COMBINATION VAPORIZER

• US 20180153221A1
• Filed: 12/01/2017
• Published: 06/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VMR Products LLC (PAX Labs, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: VMR Products LLC (PAX Labs, Inc.)
• Inventors: VERLEUR, Jan Andries, RECIO, Dan, LIU, Zhiyuan, VERLEUR, Hans
• Granted Patent: US 10,834,970 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/167 in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/30 Devices using two or more structurally separated inhalable precursors, e.g. using two liquid precursors in two cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/42 Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/485 Valves; Apertures
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/60 Devices with integrated user interfaces

Abstract

A combination vaporizer is disclosed. The vaporizer includes a first body having a cavity for receiving a cartridge containing a first product, and a second body containing a second product. An atomizer in the first cartridge vaporizes the first product and an atomizer in the second body vaporizes the second product. The two vapors are combined in a controlled amount and exit through an outlet of the first body.

Claims

1. A combination vaporizer, comprising:

a first vaporizer element comprising;

a first body having an upper and lower end, wherein the first body has a cavity in the upper end for receiving a cartridge, a first air inlet, and a first vapor outlet; and

a first cartridge disposed in the cavity, the first cartridge containing a first product and a first atomizer for atomizing the first product; and

a second vaporizer element comprising a second body containing a heating element, an air inlet and vapor outlet, and a second product, the second body having a recess complementary to the shape of the lower end of the first vaporizer element;

a controller in electrical communication with the first cartridge and the second vaporizer element, the controller configured to control the amount of vapor produced by first cartridge and the second body; and

a fluid path passing from the second vapor outlet through the first air inlet to the first cartridge for combining vapor from the second vaporizer element with the vapor produced by the first cartridge; and

a fluid path passing from the first cartridge to the first vapor outlet.

2. A vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein the first cartridge is interchangeable with a second cartridge containing a second product and a second atomizer for atomizing the second product.

3. The vaporizer according to claim 1, wherein fluid and electrical connection between the first body and second body are established when the lower end of the first body is inserted into the recess of the second body.

4. A method for delivering a combination of vapor from a first vaporizable product and a second vaporizable product, said method comprising:

providing a combination vaporizer according to claim 1;

securing the second vaporizer element to the first vaporizer element;

selecting operating parameters for the first atomizer and the heating element;

vaporizing the first product;

vaporizing the second product;

combining the vaporized first product with the vaporized second product; and

removing the combined vapor from the vaporizer.