Granted Patent B2

US 12,677,874 · App. 17/743,251 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Inventors: Jie Guan (Morgan Hill, CA); Nicholas R. Marker (Reno, NV); Erik A. Vaknine (San Jose, CA); Val Valentine (San Francisco, CA); Tianren Xu (Cupertino, CA); Qingcheng Zeng (San Jose, CA)

Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.

A24F40/40A24F40/50A24F40/70H01B17/66H01M50/247H01M50/588H01B3/30H01M2220/30

Abstract

Claims (14)

1 . A vaporizer device, the vaporizer device comprising:

a power source comprising a battery and a power source lead extending outward from the battery;

a printed circuit board (PCB) electrically coupled to the power source via the power source lead extending outward from the battery; and

an insulator at least partially surrounding the power source lead, the insulator being mechanically and directly coupled to a distal end of the PCB and a proximal end of the power source;

wherein the PCB is at least partially in physical contact with a portion of the battery; and

wherein the insulator couples to the PCB within a recess of the proximal end of the power source.

2 . The vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the insulator comprises a polymer material.

3 . The vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the PCB is positioned superior to the insulator.

4 . The vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the insulator comprises an additional insulator piece installed superior to the PCB.

5 . The vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the insulator comprises an aperture.

6 . The vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the insulator is coupled to the PCB via a laser weld.

7 . The vaporizer device of claim 6 , wherein the laser weld comprises a weld tab coupled to the power source lead.

8 . The vaporizer device of claim 7 , wherein the insulator comprises an aperture.

9 . The vaporizer device of claim 1 , wherein the insulator is configured to secure the PCB in a fixed position with respect to the power source.

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