US 11,666,086 B2
Vaporizer cartridge for a vaporizer
Joshua Fu, San Francisco, CA (US); Christopher Loental, San Francisco, CA (US); Marko Markovic, San Francisco, CA (US); Alexander Weiss, Oakland, CA (US); Alexander Ringrose, Oakland, CA (US); David Carlberg, Portland, OR (US); Robyn Nariyoshi, San Francisco, CA (US); Devin Spratt, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Nicholas J. Hatton, Oakland, CA (US); Yen Jen Chang, Taipei (TW); Chen Yu Li, Taipei (TW); Barry Tseng, Taipei (TW); Prince Wang, Taipei (TW); Thomas Germann, Aschau im Chiemgau (DE); and Andreas Schaefer, Neubiberg (DE)
Assigned to JUUL Labs, Inc., Washington, DC (US)
Filed by JUUL Labs, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on May 29, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/425,713.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/835,988, filed on Apr. 18, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/834,307, filed on Apr. 15, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/802,598, filed on Feb. 7, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/738,874, filed on Sep. 28, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/726,008, filed on Aug. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/725,872, filed on Aug. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/725,964, filed on Aug. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/725,875, filed on Aug. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/726,024, filed on Aug. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/677,598, filed on May 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0364957 A1, Dec. 5, 2019
Int. Cl. A24F 13/00 (2006.01); A24D 1/14 (2006.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); A24F 7/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); F17C 9/02 (2006.01); F16J 15/02 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); G01L 13/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01); A24F 15/015 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)
CPC A24D 1/14 (2013.01) [A24F 7/00 (2013.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A61M 15/0028 (2013.01); G01N 35/00732 (2013.01); G08B 6/00 (2013.01); H01R 13/521 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H05B 1/0244 (2013.01); H05B 3/0014 (2013.01); H05B 3/0019 (2013.01); H05K 1/147 (2013.01); H05K 1/189 (2013.01); A24F 15/015 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); F16J 15/02 (2013.01); F17C 9/02 (2013.01); G01L 13/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2283 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10106 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10121 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10189 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10318 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cartridge configured to operatively couple with a vaporizer, the cartridge comprising:
a cartridge body defining, at least in part, a reservoir configured to contain vaporizable material;
a vaporizing assembly positioned within the cartridge body in fluid communication with the reservoir, the vaporizing assembly configured to vaporize the vaporizable material;
a mouthpiece coupled to a proximal end region of the cartridge body, the mouthpiece comprising an internal volume and an external surface defining at least one opening into the internal volume; and
at least one absorbent pad wedged within the internal volume of the mouthpiece;
wherein a central, upper element defines in part a top surface of the cartridge body, wherein the central upper element extends across a major axis of the cartridge body between sidewalls of the cartridge body and comprises a side cross-sectional profile having a sharpened end that is configured to split vapor flow around the central, upper element and to the mouthpiece such that particles within the vapor flow are entrained in the at least one absorbent pad.