IP Library Granted Patent US 10,477,898
Granted Patent B2
US 10,477,898 · App. 15/446,753 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Electronic cigarette

Inventor: Lik Hon (North Point, HK)
Assignee: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
A24F47/008A61M11/041A61M11/042A61M15/06H05B3/0014H05B3/06A61M2016/0024A61M2205/8206
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Patent No.
US 10,477,898
App. No.
15/446,753
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An atomizing electronic cigarette has an atomizing core component and a liquid storage component. including an electric heater. The electric heater may have a through hole aligned with a channel passing through the liquid storage component. The cigarette can heat and uniformly vaporize liquid from the liquid storage component, with the user inhaling the vaporized liquid. The vapor generated by the atomizing process may be cooled as it flows through the channel.

Claims (28)

1. A vaporizing device, comprising:

a housing;

liquid stored in the housing;

at least one air inlet for allowing air to flow into the housing;

a hollow electric heater coil around a first axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the device, and the hollow electric heater coil surrounded by the liquid;

a channel extending through the hollow electric heater coil;

with the channel and an inhalation port forming an airflow path within the housing, and with the channel providing a continuous open passageway through the hollow electric heater coil to the inhalation port, with inhalation on the device causing air to flow through the hollow electric heater coil; and

an annular liquid permeating component around the first axis and sleeved on the hollow electric heater coil, with the hollow electric heater coil contacting an inner cylindrical surface of the liquid permeating component along substantially an entire length of the hollow electric heater coil, and with the liquid stored in the housing permeating through the liquid permeating component to the hollow electric heater coil for vaporization.

2. The vaporizing device of claim 1 with the liquid in a liquid storage component and the channel extending entirely through the liquid storage component.

3. The vaporizing device of claim 1 with the channel having a uniform circular cross section between the hollow electric heater coil and the inhalation port.

4. The vaporizing device of claim 1 with the inner cylindrical surface wetted with the liquid.

5. The vaporizing device of claim 1 with the hollow electric heater coil directly interacting with the liquid permeating component to vaporize the liquid.

6. The vaporizing device of claim 5 with the entire liquid permeating component coaxial with the hollow electric heater coil.

7. The vaporizing device of claim 6 with the liquid permeating component comprising a fiber material.

8. The vaporizing device of claim 7 with the liquid stored in a space in the housing extending at least partially along the length of the channel.

9. A vaporizing device, comprising:

a hollow electric heater coil;

a channel extending through the hollow electric heater coil, with the channel surrounded by a liquid storage space;

with at least one air inlet, the channel, and an inhalation port forming an airflow path;

with the channel providing a continuous open passageway through the hollow electric heater coil to the inhalation port;

a liquid permeating component on the hollow electric heater coil with substantially the entire length of an outer surface of the hollow electric heater coil contacting an inner cylindrical surface of the liquid permeating component; and

the liquid permeating component coaxial with the hollow electric heater coil, with a central axis of the hollow electric heater coil parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vaporizing device, and the liquid permeating component adapted to conduct liquid from the liquid storage space to the hollow electric heater coil for vaporization.

10. The vaporizing device of claim 9 with the channel extending entirely through the liquid storage space.

11. The vaporizing device of claim 10 with the channel having a uniform circular cross section between the hollow electric heater coil and the inhalation port.

12. The vaporizing device of claim 9 further comprising a liquid in the liquid storage space.

13. The vaporizing device of claim 9 with the liquid permeating component comprising a fiber material.

14. The vaporizing device of claim 9 with the liquid storage space extending at least partially along the length of the channel.

15. The vaporizing device of claim 9 with the hollow electric heater coil directly interacting with the liquid permeating component to vaporize liquid.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
To: FONTEM VENTURES B.V.
Reel/Frame 062591/0624 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2017
From: RUYAN INVESTMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
To: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
Reel/Frame 042170/0448 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2017
From: HON, LIK
To: RUYAN INVESTMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 042121/0391 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2009 2 0001296 U · Feb 11, 2009 · national
Continuity (5)
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