Patent ID: 11910831
Assignee: BLACKSHIP TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H  B | IPC A  B  H

Claim 16:
17. A method of manufacturing a vaporizer heating element assembly, the method comprising:
providing a thin plate heating element formed from an electrically conductive material;
positioning the thin plate heating element within an injection mold;
injecting molten plastic into the injection mold to produce a molded plastic case structure in which the thin plate heating element is positioned, the molded plastic case structure having a plurality of walls collectively defining a case interior, the plurality of walls including an upper wall having an access opening formed there-through, a left wall having a reservoir window formed there-through, and a lower wall having a vaporization window formed there-through, the thin plate heating element being positioned parallel to the lower wall adjacent the vaporization window with a portion of the thin plate heating element being embedded within one or more of the plurality of walls;
removing the molded plastic case structure and the thin plate heating element from the injection mold;
providing a liquid transport structure having a liquid intake surface and a liquid outflow surface and being configured for transporting liquid by capillary action from the liquid intake surface to the liquid outflow surface;
inserting the liquid transport structure into the case interior through the access opening and positioning the liquid transport structure so that the liquid intake surface is adjacent the reservoir window and the liquid outflow surface is adjacent or in contact with a surface of the thin plate heating element; and
sealing the access opening with a closure element sized and configured to be partially received into the access opening.