Vaporizer for vaporizing a constituent of a plant material
First Claim
1. A vaporizer configured to vaporize a constituent of a plant material, comprising:
- a heating element configured to heat the plant material;
a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the plant material; and
control circuitry configured toreceive the temperature of the plant material detected by the temperature sensor, to drive the heating element to heat the plant material at a first heating rate to a sub-vaporization temperature of the constituent during a first heating step in response to receiving a first input, and to drive the heating element to heat the plant material at a second heating rate to a vaporization temperature of the constituent during a second heating step in response to receiving a second input, the second heating rate being less than the first heating rate, the first heating step having a greater magnitude of temperature increase than the second heating step.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for use with a vaporizer that vaporizes at least one active ingredient of a plant material. In response to receiving a first input to the vaporizer, the plant material is heated, in a first heating step. An indication of the temperature of the plant material is detected, and, in response to detecting an indication that the temperature of the plant material is at a first temperature, the first heating step is terminated, by withholding causing further temperature increase of the plant material. The first temperature is less than 95 percent of the vaporization temperature of the active ingredient. Subsequently, a second input is received at the vaporizer. In response thereto, the plant material is heated to the vaporization temperature, in a second heating step. Other applications are also described.
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1. A vaporizer configured to vaporize a constituent of a plant material, comprising:
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a heating element configured to heat the plant material; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the plant material; and control circuitry configured to receive the temperature of the plant material detected by the temperature sensor, to drive the heating element to heat the plant material at a first heating rate to a sub-vaporization temperature of the constituent during a first heating step in response to receiving a first input, and to drive the heating element to heat the plant material at a second heating rate to a vaporization temperature of the constituent during a second heating step in response to receiving a second input, the second heating rate being less than the first heating rate, the first heating step having a greater magnitude of temperature increase than the second heating step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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