PERSONAL VAPORIZER WITH LIQUID SUPPLY BY SUCTION
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1. A personal vaporizer comprising:
- a mouthpiece having an air passage;
a vaporization chamber sealed except for an opening to the air passage of the mouthpiece, an opening to an air duct and an opening to a liquid reservoir;
a heating element within the vaporization chamber;
the liquid reservoir adapted to contain a fluid at an atmospheric pressure;
a liquid transport device proximate to the heating element and coupled to the opening to the liquid reservoir, andthe air duct is open to atmospheric air.
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Abstract
A personal vaporizer including a pressure-induced liquid transport device that allows a user to draw liquid from a liquid reservoir through applying a suction force on the mouthpiece. The amount of liquid drawn is proportional to the pressure induced, and proportional to the amount of vaporization a user may desired.
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62 Claims
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1. A personal vaporizer comprising:
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a mouthpiece having an air passage; a vaporization chamber sealed except for an opening to the air passage of the mouthpiece, an opening to an air duct and an opening to a liquid reservoir; a heating element within the vaporization chamber; the liquid reservoir adapted to contain a fluid at an atmospheric pressure; a liquid transport device proximate to the heating element and coupled to the opening to the liquid reservoir, and the air duct is open to atmospheric air. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic cigarette comprising:
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a mouthpiece of an electronic cigarette having; and a mouthpiece casing; a mouthpiece opening at a first end of the mouthpiece casing; a proximal housing support at a second end of the mouthpiece casing; a mouthpiece membrane between the mouthpiece opening and the proximal housing support, and a vaporization chamber defined by the mouthpiece casing, the mouthpiece membrane, and the proximal housing support, the vaporization chamber including; a heating element; a liquid transport device located in close proximity to the heating element, and through the proximal housing support; a one-way valve connected to the liquid transport device, and an opening in the proximal housing support that is configured to brace an air duct; a proximal cylindrical housing section operatively connected to a side of the proximal housing support opposite from the mouthpiece casing, the proximal cylindrical housing section having; a proximal cylindrical housing casing, having a first end that is operatively connected to the proximal housing support, and a second end that is operatively connected to a distal housing support; a liquid storage chamber defined by the proximal housing support, the proximal cylindrical housing casing, and the distal housing support; an air duct operatively connected to an opening in the proximal housing support that is configured to communicate between the liquid storage chamber and the vaporization chamber; and a liquid reservoir operatively connected to the liquid transport device through the proximal housing support that supplies liquid to the liquid transport device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method to produce vapor in an electronic cigarette, the steps comprising:
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providing a suction force to a mouthpiece of an electronic cigarette through a mouthpiece opening; inducing a negative pressure in the mouthpiece; drawing an amount of liquid from a liquid reservoir through an opening in a liquid transport device of the electronic cigarette due to the negative pressure induced; supplying the amount of liquid drawn from the liquid reservoir onto a heating element; and producing vapor using the liquid supplied to the heating element by heating the vapor on a surface of the heating element. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. A liquid transport device in an electronic cigarette comprising:
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a support body of a liquid transport device; a cavity in the support body; and an opening in the cavity; wherein the liquid transport device is situated in close proximity to a heating element such that an amount of liquid less than a natural droplet can be supplied to the heating element. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A micro-vaporizer comprising:
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a mouthpiece having an air passage; a vaporization chamber sealed except for an opening to the air passage of the mouthpiece, an opening to an air duct and an opening to a liquid reservoir; and a liquid storage chamber housing the air duct and the liquid reservoir, operatively connected to the vaporization chamber; wherein the vaporization chamber is adapted to have a lower pressure than the liquid storage chamber. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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