IP Library Granted Patent US 11,350,664
Granted Patent B2
US 11,350,664 · App. 16/679,057 · Granted Jun 7, 2022

Vaporizer device with more than one heating element

Inventors: William W. Alston (Lincoln, CA); Adam Bowen (San Mateo, CA); Jacob R. Davis (San Francisco, CA); Ian Garcia-Doty (Oakland, CA); Bradley J. Ingebrethsen (Saugerties, NY); Joshua A. Kurzman (San Francisco, CA); James Monsees (San Francisco, CA); Andrew J. Pappas (San Francisco, CA); Paul R. Vieira (Oakland, CA); Timothy J. Watson (San Francisco, CA); Joseph S. Wilinski, Jr. (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.
A24F40/42A24F40/10A24F40/30A24F40/46
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Patent No.
US 11,350,664
App. No.
16/679,057
Granted
Jun 7, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments of a vaporization device are described that include one or more features, such as for generating a combined inhalable aerosol. In some embodiments, the vaporization device can include one or more heaters that are configured to heat one or more vaporizable materials. Various embodiments of heating elements and heating systems for use in vaporization devices are also described.

Claims (26)

1. A cartridge for use with a vaporizer device having a heating element, the cartridge comprising:

a vaporizable material insert comprising a body configured to hold vaporizable material, the body comprising a hollow core defined by at least one sidewall and a first end; and

a seal wrapped about the vaporizable material insert, the seal configured to force heated air in the cartridge to pass through at least a portion of vaporizable material present within the vaporizable material insert and into the hollow core.

2. The cartridge of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the at least one sidewall includes vaporizable material.

3. The cartridge of claim 2 , wherein the vaporizer device includes a receptacle for receiving the cartridge and a sealed airflow pathway that extends along the at least one sidewall of the vaporizable material insert when the cartridge is inserted in the receptacle.

4. The cartridge of claim 3 , wherein the vaporizer device is configured to flow heated air through the sealed airflow pathway to thereby allow the heated air to pass through and heat the vaporizable material to form an inhalable aerosol in the hollow core.

5. The cartridge of claim 1 , further comprising a mouthpiece that is in fluid communication with the hollow core of the vaporization material insert to allow aerosol to exit the cartridge.

6. The cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the body of the vaporizable material insert further comprises a plurality of perforations that are in fluid communication with the hollow core.

7. A vaporizer device, comprising:

a heating element; and

a cartridge comprising:

a vaporizable material insert comprising a hollow core extending from a first end to a second end that is opposite the first end, the hollow core having an open end at the second end; and

a seal configured to force heated air in the cartridge to pass through at least a portion of vaporizable material present within the vaporizable material insert and into the hollow core.

8. The vaporizable device of claim 7 , further comprising a receptacle for receiving the cartridge and a sealed airflow pathway that extends along the at least one sidewall of the vaporizable material insert when the cartridge is inserted in the receptacle.

9. The vaporizer device of claim 8 , wherein the vaporizer device is configured to flow heated air through the sealed airflow pathway to thereby allow the heated air to pass through and heat the vaporizable material to form an inhalable aerosol in the hollow core.

10. The vaporizable device of claim 7 , wherein at least a part of the at least one sidewall includes vaporizable material.

11. The vaporizer device of claim 7 , further comprising a mouthpiece that is in fluid communication with the open end of the hollow core to allow aerosol to exit the cartridge without contacting a durable portion of the vaporizer device.

12. The vaporizer device of claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the vaporizable material present within the vaporizable material insert surrounds at least the first end of the hollow core.

13. The cartridge of claim 1 , wherein the hollow core extends from the first end to a second end that is opposite the first end, wherein the second end is an open end to allow an inhalable aerosol to pass from the hollow core and out the open end.

14. The cartridge of claim 13 , further comprising a mouthpiece that is in fluid communication with the open end of the hollow core to allow aerosol to exit the cartridge without contacting the vaporizer device.

15. The cartridge of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the vaporizable material present within the vaporizable material insert surrounds at least the first end of the hollow core.

16. A cartridge for use with a vaporizer device having a heating element, the cartridge comprising:

a vaporizable material insert comprising a hollow core extending from a first end to a second end that is opposite the first end, the hollow core having an open end at the second end; and

a seal configured to force heated air in the cartridge to pass through at least a portion of vaporizable material present within the vaporizable material insert and subsequently into the hollow core such that vapor can exit the open end of the hollow core and into a mouthpiece.

17. The cartridge of claim 16 , further comprising the mouthpiece that is in fluid communication with the open end of the hollow core to allow aerosol to exit the cartridge without contacting the vaporizer device.

18. The cartridge of claim 16 , wherein at least a portion of the vaporizable material present within the vaporizable material insert surrounds at least the first end of the hollow core.

Assignments (12)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2024
From: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
To: JUUL LABS, INC.; VMR PRODUCTS LLC; ENVENIO INC.
Reel/Frame 069185/0228 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2023
From: JUUL LABS, INC.; VMR PRODUCTS LLC; ENVENIO INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
Reel/Frame 064252/0225 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 062114 FRAME: 0196. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 23, 2022
From: JUUL LABS, INC.
To: JLI NATIONAL SETTLEMENT TRUST
Reel/Frame 062214/0142 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2022
From: JUUL LABS, INC.
To: JLI NATIONAL SETTLEMENT TRUST
Reel/Frame 062114/0195 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2022
From: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
To: JUUL LABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 061588/0176 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2022
From: JUUL LABS, INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
Reel/Frame 061578/0865 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2022
From: MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
To: JUUL LABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 060446/0261 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2021
From: ALSTON, WILLIAM W.; BOWEN, ADAM; GARCIA-DOTY, IAN; INGEBRETHSEN, BRADLEY J.; KURZMAN, JOSHUA A.; MONSEES, JAMES; VIEIRA, PAUL R.; WATSON, TIMOTHY J.
To: JUUL LABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 056054/0873 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2021
From: SWOPE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, LLC.
To: JUUL LABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 056055/0292 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2021
From: DAVIS, JACOB R.; PAPPAS, ANDREW J.; WILINSKI, JOSEPH S., JR.
To: SWOPE DESIGN SOLUTIONS, LLC.
Reel/Frame 056055/0011 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 18, 2020
From: JUUL LABS, INC.
To: MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053535/0433 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2020
From: JUUL LABS, INC.
To: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 053418/0664 →