IP Library Granted Patent US 11,058,148
Granted Patent B2
US 11,058,148 · App. 16/688,815 · Granted Jul 13, 2021

Smoking apparatus

Inventors: Charles V. Hoch (Bend, OR); Bruce A. Hoch (Bend, OR)
Assignee: Eyce, LLC
A24F1/32A24F1/30B29C45/0001B29C45/14819B29K2083/00B29L2031/7414
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Patent No.
US 11,058,148
App. No.
16/688,815
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A smoking apparatus comprising a main body comprising a combustion chamber fluidly coupled to an aperture in a mouthpiece; an outer layer at least partially surrounding the main body; and wherein the outer layer is formed of an at least partially transparent material and the main body is at least partially visible within the outer layer.

Claims (37)

1. A smoking apparatus comprising:

a main body of a first material including a combustion chamber fluidly coupled to an aperture of a mouthpiece, the main body having an outer shape;

an outer layer of a second material at least partially surrounding the main body, the second material having a deformable property;

wherein the outer layer is formed of an at least partially transparent material and the outer shape of the main body is at least partially visible through the outer layer; and

wherein the outer layer is non-separable from the main body.

2. The smoking apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a receptacle positioned at least partially within the combustion chamber, and wherein the receptacle shields the outer layer from contact with combustibles positioned within the receptacle.

3. The smoking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outer layer continuously engages an outer surface of the main body where the outer layer covers the main body.

4. The smoking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one decorative feature is positioned on an outer surface of the main body, wherein the outer layer encapsulates the at least one decorative feature, and wherein at least a portion of the outer layer contacts the main body adjacent to the decorative feature.

5. The smoking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the outer layer has a shape that includes relief features that replicate surface features of the main body.

6. The smoking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outer layer is secured to the main body by overmolding and forms a single part with the main body.

7. The smoking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first material has an elastically deformable property.

8. A smoking apparatus comprising:

a main body with an outer surface and fluid pathway extending through the main body, the main body having an outer shape;

an outer layer at least partially covering at least a part of the outer surface of the main body; and

wherein the outer layer is formed of an at least partially transparent material and the outer shape of the main body is at least partially visible through the outer layer; and

the main body and the outer layer are joined together to form a single part.

9. The smoking apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising a receptacle assembled to the main body and outer layer.

10. The smoking apparatus of claim 8 , wherein an outer shape of the outer layer is substantially dissimilar to the outer shape of the main body.

11. The smoking apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the main body further comprises at least one decorative feature defined on the outer surface of the main body, wherein the outer layer encapsulates the decorative feature, and wherein at least a portion of the outer layer contacts the main body adjacent to the decorative feature.

12. A smoking apparatus comprising:

a main body with an outer surface and fluid pathway extending through the main body, wherein the main body has an outer shape;

an outer layer at least partially molded about at least a part of the outer surface of the main body;

a power source configured to supply power to an electrical component, wherein the electrical component is configured to ignite a combustible material; and

wherein the outer layer is formed of an at least partially transparent material and the outer shape of the main body is at least partially visible through the outer layer.

13. The smoking apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a power source is configured to supply power to an electrical component positioned within the main body or outer layer.

14. The smoking apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the outer layer continuously engages the outer surface of the main body where the outer layer covers the main body.

15. A smoking apparatus comprising:

a main body of a first moldable material having a deformable property, and including a combustion chamber fluidly coupled to an aperture of a mouthpiece, the main body having an outer shape;

an outer layer of a second material at least partially surrounding the main body, the second material having a deformable property;

wherein the outer layer is formed of an at least partially transparent material and the outer shape of the main body is at least partially visible through the outer layer and wherein the outer layer is non-separable from the main body.

16. The smoking apparatus of claim 15 , wherein at least one decorative feature is positioned on an outer surface of the main body, wherein the outer layer encapsulates the at least one decorative feature, and wherein at least a portion of the outer layer contacts the main body adjacent to the decorative feature.

17. The smoking apparatus of claim 15 , wherein an outer surface of the outer layer has a shape that includes relief features that replicate surface features of the main body.

18. The smoking apparatus of claim 15 , wherein an outer surface of the outer layer has a shape which is substantially dissimilar to the outer shape of the main body.

19. The smoking apparatus of claim 15 , wherein a power source is configured to supply power to an electrical component positioned within the main body or outer layer.

20. The smoking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the main body has a sidewall thickness around the aperture such that the main body forms a rim around a periphery of the aperture and the outer layer is spaced away from the aperture around the periphery of the aperture at the rim by the sidewall thickness.

21. The smoking apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the decorative feature is contained in the outer layer.

22. The smoking apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the main body is formed of a material having an elastically deformable property.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2023
From: WAREHOUSE GOODS LLC
To: EYCE LLC
Reel/Frame 065071/0548 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST - REEL/FRAME 61133/0327 Recorded Aug 8, 2023
From: WHITEHAWK CAPITAL PARTNERS LP, AS AGENT
To: GREENLANE HOLDINGS, INC.; ARI LOGISTICS, B.V.; CONSCIOUS B.V.; GLOBAL PACIFIC HOLDINGS LLC; GREENLANE HOLDINGS, LLC; GREENLANE HOLDINGS EU B.V.; GS FULFILLMENT LLC; HSCM LLC; HS MALIBU LLC; KCH DISTRIBUTION INC.; KIM INTERNATIONAL LLC; KUSH ENERGY, LLC; KUSH SUPPLY CO. LLC; MERGER SUB GOTHAM 2, LLC; ROCKETMANG LLC; SHAVITA B.V.; SOUTH ATLANTIC HOLDINGS LLC; VAPE WORLD DISTRIBUTION LTD.; WAREHOUSE GOODS LLC; 1095 BROKEN SOUND PKWY LLC; POLLEN GEAR LLC; HS PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 064524/0591 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2022
From: GREENLANE HOLDINGS, INC.; ARI LOGISTICS, B.V.; CONSCIOUS B.V.; GLOBAL PACIFIC HOLDINGS LLC; GREENLANE HOLDINGS, LLC; GREENLANE HOLDINGS EU B.V.; GS FULFILLMENT LLC; HSCM LLC; HS MALIBU LLC; KCH DISTRIBUTION INC.; KIM INTERNATIONAL LLC; KUSH ENERGY, LLC; KUSH SUPPLY CO. LLC; MERGER SUB GOTHAM 2, LLC; ROCKETMANG LLC; SHAVITA B.V.; SOUTH ATLANTIC HOLDINGS LLC; VAPE WORLD DISTRIBUTION LTD.; WAREHOUSE GOODS LLC; 1095 BROKEN SOUND PKWY LLC; POLLEN GEAR LLC; HS PRODUCTS LLC
To: WHITEHAWK CAPITAL PARTNERS LP, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 061133/0327 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2021
From: EYCE LLC
To: LLC, WAREHOUSE GOODS
Reel/Frame 056293/0621 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2019
From: HOCH, CHARLES V.; HOCH, BRUCE A.
To: EYCE LLC
Reel/Frame 051360/0077 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62890979 · Aug 23, 2019
Related Publication 20210051998A1 · Feb 25, 2021
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