US 11,849,772 B2
Cartridge housing and atomizer for a personal vaporizing unit
Nathan Andrew Terry, Lowman, ID (US); and Noah Mark Minskoff, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/995,373.
Application 16/995,373 is a continuation of application No. 15/981,262, filed on May 16, 2018, granted, now 10,744,281.
Application 15/981,262 is a continuation of application No. 14/275,494, filed on May 12, 2014, granted, now 10,092,713, issued on Oct. 9, 2018.
Application 14/275,494 is a continuation of application No. 12/780,875, filed on May 15, 2010, granted, now 8,757,147, issued on Jun. 24, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0376207 A1, Dec. 3, 2020
Int. Cl. A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/60 (2020.01) [A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A61M 11/041 (2013.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A61M 15/0001 (2014.02); A61M 15/0025 (2014.02); A61M 15/0035 (2014.02); A61M 15/06 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A61M 2205/0205 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0233 (2013.01); A61M 2205/13 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/59 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); A61M 2230/005 (2013.01); A61M 2230/65 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A personal vaporizer comprising:
an air inlet for outside air transfer;
a removable cartridge comprising a hollow portion configured to hold a substance to be vaporized;
a wick in contact with the substance to be vaporized from the removable cartridge;
a heater disposed on a substantially flat portion of the wick, the heater configured to generate heat for vaporization of the substance;
an atomizer housing configured to at least partially receive the wick with the heater and defining an air gap for the vaporization, wherein the atomizer housing further comprises an air hole for air flow from the air gap; and
a mouthpiece defining an air passageway configured to receive the air flow after the vaporization, wherein the air flow travels from the air hole of the atomizer housing through the air passageway of the mouthpiece.