VAPORIZATION DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A cartridge for a vaporization device, the cartridge comprising:
- a flattened body having a long axis and a short axis;
a mouthpiece at a proximal end of the flattened body;
a reservoir within the flattened body, the reservoir configured to hold a vaporizable material;
a resistive heater comprising a pair of plates extending in the long axis, a wick extending between the pair of plates, and a resistive heating element directly in contact with the pair of plates and with the wick, wherein the wick is configured to contact the vaporizable material from the reservoir; and
a pair of exposed flat contact tabs integrally formed from the plates and folded over an outer surface of a distal end of the cartridge and configured to complete a circuit with the vaporization device when the cartridge is inserted into the vaporization device.
16 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Vaporization devices and methods of operating them. In particular, described herein are vaporizer cartridges for controlling the power applied to a resistive heater.
111 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A cartridge for a vaporization device, the cartridge comprising:
-
a flattened body having a long axis and a short axis; a mouthpiece at a proximal end of the flattened body; a reservoir within the flattened body, the reservoir configured to hold a vaporizable material; a resistive heater comprising a pair of plates extending in the long axis, a wick extending between the pair of plates, and a resistive heating element directly in contact with the pair of plates and with the wick, wherein the wick is configured to contact the vaporizable material from the reservoir; and a pair of exposed flat contact tabs integrally formed from the plates and folded over an outer surface of a distal end of the cartridge and configured to complete a circuit with the vaporization device when the cartridge is inserted into the vaporization device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
-
-
12. A cartridge for a vaporization device, the cartridge comprising:
-
a flattened body having a long axis and a short axis; a reservoir within the flattened body holding a vaporizable material; a mouthpiece at a proximal end of the flattened body; a resistive heater comprising a pair of plates extending in the long axis and a wick extending between the pair of plates, and a resistive heating element directly in contact with the pair of plates and in thermal contact with the wick, wherein the wick contacts the vaporizable material in the reservoir; a pair of exposed flat contact tabs integrally formed from the pair of plates, extending from the resistive heater, and folded over an outer surface of a distal end of the flattened body and configured to complete a circuit with the vaporization device when the cartridge is inserted into the vaporization device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
-
-
20. A cartridge for a vaporization device, the cartridge comprising:
-
a flattened body having a long axis and a short axis; a reservoir holding a liquid vaporizable material within the flattened body; a resistive heater at a distal end of the flattened body, the resistive heater comprising a pair of plates extending in the long axis, a wick extending between the pair of plates, and a resistive heating element directly in contact with the pair of plates and in thermal contact with the wick, wherein the wick contacts the vaporizable material in the reservoir; a pair of exposed flat contact tabs integrally formed from the plates, extending from the resistive heater, and folded over an outer surface of the distal end of the flattened body, the pair of exposed flat contact tabs configured to complete a circuit with the vaporization device when the cartridge is inserted into the vaporization device; and a mouthpiece at least partially over the reservoir and having a notch providing a view into the reservoir.
-
Specification