Patent Publication Number: US-11375751-B2

Title: High volume vaporizer

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a vaporizer. More particularly, the invention relates to a vaporizer that is sturdy and durable and includes a large vaporizing chamber in a small compact device. 
     Description of the Related Art 
     In recent years the use of vaporizers has become an increasingly common. A material is heated, thereby generating a vapor that can be inhaled. The process is very similar to the process of heating a material with hot coals in a hookah. In addition, vaporizing materials, commonly known as “vaping,” is a suitable method for ingesting a wide variety of chemical compositions. Vaping has become a rapidly growing and increasingly popular industry. The introduction of smaller, more compact vaporizing devices over the past several years has contributed to the rapid growth of this industry. 
     However, as with all new industries, there remains several aspects of the industry and vaporizing techniques that are sub optimal and could be improved. Many vaporizers are comprised mainly of low-quality plastics that easily break, bend or cease to function especially when contained within a pocket where it may be bumped by a variety of objects and subjected to other forms of stress. Many portable vaporizers, to conserve size, include a chamber that is very small and must be refilled repeatedly. Small portable vaporizer is often do not have the ability to heat a very high temperature and are not suitable for dry products. 
     The above-described deficiencies of today&#39;s systems are merely intended to provide an overview of some of the problems of conventional systems, and are not intended to be exhaustive. Other problems with the state of the art and corresponding benefits of some of the various non-limiting embodiments may become further apparent upon review of the following detailed description. 
     In view of the foregoing, it is desirable to provide a durable and sturdy vaporizer that is compact and portable and has an adequately sized vaporizing chamber and is capable of high temperatures to improve vaporizing of solid materials. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Disclosed is a device that is easy to carry, comfortable to handle and is concealable by bag, hand or vape case. This dry herb convection vaporizer houses a 2200 mAh battery inside its sleek, metal chassis. The device charges in about 2.5 hours. What the device loses in lengthy charging time, it makes up for in power. The device may have about five different temperature settings. An extra wide chamber accommodates a large volume of dry products. 
     In one embodiment, a high volume, durable vaporizer comprises an aluminum shell, a glass mouthpiece, a filter plug, an insulated ceramic oven, a vibrating motor, a battery cell, a USB port, a glass conduit providing ambient air to the insulated ceramic oven, a microcontroller, and an LED screen. 
     It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a durable, portable convection vaporizer for dry materials. 
     These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a reading of the attached specification and appended claims. There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
       A more complete understanding of the present invention, and the attendant advantages and features thereof, will be more readily understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a vaporizer in accordance with principles of the invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a front elevation view of a vaporizer in accordance with principles of the invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a rear elevation view of a vaporizer in accordance with principles of the invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view of a vaporizer in accordance with principles of the invention; 
         FIG. 5  is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a vaporizer in accordance with principles of the invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a top plan view of a vaporizer in accordance with principles of the invention; 
         FIG. 7  is a bottom plan view of a vaporizer in accordance with principles of the invention; 
         FIG. 8  is an exploded view of a vaporizer in accordance with principles of the invention; 
         FIG. 9  is a cross-sectional view an alternative embodiment of a vaporizer in accordance with principles of the invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
     The disclosed subject matter is described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the various embodiments of the subject disclosure. It may be evident, however, that the disclosed subject matter may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing the various embodiments herein. 
     Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients, dimensions reaction conditions and so forth used in the specification and claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term “about”. The term “a” or “an” as used herein means “at least one” unless specified otherwise. In this specification and the claims, the use of the singular includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, use of “or” means “and/or” unless stated otherwise. Moreover, the use of the term “including”, as well as other forms, such as “includes” and “included”, is not limiting. Also, terms such as “element” or “component” encompass both elements and components comprising one unit and elements and components that comprise more than one unit unless specifically stated otherwise. 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure could also include permutations of the various elements recited in the claims as if each dependent claim was a multiple dependent claim incorporating the limitations of each of the preceding dependent claims as well as the independent claims. Such permutations are expressly within the scope of this disclosure. 
     Disclosed is a dry herb convection vaporizer having an insulated ceramic oven inside a shell composed of a durable material such as aluminum, titanium or the like. A small glass conduit supplies ambient air to the ceramic oven which then travels through the mouthpiece. This air supply prevents material and hailed by a user from exceeding uncomfortably high temperatures. 
       FIGS. 1-10  show a convection vaporizer  12  in accordance with principles of the invention. The vaporizer  12  is contained within an outer casing  14  and includes a mouthpiece  16  at its proximal end  18 . The casing  14  has a distal button  21  having an indicator light  20 . A small opening  24  provides access to a glass conduit which supplies air to the ceramic oven  26 . A USB port  28  is located at the distal end  30  of the outer casing  14  and allows the internal battery  32  to be recharged. In this embodiment, the casing  14  is aluminum and the mouthpiece  16  is glass. These components may optionally be formed from other materials. 
     The distal end  30  is capped by a bottom cover  34  and sealed to the outer casing  14  by a seal ring or gasket  35 . The indicator light  20  in this embodiment is an annular ring surrounding the button  21 . An internal vibrating motor  36  in this embodiment is positioned proximal to the button  21 . An LED screen  22  has a glass cover  38  and is held in place by a bracket  40 . The ceramic oven  26  is surrounded by an insulating cuff  44 , which is in turn housed within a heat insulating cover  46 , a heat insulating mat  48  and a gasket  50 . The gasket  50  is positioned between the insulating cuff  44  and an annular flange  52  near the proximal end  54  of the ceramic oven  26 . An insulating ring  56  extends partially over the proximal end  54  of the ceramic oven  26  and houses a filter plug  58 . The mouthpiece  60  extends through the top cover  62  to the filter plug  58 . A cylindrical silicone ring  64  is sandwiched between an inside screw  68  and a screw ring  70 . A microcontroller  72  includes the electrical circuitry for operating the vaporizer  12 . 
     In use, a user places a dry material, or any other material to be vaporized, into the ceramic oven  26 . The user then selects a temperature level by actuating the button  21  and reading the LED screen  22 , and inhales through the mouthpiece. This causes air to enter the ceramic oven  26  through the opening  24  where it combines with vapor and then travels through the mouthpiece  60 . A heating element  74  heats the ceramic oven  26  substantially evenly. 
       FIG. 9  shows an alternative embodiment of a high volume dry vaporizer  80  in accordance with the principles of the invention. A cylindrical ceramic oven  82  has a cylindrical sidewall  84  and a circular base  86 . A heat distribution plate  88  extends across the bottom of the circular base  86 . The cylindrical ceramic oven  82  is surrounded by a cylindrical cotton insulation sleeve  90 . The cotton insulation sleeve  90  is completely surrounded by a Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) oven casing  92  formed from three components: a PTFE base  94 , a PTFE sleeve  96  and a PTFE cap  98 . The oven  82  and casing  92  are inserted into a cylindrical PTFE cup  100  has a cylindrical sidewall  102  and a bottom  104 . 
     When the cup  100  is inserted into a vaporizer  80 , a heating element  108  extends through an opening in the middle of its bottom  104 . The oven  82  inside the casing  92  may then be inserted into the cup  100  such that the heating element  108  aligns with an extends through an opening in the middle of the base  94  of the casing  92  and it abuts against the heat distribution plate  88 . The oven  82  and casing  92  have a smaller diameter than the cylindrical sidewall  102  of the cup  100  such that a cylindrical air pocket  110  is formed between and defined by the side wall  102  and the casing  92 . The cap  98  secures a bottom flange  112  of a filter plug  114  against the top of the sidewall  84  of the oven  82 . A cooling chamber  116  is defined within the cylindrical filter plug  114  between an upper mesh screen  120  and a bottom plug screen  122 . The bottom plug screen includes a plurality of holes larger than the openings in the mesh screen  120 . A mouthpiece  130  is formed of a flexible material and secured in place by a friction fit between the filter plug  114  and the cap  98  of the casing  92 . The vaporizer  106  includes a steel gasket  132  that secures both the casing  92  and the mouthpiece  130  in place when a top cover  136  is screwed onto the vaporizer  106 . 
     During use, a dry material to be vaporized is placed within the oven  82 . The heating element  108  is powered by a battery  140 . The heat is distributed by the distribution plate  88  across the circular bottom  86  of the oven  82 . As the material within the oven  82  vapor rises, the vapor passes through the filter plug  114 , and is cooled within cooling chamber  116  before passing through the mesh  120  and through the mouthpiece  130  into a user&#39;s mouth. The bottom flange  112  and bottom plug screen  122  are made of an insulating material. As a result, the cooling chamber  116  remains cooler than the oven  182 . Because a cooling chamber  116  is utilized to cool the vapor prior to introducing it to a user, the oven  82  may utilize higher temperatures, for example 150 to 200° F. or even higher, such as 200 to 250° F. to vaporize the dry material. The cooling chamber reduces the heat of the vapor such that it is still hot but not dangerously hot for a user. In addition, by using a cotton insulator, and insulating casing and an insulating air pocket, the vaporizer of the present invention allows the oven to reach very high temperatures without overheating the vaporizer itself. The elevated temperatures also allow thorough vaporizing of relatively large volumes of material within the oven  82 . 
     Whereas, the present invention has been described in relation to the drawings attached hereto, it should be understood that other and further modifications, apart from those shown or suggested herein, may be made within the spirit and scope of this invention. Descriptions of the embodiments shown in the drawings should not be construed as limiting or defining the ordinary and plain meanings of the terms of the claims unless such is explicitly indicated. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for practicing the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.