Smoke Generation Pod
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1. A smoke generation pod comprising:
- a housing having an input vent, an output vent, and an internal chamber;
a material within the internal chamber;
an electrical igniter within the internal chamber and in contact with the material; and
a plurality of electrical contacts on an outside surface of the housing, each of the plurality of electrical contacts are electrically connected to the igniter;
whereas, upon application of an electric potential across the plurality of electrical contacts, the material emits smoke and the smoke emanates from the output vent as air replaces the smoke into the input vent.
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Abstract
A smoke generation pod for use in a smoke generation system includes an enclosure that has there within a material such as wood that is heated or ignited by an igniter or arc housed within the smoke generation pod. The smoke generation pod has an input vent for accepting air and an output vent for distributing smoke. The smoke is routed to an object such as a glass (with or without a liquid there within) for infusing the smoke into the liquid or onto the object. In some embodiments, the output vent has a filter and, some such filters also remove some or all carcinogens from the smoke that is emitted.
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1. A smoke generation pod comprising:
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a housing having an input vent, an output vent, and an internal chamber; a material within the internal chamber; an electrical igniter within the internal chamber and in contact with the material; and a plurality of electrical contacts on an outside surface of the housing, each of the plurality of electrical contacts are electrically connected to the igniter; whereas, upon application of an electric potential across the plurality of electrical contacts, the material emits smoke and the smoke emanates from the output vent as air replaces the smoke into the input vent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of generating smoke comprising:
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inserting a smoke generation pod into a machine, the smoke generation pod having a housing with an input vent, an output vent, and an internal chamber, the internal chamber having there within a material; the machine providing an electrical potential to contacts on an outside surface of the housing, the contacts electrically interfaced to an electrical igniter, the electrical igniter being within the internal chamber and being in contact with the material; responsive to the electrical potential, the igniter heating the material; responsive to the heating, the material emitting smoke; and the machine inserting air into the input vent causing smoke to emanate from the output vent. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A smoke generation pod comprising:
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a hermetically sealed housing having an input vent, an output vent having a filter, and an internal chamber containing a material; an electrical igniter within the internal chamber, the electrical igniter in contact with the material; and electrical contacts on an outside surface of the housing, the electrical contacts are electrically connected to the igniter; whereas, upon application of an electric potential across the plurality of electrical contacts, the material emits smoke and the smoke emanates from the output vent as air replaces the smoke into the input vent. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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