Aerosol devices and methods for inhaling a substance and uses thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2015157056-A1
Application number	US-201514625042-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 18, 2015
Priority date	Dec 18, 2007
Publication date	Jun 11, 2015
Grant date	—

Abstract

Devices, cartridges, and method are described herein for emulating smoking wherein a device generates an aerosol for inhalation by a subject by heating a viscous material that can have a tactile response in the mouth or respiratory tract, while reducing Hoffman analytes and mutagenic compounds delivered to the user as compared to a common tobacco cigarette.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of delivering an aerosol to a subject, the method comprising:
a) deploying an aerosol generating device comprising a heater and a vaporizable material in a vaporization chamber, the vaporizable material comprising plant matter; b) heating the vaporizable material in the vaporization chamber with the heater of the device using conductive heating to a target temperature; c) generating the aerosol in the vaporization chamber, wherein the aerosol condensate contains at least 70% less Hoffman analytes than a common tobacco cigarette; and d) delivering the aerosol directly to the subject for inhalation without filtration.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the Hoffman analytes include: ammonia, aminonaphthalenes, benzopyrene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone, methylethylketone, butyraldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, nitrous oxides, tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs), pyridine, quinoline, hydroquinone, phenol, cresols, carbon monoxide, 1,3-butadiene, isoprene, acrylonitrile, benzene, toluene, and styrene.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the target temperature is about 100° C. to about 200° C.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the target temperature is about 150° C.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the aerosol condensate contains at least about 80% less Hoffman analytes than a common tobacco cigarette.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the aerosol condensate contains at least about 90% less Hoffman analytes than a common tobacco cigarette.

7 . An aerosol generating device comprising a vaporization chamber, wherein the device generates an aerosol in the vaporization chamber upon heating a vaporizable material comprising plant matter to a target temperature using conductive heating of the vaporization chamber, wherein the aerosol condensate in the vaporization chamber is deliverable directly to a user without filtration following generation, and wherein the aerosol condensate contains at least 70% less Hoffman analytes than a common tobacco cigarette.

8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the Hoffman analytes include: ammonia, aminonaphthalenes, benzopyrene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone, methylethylketone, butyraldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, nitrous oxides, tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs), pyridine, quinoline, hydroquinone, phenol, cresols, carbon monoxide, 1,3-butadiene, isoprene, acrylonitrile, benzene, toluene, and styrene.

9 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the target temperature is about 100° C. to about 200° C.

10 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the target temperature is about 150° C.

11 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the aerosol condensate contains at least about 80% less Hoffman analytes than a common tobacco cigarette.

12 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the aerosol condensate contains at least about 90% less Hoffman analytes than a common tobacco cigarette.

Assignees

• Pax Labs Inc

Inventors

• Bowen Adam
• Monsees James

Classifications

• A24F40/42 Primary

  Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors · CPC title

• A24F40/20

  Devices using solid inhalable precursors · CPC title

• A61M15/0035

  Piercing means · CPC title

• A61M11/042

  electrical · CPC title

• A61M15/06

  Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes · CPC title