Devices for Vaporization of a Substance
AssigneeJUUL Labs, Inc.
InventorsAdam M. Bowen, Krista Hunter, James Monsees, Patrick A. Myall
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Abstract
Devices for generating and releasing vapor. In particular, described herein are portable devices for generating a low-temperature inhalable vapor having an elongated tubular body containing a vaporization chamber and a battery-powered heater, a removable mouthpiece covering the vaporization chamber, a display configured to indicate the temperature of the vaporization chamber; a microcontroller configured to regulate the temperature of the vaporization chamber, and a control to select from among a variety of temperature settings.
Claims20
A portable device for generating a low-temperature inhalable vapor, the device comprising:
- an elongated main body having a tubular casing, the elongate main body containing a vaporization chamber and a battery-powered heater;
- a removable mouthpiece at one end of the main body;
- wherein removal of the mouthpiece exposes the vaporization chamber, and replacement of the mouthpiece closes the vaporization chamber;
- a display on the device, the display configured to indicate the temperature of the vaporization chamber;
- a microcontroller configured to regulate the temperature of the vaporization chamber;
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- a control to select from among a variety of temperature settings.
A portable device for generating a low-temperature inhalable vapor, the device comprising:
- an elongated main body having a tubular casing, the elongate main body containing a vaporization chamber and a battery-powered heater;
- a removable mouthpiece at one end of the main body;
- wherein removal of the mouthpiece exposes the vaporization chamber, and replacement of the mouthpiece closes the vaporization chamber;
- a liquid crystal display on the device configured to indicate the temperature of the vaporization chamber;
- a microcontroller configured to regulate the temperature of the vaporization chamber so that that the temperature of the vaporization chamber is less than 400° F.;
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- a control to select from among a variety of temperature settings between 200 and 400° F.
A portable device for generating a low-temperature inhalable vapor, the device comprising:
- an elongated outer body extending in a longitudinal direction;
- a deep vaporization chamber within the outer body, wherein the deep vaporization chamber has a depth in the longitudinal direction that is greater than a width perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
- a battery-powered heater in thermal contact with the vaporization chamber;
- a rechargeable battery within the elongate outer body;
- a detachable mouthpiece, wherein removal of the mouthpiece exposes the vaporization chamber, and replacement of the mouthpiece closes the vaporization chamber;
- a microcontroller configured to regulate the temperature of the vaporization chamber, wherein the microcontroller is configured to turn the device off after a period of inactivity;
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- a button-operated temperature selection to select from among a variety of temperature settings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.