Electronic vapor device for simulating a traditional smoking implement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10039325-B2
Application number	US-201615215186-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2016
Priority date	Jul 22, 2015
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

A method is disclosed comprising detecting negative pressure at a first vapor outlet of an electronic vapor device, causing a vaporizer component to vaporize a vaporizable material to generate a first vapor in response to the negative pressure, providing the first vapor to the first vapor outlet, detecting positive pressure at the first vapor outlet, causing the vaporizer component to vaporize the vaporizable material to generate a second vapor, and providing the second vapor to a second vapor outlet.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic vapor device comprising:
a housing configured to at least partially surround the electronic vapor device;
a device processor operable for controlling the electronic vapor device;
at least one container configured to store a vaporizable material;
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 at least one container for receiving a selected amount of vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the vaporizing component is operable to vaporize the vaporizable material received therein;
a vapor holding chamber operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the vapor holding chamber is in fluid communication with the vaporizing component for receiving at least a portion of vapor generated by the vaporizing component and storing vapor received therein for a predetermined amount of time;
at least one sensing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the at least one sensing component is configured to detect a plurality of status data associated with at least one operational characteristic of the electronic vapor device;
a first vapor outlet positioned at one end of the housing, wherein the first vapor outlet is coupled to the vaporizing component and configured to receive at least a portion of vapor generated by the vaporizing component, wherein the first vapor outlet is operable to expel the received vapor from the electronic vapor device in response to a negative pressure being applied to the first vapor outlet;
a second vapor outlet positioned at an end of the housing opposite from the first vapor outlet, wherein the second vapor outlet is coupled to the vapor holding chamber and configured to receive at least a portion of vapor stored therein, wherein the second vapor outlet is operable to receive at least a portion of the vapor stored in the vapor holding chamber and expel the received vapor from the electronic vapor device in response to at least a portion of the detected status data; and
at least one power source operatively coupled to the vaporizing component, wherein the at least one power source is operable to generate a supply of power for operation of at least the vaporizing component;
wherein the device processor is further operable to:
receive at least a portion of the detected status data from the at least one sensing component,
determine, based on at least a portion of the plurality of detected status data, at least one operational status of the electronic vapor device; and
generate, based on the at least one determined operational status, at least one control signal for controlling an amount of vapor to be provided to the second vapor outlet from the vapor holding chamber.

2. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the detecting a plurality of status data associated with at least one operational characteristic of the electronic vapor device comprises detecting data associated with at least one of: a positive pressure applied to the first vapor outlet, a negative pressure applied to the first vapor outlet, a length of time that a negative pressure has been applied to the first vapor outlet, an amount of negative pressure that has been applied to the first vapor outlet, a rate at which generated vapor is being expelled from the first vapor outlet, a rate at which vaporizable material is being vaporized by the vaporizing component, a power status of the vaporizing component, a predetermined amount of time since the negative pressure was applied to the first vapor outlet, a predetermined amount of time since the vaporizing component vaporized at least a portion of vaporizable material received therein, and combinations thereof.

3. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the device processor is further operable to generate, based on the at least one determined operational status, at least one vaporizing control signal for controlling at least one vaporization parameter of the vaporizing component for vaporizing at least a portion of the vaporizable material received therein.

4. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the device processor is further operable to:
generate, based on the at least one determined operational status, at least one control signal for controlling a selected amount of vaporizable material to be provided to the vapor holding chamber by the vaporizing component; and
generate, based on the at least one determined operational status, at least one control signal for controlling a release of a selected amount of the vapor stored in the vapor holding chamber to the second vapor outlet.

5. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 ,
wherein the vaporizing component comprises at least a first vaporization element and a second vaporization element;
wherein the first vaporization element is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving a selected amount of vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the first vaporization element is operable to vaporize the vaporizable material received therein and to provide at least a portion of the vapor generated therein to the first vapor outlet; and
wherein the second vaporization element is in fluid communication with the at least one container for receiving a selected amount of vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the second vaporization element is operable to vaporize the vaporizable material received therein and to provide at least a portion of the vapor generated therein to the vapor holding chamber for release to the second vapor outlet.

6. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one light-emitting component positioned proximate to the second end of the second vapor outlet, wherein the at least one light-emitting element is operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the at least one light-emitting component is operable to output light therefrom;
wherein the device processor is operable to generate, based on the at least one predetermined operational status, at least one lighting control signal for controlling at least one of: a power state of the at least one light-emitting component, an illumination state of the at least one light-emitting component, and combinations thereof.

7. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one audio output component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the at least one audio output component is operable to output a plurality of sounds therefrom;
wherein the device processor is operable to generate, based on the at least one predetermined operational status, at least one audio output control signal for controlling at least one of: a type of sound emitted from the audio output component, an audio characteristic of a sound emitted from the audio output component, a timing of a sound emitted from the audio output component, and combinations thereof.

8. The electronic vapor device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one audio output component includes a memory for storing a plurality of audio files, wherein the at least one audio output component is operable to access audio data contained in at least one of the plurality of audio files for outputting sound therefrom.

9. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensing component is selected from the sensing components consisting of: a flow sensor, a pressure sensor, and combinations thereof.

10. A method for vaporizing at least one

Assignees

• Lunatech Llc

Inventors

• Cameron John
• Becker Dean
• Fein Gene

Classifications

• G08B5/36

  using visible light sources · CPC title

• G08B25/10

  using wireless transmission systems {(G08B25/009 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• A24F47/008 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• G08B3/10 Primary

  using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission · CPC title

• A24F40/30

  Devices using two or more structurally separated inhalable precursors, e.g. using two liquid precursors in two cartridges · CPC title