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Vaporizer device

US11944130B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

43References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

JUUL Labs, Inc. · US

Inventors

Samuel C. Anderson · San Francisco, US
Wei-Ling Chang · San Francisco, US
Brandon Cheung · San Francisco, US
Steven Christensen · San Francisco, US
Joseph Chun · Cameron Park, US
Joseph Fisher · San Jose, US
Nicholas J. Hatton · San Francisco, US
Kevin Lomeli · San Francisco, US
James Monsees · San Francisco, US
Andrew L. Murphy · San Francisco, US
Claire O'Malley · San Francisco, US
John R. Pelochino · Portland, US
Hugh Pham · San Jose, US
Vipul V. Rahane · Sunnyvale, US
Matthew J. Taschner · Bend, US
Val Valentine · Castro Valley, US
Kenneth Kai Wong · Amherst, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 24, 2020
Grant date	Apr 2, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 20, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02J7/0042
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vaporizer device includes various modular components. The vaporizer device includes a first subassembly. The first subassembly includes a cartridge connector that secures a vaporizer cartridge to the vaporizer device and includes at least two receptacle contacts that electrically communicate with the vaporizer cartridge. The vaporizer device includes a second subassembly. The second subassembly includes a skeleton defining a rigid tray that retains at least a power source. The vaporizer device also includes a third subassembly. The third subassembly includes a plurality of charging contacts that supply power to the power source, and an end cap that encloses an end of the vaporizer device.

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