Electronic cigarette fluid pump

US11026451B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Martin J. Wensley · San Francisco, US
• Khe Kubel · San Mateo, US
• Stefan Biel · Hamburg, DE
• Mark Brinkerhoff · San Jose, US
• Tom Geraty · San Jose, US
• Reynaldo Quintana · Redwood City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 31, 2018
• Grant date: Jun 8, 2021
• Expiry date: Feb 23, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05B3/44
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Aspects of the instant disclosure relate to electronic cigarettes with an active delivery system for transporting a liquid solution from a tank to an atomizer; and more particularly to oscillating diaphragm pumps that facilitate flow of the liquid solution from the tank and onto a heating coil of an atomizer for vaporization.