Patent Application
20210289842
The present disclosure generally relates to vaporizer and atomizer systems and methods, and more particularly to systems and methods employing ceramics, halogen bulb, coil and mesh, heating elements, and the like.
In recent years, vaporizer and atomizer systems have been developed to avoid some of the negative effects of cigarette smoking, and the like. However, such systems and methods typically employ open heating elements that can release toxins during vaporization, and can lead to burning due to high heat produced in the atomizer components, and the like.
Therefore, there is a need for a method and system that addresses the above and other problems. The above and other problems are addressed by the illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure, which provide ceramic vaporizer and atomizer systems and methods employing ceramics, halogen bulb, coil and mesh, heating elements, and the like.
Accordingly, in illustrative aspects of the present disclosure there is provided a ceramic vaporizer and atomizer system, method and computer program product, including a ceramic vaporizer case; and a ceramic atomizer removably coupled to the ceramic vaporizer case. The ceramic vaporizer case includes external cooling fins for heat dissipation. The ceramic atomizer includes a mouthpiece portion with external cooling fins for heat dissipation. The ceramic atomizer includes a chamber for housing a heating element and that is configured as an insulator for heat retention.
The ceramic vaporizer case and the ceramic atomizer are removably coupled via 510 type connectors.
The ceramic vaporizer case and the ceramic atomizer are removably coupled via magnetic type connectors.
The heating element comprises a halogen bulb.
The heating element comprises a wound coil.
The heating element comprises a wire mesh screen coil.
The ceramic atomizer includes a temperature sensor for providing temperate control.
The ceramic vaporizer case includes a vaporizer controller for providing temperate control based on the temperature sensor in the ceramic atomizer.
The ceramic vaporizer case includes a vaporizer controller for providing temperate control based on characteristics of the heating element
Still other aspects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure are readily apparent from the following detailed description, by illustrating a number of illustrative embodiments and implementations, including the best mode contemplated for carrying out the present disclosure. The present disclosure is also capable of other and different embodiments, and its several details can be modified in various respects, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as restrictive.
The embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings and in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and in which:
Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and more particularly to
The ceramic atomizer 104 includes a mouthpiece 120, cooling fins 122 for heat dissipation, and heating chamber 124 that houses a heating element 126, and a bowl 128 for material to be vaporized (e.g., oils, liquids, concentrates, dry plant matter, etc.), atomized, and the like. The vaporizer mod case 102 and the atomizer 104 can be made of ceramic through 3D printing, casting, molding, and the like. A temperature sensor 130 can be employed in the heating chamber 124 and coupled to the controller 108 for precise temperature control, and the like. Otherwise, the controller 108 can control temperature based on characteristics of the heating element 126, as is well known. Advantageously, the case 102 can be made from a relatively high heat dissipation ceramic material, and the like, for dissipating heat from the battery 112 and the controller 108. The heating chamber 124, advantageously, can be made from a relatively low heat dissipation, insulating ceramic material, and the like, for maintaining heat from the heating element 126 within the heating chamber 124 and to prevent a user from getting burned from the high heat of the heating chamber 124, as compared to conventional atomizers, and the like. The connector 118 conductively couples the ceramic case 102 to the ceramic heating chamber 124 for desired heat conduction, and the like.
During operation, a user removes the mouthpiece 120 from the heating chamber 124, places the material to be vaporized onto the mesh pad 214 for vaporizing, and replaces the mouthpiece 120. The user then programs the controller 108 for desired temperature control suitable for the halogen bulb 212 via a menu on the display 110 and the buttons 116. The user then presses the fire button 132 to commence vaporization with desired temperature control. To replace the halogen bulb 212, the user can remove the mouthpiece 120 while coupled to heating chamber 124, along with the inner chamber 208, from the base 202 to expose the halogen bulb 212 for easy replacement.
Advantageously, since the inner chamber 208 can be made from glass, the heating chamber 124 can be removed and the device can function as a flashlight due to the light emitted by halogen bulb 212. Similar, the mouthpiece 120 can be removed and the bowl 128 and pad 214 can be replaced with a small crucible for melting solder and acting as a heated solder well, and the like. The inner chamber 208 can be made from glass of various colors and/or with suitable coating for providing light of various colors, ultraviolet light, and the like, as needed.
The above-described devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments can include, for example, any suitable servers, workstations, PCs, laptop computers, PDAs, Internet appliances, handheld devices, cellular telephones, wireless devices, other devices, and the like, capable of performing the processes of the illustrative embodiments. The devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments can communicate with each other using any suitable protocol and can be implemented using one or more programmed computer systems or devices.
One or more interface mechanisms can be used with the illustrative embodiments, including, for example, Internet access, telecommunications in any suitable form (e.g., voice, modem, and the like), wireless communications media, and the like. For example, employed communications networks or links can include one or more wireless communications networks, cellular communications networks, G3 communications networks, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTNs), Packet Data Networks (PDNs), the Internet, intranets, a combination thereof, and the like.
It is to be understood that the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments are for illustrative purposes, as many variations of the specific hardware used to implement the illustrative embodiments are possible, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the relevant art(s). For example, the functionality of one or more of the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments can be implemented via one or more programmed computer systems or devices.
To implement such variations as well as other variations, a single computer system can be programmed to perform the special purpose functions of one or more of the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments. On the other hand, two or more programmed computer systems or devices can be substituted for any one of the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments. Accordingly, principles and advantages of distributed processing, such as redundancy, replication, and the like, also can be implemented, as desired, to increase the robustness and performance of the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments.
The devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments can store information relating to various processes described herein. This information can be stored in one or more memories, such as a hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, RAM, and the like, of the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments. One or more databases of the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments can store the information used to implement the illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure. The databases can be organized using data structures (e.g., records, tables, arrays, fields, graphs, trees, lists, and the like) included in one or more memories or storage devices listed herein. The processes described with respect to the illustrative embodiments can include appropriate data structures for storing data collected and/or generated by the processes of the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments in one or more databases thereof.
All or a portion of the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments can be conveniently implemented using one or more general purpose computer systems, microprocessors, digital signal processors, micro-controllers, and the like, programmed according to the teachings of the illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the computer and software arts. Appropriate software can be readily prepared by programmers of ordinary skill based on the teachings of the illustrative embodiments, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the software art. Further, the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments can be implemented on the World Wide Web. In addition, the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments can be implemented by the preparation of application-specific integrated circuits or by interconnecting an appropriate network of conventional component circuits, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the electrical art(s). Thus, the illustrative embodiments are not limited to any specific combination of hardware circuitry and/or software.
Stored on any one or on a combination of computer readable media, the illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure can include software for controlling the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments, for driving the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments, for enabling the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments to interact with a human user, and the like. Such software can include, but is not limited to, device drivers, firmware, operating systems, development tools, applications software, and the like. Such computer readable media further can include the computer program product of an embodiment of the present disclosure for performing all or a portion (if processing is distributed) of the processing performed in implementing the disclosure. Computer code devices of the illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure can include any suitable interpretable or executable code mechanism, including but not limited to scripts, interpretable programs, dynamic link libraries (DLLs), Java classes and applets, complete executable programs, Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) objects, and the like. Moreover, parts of the processing of the illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure can be distributed for better performance, reliability, cost, and the like.
As stated above, the devices and subsystems of the illustrative embodiments can include computer readable medium or memories for holding instructions programmed according to the teachings of the present disclosure and for holding data structures, tables, records, and/or other data described herein. Computer readable medium can include any suitable medium that participates in providing instructions to a processor for execution. Such a medium can take many forms, including but not limited to, non-volatile media, volatile media, transmission media, and the like. Non-volatile media can include, for example, optical or magnetic disks, magneto-optical disks, and the like. Volatile media can include dynamic memories, and the like. Transmission media can include coaxial cables, copper wire, fiber optics, and the like. Transmission media also can take the form of acoustic, optical, electromagnetic waves, and the like, such as those generated during radio frequency (RF) communications, infrared (IR) data communications, and the like. Common forms of computer-readable media can include, for example, a floppy disk, a flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, any other suitable magnetic medium, a CD-ROM, CDRW, DVD, any other suitable optical medium, punch cards, paper tape, optical mark sheets, any other suitable physical medium with patterns of holes or other optically recognizable indicia, a RAM, a PROM, an EPROM, a FLASH-EPROM, any other suitable memory chip or cartridge, a carrier wave or any other suitable medium from which a computer can read.
While the present disclosure have been described in connection with a number of illustrative embodiments, and implementations, the present disclosure is not so limited, but rather cover various modifications, and equivalent arrangements, which fall within the purview of the appended claims.
