IP Library Granted Patent US 11,039,647
Granted Patent B2
US 11,039,647 · App. 16/441,960 · Granted Jun 22, 2021

Electronic vapor provision device

Inventor: Christopher Lord (London, GB)
Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
A24F47/008A24F40/00H05B3/16H05B2203/021
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Patent No.
US 11,039,647
App. No.
16/441,960
Granted
Jun 22, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic vapor provision device comprising a power cell and a vaporizer, wherein the vaporizer comprises a heater and a heater support, wherein one or more gaps are provided between the heater and the heater support.

Claims (13)

1. A vapor provision device comprising:

a heating element support comprising a porous ceramic so as to allow liquid storage within the heating element support, the heating element support having at least one flat exterior surface; and

a heating element that at least partially extends along the flat exterior surface, wherein a portion of the heating element that extends along the flat exterior surface is arranged in a zig-zag shape.

2. The vapor provision device of claim 1 , wherein the porous ceramic includes a plurality of gaps arranged between the heating element support and the heating element, and the plurality of gaps is also configured to wick a liquid onto the heating element.

3. The vapor provision device of claim 1 , wherein the flat exterior surface is rectangular.

4. The vapor provision device of claim 1 , further comprising a mouthpiece section.

5. The vapor provision device of claim 1 , wherein the heating element support has a pitted surface.

6. The vapor provision device of claim 1 , wherein the vapor provision device is configured to be coupled to a battery assembly.

7. The vapor provision device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a liquid store;

a wicking element configured to wick liquid from the liquid store to the heating element for vaporizing the liquid; and

an air outlet for vaporized liquid from the heating element.

8. The vapor provision device of claim 1 , wherein the heating element is arranged in a wire form.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2021
From: NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LIMITED
To: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 055424/0056 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2019
From: LORD, CHRISTOPHER
To: NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050281/0596 →