ELECTRONIC VAPORIZING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE
First Claim
1. A portable vaporizing device comprising:
- an outer housing having an axial passageway extending therethrough that allows inhalation of air from a distal portion through a proximal portion of the device, wherein the axial passageway includes a receptacle for holding a selected substance having an active ingredient selected by a user;
a portable power source;
an inhalation sensor for detecting air flow through the axial passageway for sensing inhalation through the axial passageway; and
a heating portion disposed within the axial passageway, the heating portion including a heating element for heating the selected substance within the receptacle to a desired temperature sufficient to vaporize the active ingredient of the selected substance for inhalation by a user.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for vaporizing active ingredients of a selected substance for inhalation using a portable vaporization device are provided herein. In certain aspects, the device includes a portable power source, a heating portion, an inhalation sensor, a temperature sensor, a distal light source, and a grinding portion. In response to an inhalation by a user, the power source energizes a heating element of the heating portion so as to heat air flow to a desired vaporization temperature within a few seconds of detecting inhalation, using convection and radiative heating. The device may include a receptacle for receiving a cartridge containing a pre-prepared substance, such as a liquid, gel, powder, or solid brick, and a grinding portion to allow a user to grind intact portions of cellulose-based material into smaller pieces to facilitate vaporization by manually rotating portions of the device relative to each other.
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30 Claims
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1. A portable vaporizing device comprising:
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an outer housing having an axial passageway extending therethrough that allows inhalation of air from a distal portion through a proximal portion of the device, wherein the axial passageway includes a receptacle for holding a selected substance having an active ingredient selected by a user; a portable power source; an inhalation sensor for detecting air flow through the axial passageway for sensing inhalation through the axial passageway; and a heating portion disposed within the axial passageway, the heating portion including a heating element for heating the selected substance within the receptacle to a desired temperature sufficient to vaporize the active ingredient of the selected substance for inhalation by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of vaporizing a selected substance within a portable vaporizing device, the method comprising:
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determining inhalation by a user through an air passageway extending through the device with a pressure sensor disposed within the air passageway; determining a power output from a portable power supply in the device to a heating portion of the device so as to provide a desired vaporization temperature to vaporize the active ingredient of the selected substance within the device; energizing the heating portion with the determined power output; and heating the air flowing through the heating portion or directly heating the selected substance to the desired vaporization temperature using convection, radiative and/or conductive heating within less than three seconds of determining inhalation. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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