Vaporizer apparatus

US10667560B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• JUUL Labs, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Ariel Atkins · San Francisco, US
• Adam Bowen · San Mateo, US
• Steven Christensen · San Francisco, US
• Christopher Hibmacronan · Oakland, US
• Aaron Keller · Little Rock, US
• James Monsees · San Francisco, US
• Joshua Morenstein · San Francisco, US
• Bryan White · Ladson, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 5, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 2, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 5, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05B2203/022
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Cartridges for use with a vaporizer device are provided. In some implementations, a cartridge having a first end and a second end comprises a mouthpiece, a wick assembly comprising a heating element and a wicking material, a wick housing comprising a base having a hole and a first pair of mating members comprising first and second U-shaped members, a tank, and a tube connected with the hole. The tank includes an end wall proximate to the second end (having a vent) and a second pair of mating members, extending from the end wall towards the first end of the cartridge, comprising third and fourth U-shaped members. The first and second pair of mating members hold the wick assembly within the tank and define a chamber comprising at least part of the wick assembly and a reservoir configured to hold vaporizable material.