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US 12,207,686 · App. 18/827,144 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Vortexer for cap of personal vaporizer

Inventor: William Joseph Devillier (Thornton, CO)

Assignee: My Next Idea, LLC

A24F40/485 A24F40/70 A24F40/10

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Patent No.: US 12,207,686
App. No.: 18/827,144
Granted: Jan 28, 2025
Kind: B1

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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to vortexer. The vortexer may be accommodated within a cap of a personal vaporizer. Further, vortexer may include at least one inlet which may be non-parallel, radially-offset from, and non-intersecting to a central axis. The at least one inlet may be configured to generate a vortex airflow with an inhalation action created by the user.

Claims (170)

1. A vortexer for a cap of a personal vaporizer, the vortexer comprising:

a proximal end configured to adjoin to the personal vaporizer;

a distal end configured to interface with a mouth of a user;

a tube protruding between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the tube defines a central axis, the tube comprising:

an inner wall concentrically formed about the central axis; and

an outer wall concentrically formed about the central axis; and

a shoulder protruding from the proximal end towards the distal end, the shoulder comprising:

a bottom face, coplanar to the proximal end of the vortexer and perpendicular to the central axis;

a top face parallel to and offset-from the bottom face, wherein the top face is perpendicular to the central axis;

an outer perimeter concentrically formed about the central axis between the bottom face and the top face;

a first inlet formed in the shoulder between the top face and the bottom face, wherein the first inlet defines a first inlet axis, wherein the first inlet axis is:

radially-offset from,

nonparallel-to, and

non-intersecting the central axis; and

a second inlet formed in the shoulder between the top face and the bottom face, wherein the second inlet defines a second inlet axis, wherein the second inlet axis is:

radially-offset from,

nonparallel-to,

non-intersecting the central axis, and

concentrically opposite from the first inlet;

wherein the first inlet and the second inlet are configured to generate a vortex airflow from the proximal end when subjected to an inhalation action of the user at the distal end.

2. The vortexer of claim 1 , wherein the tube further comprises:

a mouth portion at the distal end; and

an insulated portion adjoining the mouth portion.

3. The vortexer of claim 2 and further comprising:

a coating formed on the mouth portion, the coating comprising at least one of:

a metal coating dissimilar to a composition of the tube,

a polymer resin, and

texture.

4. The vortexer of claim 1 , wherein the tube further comprises:

a heat-convector formed between the proximal end of the tube and the top face of the shoulder, the heat-convector comprising:

at least a first circumferential fin formed on the outer wall,

wherein the heat-convector is configured to transfer heat from the vortexer to the vortex airflow.

5. The vortexer of claim 1 , wherein the shoulder further comprises:

a first detent formed in the outer perimeter; and

a second detent formed in the outer perimeter oppositely disposed from the first detent,

wherein the first detent and the second detent are configured to axially align the vortexer relative to the cap.

6. The vortexer of claim 5 , wherein the shoulder further comprises:

a first slot formed in the first detent; and

a second slot formed in the second detent.

7. A cap of a personal vaporizer, the cap comprising:

a proximal cap end;

a distal cap end oppositely formed to the proximal cap end;

an outer cap surface formed between the proximal cap end and the distal cap end;

an inner cap surface defining a central cap axis; and

a vortexer accommodated within the cap, the vortexer comprising:

a proximal end, vertically offset to the proximal cap end;

a distal end emerging from the inner cap surface and configured to interface with a mouth of a user;

a tube protruding between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the tube defines a central axis coinciding with the central cap axis, the tube comprising:

an inner wall concentrically formed about the central axis; and

an outer wall concentrically formed about the central axis; and

a shoulder protruding from the proximal end towards the distal end, the shoulder comprising:

a bottom face, coplanar to the proximal end of the vortexer and perpendicular to the central axis;

a top face parallel to and offset-from the bottom face, wherein the top face is perpendicular to the central axis;

an outer perimeter concentrically formed about the central axis between the bottom face and the top face;

a first inlet formed in the shoulder between the top face and the bottom face, wherein the first inlet defines a first inlet axis, wherein the first inlet axis is:

radially-offset from,

nonparallel-to, and

non-intersecting the central axis; and

a second inlet formed in the shoulder between the top face and the bottom face, wherein the second inlet defines a second inlet axis, wherein the second inlet axis is:

radially-offset from,

nonparallel-to,

non-intersecting the central axis, and

concentrically opposite from the first inlet;

wherein the first inlet and the second inlet are configured to generate a vortex airflow from the proximal end when subjected to an inhalation action of the user at the distal end.

8. The cap of claim 7 , wherein the tube further comprises:

a mouth portion at the distal end.

9. The cap of claim 8 and further comprising:

an insulated coating formed on the mouth portion, the insulated coating comprising at least one of:

a metal coating dissimilar to a composition of the tube,

a polymer resin, and

texture.

10. The cap of claim 7 , wherein the tube further comprises:

a heat-convector formed between the proximal end of the tube and the top face of the shoulder, the heat-convector comprising:

at least a first circumferential fin formed on the outer wall,

wherein the heat-convector is configured to transfer heat from the vortexer to the vortex airflow.

11. The cap of claim 7 , wherein the shoulder further comprises:

a first detent formed in the outer perimeter; and

a second detent formed in the outer perimeter oppositely disposed from the first detent;

wherein the first detent and the second detent are configured to axially align the vortexer relative to the cap.

12. The cap of claim 11 , wherein the shoulder further comprises:

a first slot formed in the first detent; and

a second slot formed in the second detent.

13. The cap of claim 7 , wherein the outer cap surface further comprises:

one or more cap inlets, wherein each cap inlet from the one or more cap inlets is:

radially-offset from, and

nonparallel-to the central cap axis.

14. The cap of claim 7 , wherein the inner cap surface further comprises:

a sealant configured to seal the shoulder with the proximal cap end.

15. A personal vaporizer comprising:

a cap, comprising:

a proximal cap end;

a distal cap end oppositely formed to the proximal cap end;

an outer cap surface formed between the proximal cap end and the distal cap end; and

an inner cap surface defining a central cap axis; and

a vortexer accommodated within the cap, the vortexer comprising:

a proximal end vertically offset to the proximal cap end;