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HAND-HELD INHALABLE VAPOR PRODUCING DEVICE AND METHOD

  • US 20180098572A1
  • Filed: 10/10/2016
  • Published: 04/12/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hand-held inhalable vapor producing device comprising:

  • a cartridge having an opening and containing a liquid;

    a channel outside of the cartridge that is continuous with the opening and positioned to receive the liquid from the cartridge;

    a thermal valve that seals the opening in a first conformation and unseals the opening in a second conformation so that when the valve unseals the opening, the liquid is able to flow from the cartridge into the channel;

    a thermal conducting plate having a plurality of pores and in fluid communication with the channel, the thermal conducting plate configured to receive the liquid from the channel within the plurality of pores; and

    a heat source configured to apply heat to the thermal valve and the thermal conducting plate.

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