Portable vapor generating devices and methods
US12186458B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2209/135
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards a device and method relating to heating a sample. For example, a device includes a housing to support a sample including a trace of an explosive. A power supply is coupled to the housing to provide power to a heating element coupled to the housing. The heating element is configured to heat the sample to generate a vapor of at least one ingredient of the trace.
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