Vaporizer having induction heating and methods of using same

• US 10,448,672 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2018
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ellen L. Smayda
• Original Assignee: Ellen L. Smayda
• Inventors: Smayda, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Felton, Michael J
• Application Number:
  US16/016,367
• Publication Number:
  US 20180295890A1
• Time in Patent Office: 487 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/465 specially adapted for induction heating
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/51 Arrangement of sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/53 Monitoring, e.g. fault detection
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/60 Devices with integrated user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/35 using infrared light G01N21/39 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/3577 for analysing liquids, e.g. polluted water
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/06 Control, e.g. of temperature, of power
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/108 for heating a fluid

Abstract

A vaporizer, including a removable panel; and a main body assembly such that the removable panel is removably attached to the main body assembly, wherein the main body assembly is further comprised of; a crucible/pan assembly such that a material to be vaporized is located within the crucible/pan assembly, an induction heater such that the induction heater is located adjacent to the crucible/pan assembly for induction heating of the crucible/pan assembly which in turn vaporizes the material to be vaporized located within the crucible/pan assembly, a removable battery assembly located adjacent to the induction heater, an electronics assembly operatively connected to the battery and the induction heater, and an interchangeable mouthpiece assembly operatively attached to the crucible/pan assembly for allowing vapors from the material to be vaporized to be inhaled by an end user.

Claims

1. A hand-held vaporizer, comprising:

a removable panel, wherein the removable panel includes a plurality of first magnets operatively attached around a periphery of the removable panel; and

a main body assembly such that the removable panel is removably attached to the main body assembly, wherein the main body assembly includes a plurality of second magnets located around of periphery of the main body assembly such that the plurality of second magnets interact with the plurality of first magnets in order to assist in attaching the removable panel to the main body assembly, and wherein the main body assembly is further comprised of;

a crucible/pan assembly having a first side and a second side such that a material to be vaporized is located within the first side of the crucible/pan assembly,

wherein the crucible/pan assembly is further comprised of;

a crucible/pan having a plurality of chambers, wherein the crucible/pan is further comprised of a core such that the core is constructed of cast iron, and a layer of titanium diboride (TiB₂) that surrounds the core;

a divider located on the crucible/pan such that the plurality of chambers is divided by the divider;

an opening located within the divider; and

an opening located on each of the plurality of chambers,

an induction heater having a first side and a second side such that the first side of the induction heater is located adjacent to the second side of the crucible/pan assembly for induction heating of the crucible/pan assembly which in turn vaporizes the material to be vaporized located within the first side of the crucible/pan assembly,

a removable battery assembly located adjacent to the second side of the induction heater,

an electronics assembly operatively connected to the battery and the induction heater,

a molecular sensor assembly operatively attached to the electronics assembly for determining a chemical, biological and/or physical composition of the material to be vaporized prior to the material being vaporized; and

an interchangeable mouthpiece assembly operatively attached to the crucible/pan assembly for allowing vapors from the material to be vaporized to be inhaled by an end user.

2. The hand-held vaporizer, according to claim 1, wherein the removable panel is further comprised of:

a biometric sensor attached to the removable panel and operatively connected to the electronics assembly; and

a plurality of locks attached to the removable panel and operatively connected to the biometric sensor.

3. The hand-held vaporizer, according to claim 1, wherein the interchangeable mouthpiece assembly is further comprised of:

a mouthpiece base having a first end and a second end;

a mouthpiece operatively attached to the first end of the mouthpiece base;

at least one mouthpiece magnet operatively connected to the second end of the mouthpiece base for removably attaching the mouthpiece base to the main body assembly; and

a mouthpiece opening located in the mouthpiece base that operatively connects the mouthpiece to the crucible/pan assembly.

4. The hand-held vaporizer, according to claim 1, wherein the removable battery assembly is further comprised of:

a battery; and

an electrical connector operatively connected to the battery and the electronics assembly.

5. The hand-held vaporizer, according to claim 1, wherein the molecular sensor assembly is further comprised of:

an infrared spectrometer.

6. The hand-held vaporizer, according to claim 1, wherein the hand-held vaporizer is further comprised of:

a display screen operatively connected to the removable panel.

7. A vaporizer having induction heating, comprising:

a removable panel, wherein the removable panel includes a plurality of first magnets operatively attached around a periphery of the removable panel; and

a main body assembly such that the removable panel is removably attached to the main body assembly, wherein the main body assembly includes a plurality of second magnets located around of periphery of the main body assembly such that the plurality of second magnets interact with the plurality of first magnets in order to assist in attaching the removable panel to the main body assembly, and wherein the main body assembly is further comprised of;

a crucible/pan assembly having a first side and a second side such that a material to be vaporized is located within the first side of the crucible/pan assembly,

wherein the crucible/pan assembly is further comprised of;

a crucible/pan having a plurality of chambers, wherein the crucible/pan is further comprised of a core such that the core is constructed of cast iron, and a layer of titanium diboride (TiB₂) that surrounds the core;

a divider located on the crucible/pan such that the plurality of chambers is divided by the divider;

an opening located within the divider; and

an opening located on each of the plurality of chambers,

an induction heater having a first side and a second side such that the first side of the induction heater is located adjacent to the second side of the crucible/pan assembly for induction heating of the crucible/pan assembly which in turn vaporizes the material to be vaporized located within the first side of the crucible/pan assembly,

a removable battery assembly located adjacent to the second side of the induction heater,

an electronics assembly operatively connected to the battery and the induction heater,

a molecular sensor assembly operatively attached to the electronics assembly for determining a chemical, biological and/or physical composition of the material to be vaporized prior to the material being vaporized, and

an interchangeable mouthpiece assembly operatively attached to the crucible/pan assembly for allowing vapors from the material to be vaporized to be inhaled by an end user.

8. The vaporizer, according to claim 7, wherein the removable panel is further comprised of:

a biometric sensor attached to the removable panel and operatively connected to the electronics assembly; and

a plurality of locks attached to the removable panel and operatively connected to the biometric sensor.

9. The vaporizer, according to claim 7, wherein the interchangeable mouthpiece assembly is further comprised of:

a mouthpiece base having a first end and a second end;

a mouthpiece operatively attached to the first end of the mouthpiece base;

at least one mouthpiece magnet operatively connected to the second end of the mouthpiece base for removably attaching the mouthpiece base to the main body assembly; and

a mouthpiece opening located in the mouthpiece base that operatively connects the mouthpiece to the crucible/pan assembly.

10. The vaporizer, according to claim 7, wherein the molecular sensor assembly is further comprised of:

an infrared spectrometer.

11. The vaporizer, according to claim 7, wherein the vaporizer is further comprised of:

a display screen operatively connected to the removable panel.

12. A method of using a hand-held vaporizer, comprising the steps of:

using a molecular sensor located on the main body assembly of the hand-held vaporizer to determine a chemical, biological and/or physical composition of the material to be vaporized prior to the material being vaporized, wherein the main body assembly includes a plurality of first magnets located around of periphery of the main body assembly;

removing a removable panel from a main body of a hand-held vaporizer, wherein the removable panel includes a plurality of second magnets operatively attached around a periphery of the removable panel;

inserting a desired amount of a material to be vaporized into a crucible/pan assembly, wherein the crucible/pan assembly is further comprised of;

a crucible/pan having a plurality of chambers, wherein the crucible/pan is further comprised of a core such that the core is constructed of cast iron, and a layer of titanium diboride (TiB₂) that surrounds the core;

a divider located on the crucible/pan such that the plurality of chambers is divided by the divider;

an opening located within the divider; and

an opening located on each of the plurality of chambers;

attaching the removable panel back onto the main body assembly of the hand-held vaporizer such that the plurality of first magnets interact with the plurality of second magnets in order to assist in attaching the removable panel to the main body assembly;

activating an induction heater that is located adjacent to the crucible/pan assembly;

induction heating the crucible/pan assembly so as to vaporize the material that is to be vaporized;

transporting a vapor from the vaporized material to an interchangeable mouthpiece assembly; and

inhaling, by an end user, the vapor from the vaporized material through the interchangeable mouthpiece assembly.

13. The method, according to claim 12, wherein the method is further comprised of the step of:

providing the removable panel with a biometric sensor and a plurality of locks such that the biometric sensor operates in conjunction with the plurality of locks located on the removable panel in order to prevent unauthorized use of the hand-held vaporizer.

14. The method, according to claim 12, wherein the step of using a molecular sensor is further comprised of the step of:

using an infrared spectrometer to determine a chemical, biological and/or physical composition of the material to be vaporized prior to the material being vaporized.

15. The method, according to claim 13, wherein the step of providing the removable panel is further comprised of the step of:

providing a display screen on the removable panel.