlling the heating elements by a controller;
- and,
- wherein at least one of the temperature and the time of heating is controlled by the controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.