Electronic vaporizing device with thin film heating member

US12588708B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12588708-B2
Application numberUS-202418792946-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 2, 2024
Priority dateAug 1, 2018
Publication dateMar 31, 2026
Grant dateMar 31, 2026

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An electronic vaporizing device has an air flow tube passing through a liquid storage chamber ( 210 ). The air flow tube has a plurality of micro-openings ( 122 ). A thin film heating element ( 121 ) is provided on an inner wall of the air flow tube. A plurality of micro-openings in the thin film heating element ( 121 ) are aligned with the plurality of micro-openings in the airflow tube to provide a flow of liquid from the liquid storage chamber ( 210 ) to the thin film heating element ( 121 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1 . An electronic vaporizing device comprising: a first housing having an inhalation unit, and an atomization unit; a second housing defining a liquid-storage chamber with a first portion of the first housing; and a battery unit comprising a battery for activating the atomization unit, wherein: the atomization unit comprising a heating element and multiple first micro-openings on an inner wall of the first portion of the first housing; and the multiple micro-openings allow liquid communication between the second housing and the first housing. 2 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , wherein the heating element is porous. 3 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , wherein the heating element has multiple second micro-openings in liquid communication with the first micro-openings. 4 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , wherein the inhalation unit comprises a mouthpiece at a first end of the first housing. 5 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 wherein the inhalation unit comprises a filter. 6 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , wherein each micro-opening has an open area of about 0/785 μm 2 to about 19.625 μm 2 . 7 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , wherein the micro-openings have the same open area. 8 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , wherein the micro-openings have the same shapes. 9 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , wherein the micro-openings are evenly spaced. 10 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , wherein the heating element surrounds the micro-openings. 11 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , wherein the heating element comprises one or more conductive materials selected from the group of consisting of metals, metal oxides, and conductive polymers. 12 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 11 , wherein the metals are selected from the group consisting of aluminum, barium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gold, ion iridium, lead, lithium, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, muonium, niobium, nickel, osmium, palladium, platinum, rhenium, rhodium, ruthenium, silver, steel, strontium, tantalum, thallium, titanium, tungsten, vanadium, zinc, zirconium, and alloys formed by any combinations thereof. 13 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 11 , wherein the metal oxides are selected from the group consisting of ZrO 2 , TrO 2 , Al 3 O 2 , MoO 3 , n-BaTiO 3 , (Fe,Ti) 2 O 3 , ReO 3 , RuO 2 , IrO 2 and indium tin oxides (ITO). 14 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 11 , wherein the conductive polymers are selected from the group consisting of polyimides. 15 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , wherein the battery unit comprises a control circuit for activating the atomization unit. 16 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 15 , further comprising a switch for activating the atomization unit and/or the control circuit. 17 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 15 , further comprising a sensor for activating the control circuit when sensing inhalation. 18 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , further comprising an air inlet allowing air flow into the first housing. 19 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 18 , wherein the battery unit comprises the air inlet in airflow communication with the first housing. 20 . The electronic vaporizing device of claim 1 , wherein the battery unit is sealed from an airflow passage in the first housing.

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  • Valves; Apertures · CPC title

  • Wicks · CPC title

  • Devices using liquid inhalable precursors · CPC title

  • A24F40/46Primary

    Shape or structure of electric heating means · CPC title

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What does patent US12588708B2 cover?
An electronic vaporizing device has an air flow tube passing through a liquid storage chamber ( 210 ). The air flow tube has a plurality of micro-openings ( 122 ). A thin film heating element ( 121 ) is provided on an inner wall of the air flow tube. A plurality of micro-openings in the thin film heating element ( 121 ) are aligned with the plurality of micro-openings in the airflow tube to pro…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fontem Ventures Bv
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A24F40/46. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).