[특허]Vaporization device systems and methods

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Vaporization device systems and methods

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	A24F-047/00 H05B-001/02 H05B-003/44 H05B-003/04 A61M-015/06 A61M-011/04
출원번호	US-0815645 (2017-11-16)
등록번호	US-10117466 (2018-11-06)
발명자 / 주소	Monsees, James Bowen, Adam Hatton, Nicholas Jay Christensen, Steven Morenstein, Joshua HibmaCronan, Christopher Nicholas
출원인 / 주소	JUUL Labs, Inc.
대리인 / 주소	Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 0 인용 특허 : 920

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Vaporization devices and methods of operating them are described. In particular, cartridges are described for use with a vaporizer device body in which a cartridge is received in a receptacle of the vaporizer device body in one of two orientations. A heater chamber in the cartridge may be proximate to a bottom end of the cartridge and/or disposed between a storage compartment configured to hold a vaporizable material and the bottom end of the cartridge.

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An apparatus comprising: a cartridge having a longitudinal dimension along a first axis passing from a top end of the cartridge to a bottom end of the cartridge, the top end of the cartridge opposite the bottom end of the cartridge, the cartridge having a first transverse dimension perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension, the cartridge having a second transverse dimension perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension, the second transverse dimension shorter than the first transverse dimension, the cartridge having second degree rotational symmetry about the first axis such that the cartridge is symmetrical about a 180° rotation around the first axis, the cartridge comprising: a storage compartment configured to hold a vaporizable material;a heating chamber disposed proximate to the bottom end of the cartridge, the heating chamber comprising a heating element configured to heat the vaporizable material to generate an aerosol;a first electrical contact exposed proximate to the bottom end of the cartridge; anda second electrical contact exposed proximate to the bottom end of the cartridge; anda vaporization device body comprising: a power supply;a receptacle configured to receive and couple to the cartridge such that the bottom end of the cartridge is inserted into a bottom end of the receptacle in a first orientation or a second orientation, the first orientation and the second orientation resulting from the 180° rotation of the cartridge about the first axis, the receiving and coupling comprising the bottom end of the cartridge and the heating chamber being inserted into the receptacle;a third electrical contact disposed within the receptacle; anda fourth electrical contact disposed within the receptacle;wherein the third electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to the first electrical contact and the fourth electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to the second electrical contact to complete an electrical circuit when the cartridge is coupled to the receptacle in the first orientation;wherein the third electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to the second electrical contact and the fourth electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to the first electrical contact to complete the electrical circuit when the cartridge is coupled to the receptacle in the second orientation;wherein the electrical circuit comprises the heating element, the power supply, the first electrical contact, the second electrical contact, the third electrical contact, and the fourth electrical contact, and wherein the electrical circuit is configured to provide current to the heating element when the cartridge is coupled to the receptacle in either the first orientation or the second orientation. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the aerosol comprises the vaporizable material and air passing along an airflow path, wherein the airflow path comprises an air inlet passage having a first side formed by an exterior surface of the cartridge and a second side formed by an internal surface of the receptacle when the receptacle receives and couples to the cartridge, and wherein the air inlet passage is configured to deliver the air to the heating element. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the receptacle terminates in a top edge, and wherein the air inlet passage extends from the top edge of the receptacle towards the bottom end of the cartridge when the receptacle receives and couples to the cartridge. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact are disposed in a first plane that is substantially parallel to the bottom end of the cartridge, and wherein the third electrical contact and the fourth electrical contact are disposed in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane when the receptacle receives and couples to the cartridge. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cartridge further comprises a wick, and wherein the heating element is disposed and configured to heat the wick. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the wick comprises at least one of: a silica material, a cotton material, a ceramic material, a hemp material, and a stainless steel material. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a mouthpiece proximate the top end of the cartridge. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the mouthpiece comprises a condensation chamber in fluid communication with the heating element, and wherein the mouthpiece further comprises an aerosol outlet in fluid communication with the condensation chamber. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the condensation chamber is configured so that the aerosol is cooled to a temperature between 35° C. and 70° C., before exiting the aerosol outlet. 10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the mouthpiece forms a cavity, wherein a first portion of the storage compartment is disposed inside of the cavity, and wherein a second portion of the storage compartment is disposed outside of the cavity. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the aerosol comprises liquid particles having varying diameters, the liquid particles suspended in air. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cartridge comprises the vaporizable material, and wherein the vaporizable material comprises a nicotine formulation, a glycol, and a flavorant. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the glycol comprises vegetable glycerol, wherein the vaporizable material further comprises propylene glycol, and wherein a ratio of the vegetable glycerol to the propylene glycol is between about 80:20 vegetable glycerol to propylene glycol and about 50:50 vegetable glycerol to propylene glycol. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power supply comprises a rechargeable battery, wherein the vaporization device body has a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the receptacle is disposed at the proximate end, wherein the vaporization device body further comprises: a fifth electrical contact disposed at the distal end; anda sixth electrical contact disposed at the distal end, the fifth electrical contact and the sixth electrical contact configured to provide current to the rechargeable battery. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising: a charging cradle configured to receive and couple to the distal end of the vaporization device body in a third orientation or a fourth orientation, wherein the charging cradle comprises: a seventh electrical contact; andan eighth electrical contact, wherein the seventh electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to the fifth electrical contact and the eighth electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to the sixth electrical contact when the distal end of the vaporization device body is coupled to the charging cradle in the third orientation, and wherein the seventh electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to the sixth electrical contact and the eighth electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to the fifth electrical contact when the distal end of the vaporization device body is coupled to the charging cradle in the fourth orientation. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second transverse dimension being shorter than the first transverse dimension results, at least in part, in the cartridge being generally resistive to rolling when placed on an approximately horizontal surface. 17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storage compartment is configured so that the vaporizable material is visible through a surface of the storage compartment, and wherein the surface extends between the top end of the cartridge and the bottom end of the cartridge. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the surface is disposed within the receptacle when the receptacle receives and couples to the cartridge. 19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the heating chamber is disposed between the storage compartment and the bottom end of the cartridge. 20. A cartridge configured to be received by and coupled to a receptacle of a vaporization device body in a first orientation or a second orientation such that a bottom end of the cartridge is inserted into a bottom end of the receptacle, the cartridge having a longitudinal dimension along a first axis passing between a top end of the cartridge to the bottom end of the cartridge, the top end of the cartridge opposite the bottom end of the cartridge, the cartridge having a first transverse dimension substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension, the cartridge having a second transverse dimension substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension, the second transverse dimension shorter than the first transverse dimension, the cartridge having second degree rotational symmetry about the first axis such that the cartridge is symmetrical about a 180° rotation around the first axis, the cartridge comprising: a storage compartment configured to hold a vaporizable material;a heating chamber disposed proximate the bottom end of the cartridge such that the heating chamber is within the receptacle when the cartridge is inserted within the receptacle, the heating chamber comprising a heating element configured to heat the vaporizable material to generate an aerosol;a first electrical contact exposed proximate to the bottom end of the cartridge; anda second electrical contact exposed proximate to the bottom end of the cartridge;wherein the first electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to a third electrical contact within the receptacle and the second electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to a fourth electrical contact within the receptacle to complete an electrical circuit when the cartridge is coupled to the receptacle in the first orientation;wherein the first electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to the fourth electrical contact and the second electrical contact is configured to electrically couple to the third electrical contact to complete the electrical circuit when the cartridge is coupled to the receptacle in the second orientation;wherein the first orientation and the second orientation result from the 180° rotation of the cartridge about the first axis;wherein the electrical circuit comprises the heating element, a power supply within the vaporization device body, the first electrical contact, the second electrical contact, the third electrical contact, and the fourth electrical contact; andwherein the electrical circuit is configured to provide current to the heating element when the cartridge is coupled to the receptacle in either the first orientation or the second orientation. 21. The cartridge of claim 20, wherein the heating chamber is disposed between the storage compartment and the bottom end of the cartridge. 22. An apparatus comprising: a cartridge having a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end, the cartridge having second degree rotational symmetry about a first axis passing through the top end and the bottom end, such that the cartridge is symmetrical about a 180° rotation around the first axis, the cartridge comprising: a storage compartment configured to hold a vaporizable material;a heating chamber disposed proximate the bottom end of the cartridge, the heating chamber comprising a heating element configured to generate an aerosol;a first electrical contact comprising a first surface exposed proximate to the bottom end, the first electrical contact coupled to the heating element; anda second electrical contact comprising a second surface exposed proximate to the bottom end, the second electrical contact coupled to the heating element, the first surface and the second surface disposed in a first plane that is substantially parallel to the bottom end; anda vaporization device body comprising: a battery;a receptacle comprising a cavity configured to receive and couple to the cartridge in a first orientation or a second orientation such that the cavity surrounds at least a first portion of cartridge proximate to the bottom end and does not surround a second portion of the cartridge proximate to the top end;a third electrical contact comprising a third surface disposed within the receptacle; anda fourth electrical contact comprising a fourth surface disposed within the receptacle, the third surface and the fourth surface disposed in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane when the cartridge is coupled to the receptacle in each of either of the first orientation or the second orientation;wherein the third surface is configured to electrically couple to the first surface and the fourth surface configured to electrically couple to the second surface to complete an electrical circuit when the receptacle receives and couples to the cartridge in the first orientation,wherein the third surface is configured to electrically couple to the second surface and the fourth surface configured to electrically couple to the first surface to complete the electrical circuit when the receptacle receives and couples to the cartridge in the second orientation,wherein the first orientation and the second orientation result from the 180° rotation of the cartridge about the first axis,wherein the electrical circuit is configured to provide current to the heating element when the cartridge is coupled to the receptacle in either the first orientation or the second orientation, andwherein the electrical circuit comprises the heating element, the battery, the first electrical contact, the second electrical contact, the third electrical contact, and the fourth electrical contact. 23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the heating chamber is disposed between the storage compartment and the bottom end of the cartridge.

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