VAPORIZATION DEVICE USING FRUSTAL POROUS VAPORIZATION MEDIA
The present invention is directed towards a vaporization device that uses a vaporization media, The vaporization media used is an inherently non-porous solid having a plurality of frustal voids that are specially formed to provide improved capillary action and vaporization properties of high vaporization rate, tolerance to wide gamut of Extract types and viscosities, dramatic reduction in non-Extract media-emitted inhalable particulate or vapor, as well as collateral benefits such as fluid containment sealing, and manufacturability that are presently impossible with traditional vaporization media.
1 . A vaporization media ( 104 ) comprising:
a media wall ( 106 ) comprising a liquid face ( 112 ) that is adjacent to and in fluid communication with an Extract reservoir ( 102 ), a vapor face ( 114 ) that is adjacent to and in fluid communication with a vaporization chamber ( 110 ), and a thickness ( 120 ); and
a pore ( 108 ) that perforates the media wall ( 106 ), wherein the pore ( 108 ) is approximately frustum-shaped, having an inlet ( 116 ) located on the liquid face ( 112 ), an outlet ( 118 ) located on the vapor face ( 114 ), and a height equal to the thickness ( 120 ) of the media wall ( 106 ).
2 . The vaporization media ( 104 ) of claim 1 , wherein the pore ( 108 ) is a truncated cone having the inlet ( 116 ) with a diameter ranging from 0.3-0.7 mm, and the outlet ( 118 ) with a diameter ranging from 0.1-0.5 mm.
3 . The vaporization media ( 104 ) of claim 1 , wherein the pore ( 108 ) is pyramidal shaped.
4 . The vaporization media ( 104 ) of claim 1 , wherein the pore ( 108 ) is prismatic shaped.
5 . The vaporization media ( 104 ) of claim 1 , wherein the inlet ( 116 ) of the pore ( 108 ) has an area of 0.07-0.38 mm2 and the outlet ( 118 ) of the pore ( 108 ) has an area of 0.008-0.2 mm2.
6 . The vaporization media ( 104 ) of claim 1 , wherein the media wall ( 106 ) forms a cylinder, and the pore ( 108 ) is arranged substantially normal to the surface of the cylinder.
7 . The vaporization media ( 104 ) of claim 1 , wherein the media wall ( 106 ) is a substantially nonporous material.
8 . The vaporization media ( 104 ) of claim 1 , wherein the media wall ( 106 ) is a ceramic material.
9 . The vaporization media ( 104 ) of claim 1 , wherein the thickness ( 120 ) of the media wall ( 106 ) is uniform or non-uniform.
10 . The vaporization media ( 104 ) of claim 1 , wherein the inlet ( 116 ) of the pore ( 108 ) is large enough to allow liquid Extract to flow into the pore ( 108 ), while the outlet ( 118 ) of the pore ( 108 ) is small enough to cause surface tension to prevent liquid Extract from flowing past the vapor face ( 114 ), and into the vaporization chamber ( 110 ) of an atomizer core ( 100 ) resulting in seepage or leakage of the Extract.
11 . The vaporization media ( 104 ) of claim 10 , wherein the liquid Extract flows into the pore ( 108 ) through the inlet ( 116 ) due to capillary action.
12 . An atomizer core ( 100 ) for a vaporizer comprising:
a vaporization media ( 104 ) comprising a media wall ( 106 ) disposed between an extract reservoir ( 102 ) and a vaporization chamber ( 110 ), wherein the media wall ( 106 ) is perforated with a plurality of frustum-shaped pores ( 108 ), and wherein the media wall ( 106 ) comprises a liquid face ( 112 ) that is adjacent to and in fluid communication with an the extract reservoir ( 102 ), a vapor face ( 114 ) that is adjacent to and in fluid communication with the vaporization chamber ( 110 ), and a thickness ( 120 ),
the extract reservoir ( 102 ) and the vaporization chamber ( 110 ) being in fluid communication via the frustum-shaped pores ( 108 ), and
a resistance heater ( 202 ) disposed proximal to the media wall ( 106 ) and adapted to heat the media wall ( 106 ) for vaporizing extract content filled in the extract reservoir ( 102 ), wherein the resistance heater ( 202 ) is formed of a metallic resistive element that is encapsulated in an electrically insulative material and is located within the vaporization chamber ( 110 ) and transfer heat to the atomizer core ( 100 ) via thermal radiation.
13 . The atomizer core ( 100 ) of claim 12 , wherein the frustum shaped pores are shaped as truncated cones having an inlet ( 116 ) with a diameter of 0.3-0.7 mm and an outlet ( 118 ) with diameter of 0.1-0.5 mm.
14 . The atomizer core ( 100 ) of claim 12 , wherein the resistance heater ( 202 ) is a resistive element encapsulated in a ceramic material.
15 . The atomizer core ( 100 ) of claim 14 , wherein the resistance heater ( 202 ) is in direct contact with the vaporization media ( 104 ) and capable of transferring heat to the vaporization media ( 104 ) through conduction.
16 . The atomizer core ( 100 ) of claim 12 , wherein the resistance heater ( 202 ) is capable of transferring heat to the vaporization media ( 104 ) via the thermal radiation.
17 . The atomizer core ( 100 ) of claim 12 , wherein the frustum shaped pores are pyramidal shaped or prismatic shaped.
18 . The atomizer core ( 100 ) of claim 12 , wherein the media wall ( 106 ) is a substantially nonporous material.
19 . The atomizer core ( 100 ) of claim 12 , wherein the media wall ( 106 ) forms a cylinder, and the plurality of frustum-shaped pores ( 108 ) are arranged substantially normal to the surface of the cylinder.
20 . The atomizer core ( 100 ) of claim 12 , wherein each pore ( 108 ) perforates the media wall ( 106 ), wherein each pore ( 108 ) is approximately frustum-shaped, having an inlet ( 116 ) located on the liquid face ( 112 ), an outlet ( 118 ) located on the vapor face ( 114 ), and a height equal to the thickness ( 120 ) of the media wall ( 106 ), and wherein the inlet ( 116 ) of each pore ( 108 ) has an area of 0.07-0.38 mm 2 and the outlet ( 118 ) of the pore ( 108 ) has an area of 0.008-0.2 mm 2 .
21 . The atomizer core ( 100 ) of claim 20 , wherein the inlet ( 116 ) of the pore ( 108 ) is large enough to allow liquid extract to flow into the pore ( 108 ), while the outlet ( 118 ) of the pore ( 108 ) is small enough to cause surface tension to prevent liquid extract from flowing past the vapor face ( 114 ), and into the vaporization chamber ( 110 ) of an atomizer core ( 100 ) resulting in seepage or leakage of the extract.
22 . The atomizer core ( 100 ) of claim 21 , wherein the liquid extract flows into the pore ( 108 ) through the inlet ( 116 ) due to capillary action.