ELECTRONIC PIPE

• US 20180199622A1
• Filed: 03/16/2018
• Published: 07/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Healthier Choices Management Corp.
• Original Assignee: Healthier Choices Management Corp.
• Inventors: Balder, Edwin, Cypert, Gilbert, Huang, Xuandon
• Granted Patent: US 10,561,170 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 1/00 Tobacco pipes
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/20 Devices using solid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/40 Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/50 Control or monitoring

Abstract

An electronic pipe includes a battery, an electronic module, a combustible material reservoir, and a heating element inside the combustible material reservoir. The pipe transmits an electric current from the battery to the heating element and the heating element is design to initiate a combustion reaction in the combustible material reservoir, at least partially combusting the combustible material for inhalation purposes.

Claims

1. An electronic pipe, comprising:

a battery, an electronic module, a combustible material reservoir, and a heating element disposed in the combustible material reservoir;

wherein the pipe is structured to transmit an electric current from the battery to the heating element, the heating element initiating a combustion reaction in the combustible material reservoir.

2. The electronic pipe of claim 1, comprising a light-emitting diode (LED) communicating with the electronic module.

3. The electronic pipe of claim 1, wherein the electronic module is selected from a group consisting of:

a printed circuit board, an integrated circuit, a computer chip;

a printed circuit board having an integrated circuit mounted thereon, and a memory module encoded with a program.

4. The electronic pipe of claim 1, wherein the battery is rechargeable.

5. A method of at least partially combusting a combustible material for inhalation, comprising:

providing an electronic pipe comprising a battery, an electronic module, a combustible material reservoir, and a heating element disposed in the combustible material reservoir;

inserting the combustible material into the combustible material reservoir;

activating the electronic pipe such that electric current is transmitted from the battery to the heating element;

initiating, by way of the heating element, a combustion reaction in the combustible material reservoir, the combustion reaction at least partially combusting the combustible material.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the electronic pipe includes a light-emitting diode (LED) communicating with the electronic module.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the electronic module is selected from a group consisting of:

a printed circuit board, an integrated circuit, a computer chip;

a printed circuit board having an integrated circuit mounted thereon, and a memory module encoded with a program.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the battery is rechargeable.