Patent NZ-748604-A (NZ)
Title: A vaporization device, method of using the device, a charging case, a kit, and a vibration assembly
Inventor: FORNARELLI THOMAS
IPC: A24F40/95
Filed: 2017-05-18
Abstract: Personal vaporization devices which store substances to be vaporized include, for instance, inhalers for asthma treatment. These personal vaporization devices have various different components which provide feedback to a user. Some of the features include a means of indicating by visual cue, audible cue, touch feedback, haptic, vibration, heat or other sensory signal, or prompt, that a device has reached a desired or predetermined vaporization temperature or for a predetermined time. This provides a user with information as to when a device is ready for use. For example, a simple LED may glow when the personal vaporization device is ready for inhalation, or provide different patterns, colors, or strengths programmed to give feedback related to consumption of the vaporized substance. Personal vaporization devices being used for medical purposes can be equipped with additional feedback features which can give auditory and/or tactile warnings such as vibration, while the vibration can also be to disperse the active agents. There remains, however, a need for connecting the personal vaporization device, and specifically an electronic cigarette, to the safe and precise medical delivery of medicinal cannabis, for instance, via a simple haptic feedback. The present description describes a vaporization device assembly, comprising a mouthpiece, a battery with a mouthpiece end and an opposing vibration end, a first dampening spacer, comprising silicone and disposed at the mouthpiece end of the battery, and a second dampening spacer, comprising silicone and disposed at the vibration end of the battery. The device assembly further includes a printed circuit board, a vibrator and a microprocessor housed in the second dampening spacer. Additionally, a coil holder configured to accommodate a coil, a vaporization chamber, and a wick having a plurality of wick portions. The coil is configured to vaporize a vaporizable substance accommodated by the coil holder. A tank having a reservoir is also described having a first end and a second end, where the reservoir is configured for housing a vaporizable substance, the wick portions being in fluid communication with the reservoir. Further described is a reservoir plug partially received by the first end of the tank and a pressure sensor in pneumatic communication with the reservoir of the tank via the second end of the tank, the pressure sensor configured to detect an inhalation event. Additionally, the battery is configured to supply electrical power to the printed circuit board, the vibrator, the microprocessor, and the coil; and the the mouthpiece end of the battery is electrically connected to the coil. The vibration end of the battery is electrically connected to the printed circuit board, and the microprocessor is programmed to activate the vibrator based on the inhalation event. The battery is also contiguous with the first dampening spacer, and the first dampening spacer separates the battery from the tank and the mouthpiece.