Methods and systems for smooth vapor delivery

• US 9,936,738 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2016
• Issued: 04/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lunatech, LLC
• Original Assignee: Lunatech, LLC
• Inventors: Cameron, John David, Becker, Dean, Fein, Gene
• Primary Examiner(s): Riyami, Abdullah
• Assistant Examiner(s): ALHAWAMDEH, NADER J
• Application Number:
  US15/353,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20170135409A1
• Time in Patent Office: 510 Days
• Field of Search: 131329
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 1/02 with arrangements for cleaning or cooling the smoke hookahs A24F1/30
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/46 Shape or structure of electric heating means
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/485 Valves; Apertures
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/60 Devices with integrated user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0244 Heating of fluids H05B1/0247 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/021 Heaters specially adapted for heating liquids
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/12 characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material

Abstract

Provided are systems, methods, and electronic vapor devices comprising a heating element casing designed to facilitate an eLiquid heating process while providing a vapor quality which yields a sensation of increased smoothness for a user.

Claims

1. An electronic vapor device comprising:

a device processor operable for controlling the electronic vapor device;

at least one container configured to store a vaporizable material;

a mixing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the mixing component is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the mixing component is operable to withdraw a selected amount of vaporizable material from the at least one container;

a vaporizing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the vaporizing component is in fluid communication with the mixing component for receiving at least a portion of the selected amount of vaporizable material withdrawn from the at least one container by the mixing component, wherein the vaporizing component is operable to vaporize the vaporizable material received therein;

a magnetic component coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the magnetic component is in fluid communication with the vaporizing component for receiving at least a portion of the vapor generated therefrom, wherein the magnetic component is operable to apply a magnetic field to at least a portion of the generated vapor received therein to magnetize the generated vapor received therein;

at least one vapor outlet coupled to the magnetic component and configured to receive a magnetized vapor from the magnetic component, wherein the at least one vapor outlet is operable to expel the magnetized vapor from the electronic vapor device; and

at least one power source operatively coupled to at least one of the mixing component, the vaporizing component, and a cooling component, wherein the at least one power source is operable to generate a supply of power for operation of at least one of the mixing component, the vaporizing component, the cooling component, and combinations thereof.

2. The electronic vapor device of claim 1, wherein the magnetic component comprises at least one of an electromagnet, a magnetized mixing chamber, a magnetized channel, and combinations thereof.

3. The electronic vapor device of claim 1, further comprising the cooling component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the cooling component is in fluid communication with the vaporizing component for receiving at least a portion of the vapor generated therein, wherein the cooling component is operable to cool at least a portion of the vapor received therein to a predetermined temperature.

4. The electronic vapor device of claim 3, wherein the cooling component is selected from the group of cooling components consisting of at least one of:

a coil, a cooling grid, a cylindrical structure, a chemical cooling element, a liquid cooling element, an air cooling element, and combinations thereof.

5. The electronic vapor device of claim 4, wherein the cooling component is comprised of at least one of:

a metal, a liquid, a polymer, a natural substance, a synthetic substance, air, and combinations thereof.

6. The electronic vapor device of claim 3, wherein the magnetic component is further in fluid communication with the cooling component for received at least a portion of the cooled vapor therefrom.

7. The electronic vapor device of claim 3, wherein the device processor is operable to:

obtain data associated with at least one of at least one operational parameter of the mixing component, at least one operational parameter of the vaporizing component, at least one operational parameter of the magnetic component, at least one operational parameter of the cooling component, at least one characteristic of at least one vaporizable material contained in the at least one container, user data associated with at least one user of the electronic vapor device, and combinations thereof;

determine, in response to at least a portion of the obtained data, at least one device configuration for vaporizing at least one vaporizable material contained in the at least one container; and

generate at least one control signal for controlling at least one operation parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one device configuration.

8. The electronic vapor device of claim 7, wherein the device processor is further operable to generate at least one magnetizing control signal for controlling at least one magnetizing parameter of the magnetic component for magnetizing at least a portion of vapor generated by the vaporizing component.

9. The electronic vapor device of claim 7, wherein the device processor is further operable to generate at least one cooling control signal for controlling at least one cooling parameter of the cooling component for cooling at least a portion of vapor generated by the vaporizing component.

10. The electronic vapor device of claim 7, further comprising an input/output device operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the input/output device is configured to receive a plurality of commands for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device for at least one of magnetizing at least a portion of the generated vapor, cooling at least a portion of the generated vapor, and combinations thereof, and to transmit the plurality of commands to the device processor;

wherein the device processor is operable to generate at least one control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with at least one command of the plurality of commands.

11. The electronic vapor device of claim 10, wherein the input/output device comprises a user interface, wherein the device processor is operable to receive at least a portion of the plurality of commands from an associated user via the user interface.

12. A method for vaporizing at least one vaporizable material by an electronic vapor device, wherein the electronic vapor device comprises (a) a device processor for controlling the electronic vapor device, (b) at least one container configured to store a vaporizable material, (c) a mixing component operable to control a selected amount of vaporizable material to be withdrawn from the at least one container, (d) a vaporizing component operable to vaporize a plurality of materials received therein and expel a generated vapor from the vaporizing component, (e) a magnetizing component operable to magnetize at least a portion of generated vapor received therein to a predetermined temperature, and (f) at least one power source operatively coupled to the mixing component and the vaporizing component, the method comprising:

receiving, at the device processor, at least one command to activate the electronic vapor device;

generating, by the device processor, at least one control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one command;

withdrawing, by the mixing component, a selected amount of vaporizable material from the at least one container in accordance with the at least one control signal and delivering the selected amount of vaporizable material withdrawn therefrom to the vaporizing component;

vaporizing at least a portion of the selected amount of vaporizable material by the vaporizing component in accordance with the at least one control signal to generate vapor therefrom and transferring at least a portion of the generated vapor to the magnetic component; and

applying a magnetic field, by the magnetic component, to at least a portion of generated vapor received therein to magnetize the generated vapor received therein and delivering the magnetized vapor to the at least one vapor outlet for outputting therefrom.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein applying a magnetic field to at least a portion of the generated vapor comprises at least one of passing the vapor through an electromagnet, a magnetized mixing chamber, and a magnetized channel.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising cooling, via a cooling component, at least a portion of the generated vapor to a predetermined temperature.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the generated vapor is cooled via at least one of:

a chemical cooling process, a liquid cooling process, an air cooling process, a mechanical cooling process, and combinations thereof.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

obtaining data associated with at least one of at least one operational parameter of the mixing component, at least one operational parameter of the vaporizing component, at least one operational parameter of the magnetic component, at least one operational parameter of the cooling component, at least one characteristic of at least one vaporizable material contained in the at least one container, user data associated with at least one user of the electronic vapor device, and combinations thereof;

determining, in response to at least a portion of the obtained data, at least one device configuration for vaporizing at least one vaporizable material contained in the at least one container; and

generating at least one control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one device configuration.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising generating at least one magnetizing control signal for controlling at least one magnetizing parameter of the magnetic component for magnetizing at least a portion of vapor generated by the vaporizing component.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising generating at least one cooling control signal for controlling at least one cooling parameter of the cooling component for cooling at least a portion of vapor generated by the vaporizing component.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the electronic vapor device further comprises an input/output device, the method further comprising:

receiving, via the input/output device, a plurality of commands for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device for at least one of magnetizing at least a portion of the generated vapor, cooling at least a portion of the generated vapor, and combinations thereof;

transmitting the plurality of received commands to the device processor; and

generating, by the device processor, at least one control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with at least one command of the plurality of commands.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of commands are received from an associated user via a user interface.