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US 9,867,398 B2Granted
Ultrasonic e-cigarette device
OwnerDavid Guo, Hong Xi Guoinventors
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are presented for an e-cigarette device that atomizes the liquid through ultrasonic vibrations, thereby generating micro-droplets that can be absorbed through breathing, similar to breathing in a mist or vapor. No heating elements are involved, thereby leading to no burnt elements and reducing second-hand smoke effects.
Claims20
An apparatus for atomizing liquid into a breathable vapor, the apparatus comprising:
- a liquid container housing comprising an inside volume and a bottom surface;
- an inner liquid container housing positioned inside the liquid container such that liquid is configured to flow in between the inside volume of the liquid container housing and an outside volume of the inner liquid container housing, within a gap formed at a bottom end of the liquid container, and into an inside volume of the inner liquid container housing through the gap at the bottom end of the liquid container;
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- an ultrasonic liquid atomizer component positioned inside the inner liquid container and comprising:
- an inner disk housing comprising a water channel and a liquid opening fluidically coupled to the water channel;
- a first ultrasonic sprayer disk fluidically coupled to the liquid opening of the inner disk housing on a first side;
- a second ultrasonic sprayer disk fluidically coupled to the liquid opening of the inner disk housing on a second side opposite the first side;
- a first outer disk housing enclosing the first ultrasonic sprayer disk between the inner disk housing and the first outer disk housing and comprising a first air channel fluidically coupled to the first ultrasonic sprayer disk;
- a second outer disk housing enclosing the second ultrasonic sprayer disk between the inner disk housing and the second outer disk housing and comprising a second air channel fluidically coupled to the second ultrasonic sprayer disk;
- wherein the ultrasonic liquid atomizer is configured to vaporize liquid flowing within the inner liquid container directionally out through the first air channel and the second air channel by ultrasonically vibrating the first and second ultrasonic sprayer disks upon contact with the liquid.
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An apparatus for atomizing liquid into a breathable vapor, the apparatus comprising:
- a liquid container housing comprising an inside volume, a bottom surface;
- and a hinge positioned on a top surface opposite the bottom surface and above the inside volume;
- an ultrasonic liquid atomizer component positioned on the top surface and above the inside volume and rotatably coupled to the hinge, the ultrasonic liquid atomizer comprising:
- an ultrasonic sprayer disk;
- a spray disk housing;
- a bottom plate housing comprising a liquid channel opening;
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- a top plate housing comprising an air channel opening, wherein:
- the ultrasonic sprayer disk is encapsulated within an enclosure formed by coupling of the spray disk housing inbetween the bottom plate housing and the top plate housing;
- the ultrasonic sprayer disk is fluidically coupled to the liquid channel opening of the bottom plate housing and the air channel opening of the top plate housing;
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- the ultrasonic liquid atomizer is configured to vaporize liquid flowing within the inside volume directionally out through the liquid channel opening and the air channel opening by ultrasonically vibrating the ultrasonic sprayer disk upon contact with the liquid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.