VAPORIZATION DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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Abstract
Provided herein are systems and methods to generate an inhalable vapor in an electronic vaporization device. The vaporization device may generate a vapor with one or more defined characteristics. In some cases, the vapor may have a predetermined aerosol number density and/or a predetermined average aerosol diameter. The vaporization device may generate a vapor from a vaporizable material. In some cases, the vaporizable material may be a liquid material housed in a cartridge. The vaporization device may comprise a rechargeable power storage device.
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179 Claims
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1-132. -132. (canceled)
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133. A device for generating an inhalable aerosol comprising:
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a) a cartridge comprising a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a heater that comprises a first pair of heater contacts, a fluid wick, and a resistive heating element in contact with the fluid wick, wherein the first pair of heater contacts comprise a first thin plate coupled to the first side and a second thin plate coupled to the second side, and wherein the fluid wick and resistive heating element are suspended between the first thin plate and second thin plate; and b) a device body comprising; (i) a cartridge receptacle for receiving the cartridge; and (ii) a second pair of heater contacts positioned to couple with the first pair of heater contacts when the cartridge is inserted into the device body, wherein coupling of the first pair of heater contacts and the second pair of heater contacts completes an electrical circuit for delivering electrical energy to the resistive heating element. - View Dependent Claims (134, 135, 136, 137, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172)
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- 173. A cartridge for a device for generating an inhalable aerosol comprising a heater comprising a heater chamber, a first pair of heater contacts, a fluid wick, and a resistive heating element in contact with the fluid wick, wherein the first pair of heater contacts comprise a first thin plate coupled to a first side of the heater chamber and a second thin plate coupled to a second side of the heater chamber, and wherein the fluid wick and resistive heating element are suspended between the first and second thin plates.
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