US 12,239,782 B2
Vaporizer device
Andrew L. Bleloch, Kenmore, WA (US); Neeraj S. Bhardwaj, Belmont, CA (US); and Gabriel Brown, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel (CH)
Filed by Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel (CH)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/176,128.
Application 18/176,128 is a continuation of application No. 16/832,387, filed on Mar. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,744,966.
Application 16/832,387 is a continuation of application No. 16/053,220, filed on Aug. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,631,574, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Application 16/053,220 is a continuation of application No. 14/710,136, filed on May 12, 2015, granted, now 10,201,185, issued on Jan. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/991,757, filed on May 12, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0201494 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 15/06 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A61L 9/03 (2006.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); F22B 1/28 (2006.01); H05B 6/06 (2006.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 15/06 (2013.01) [A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); F22B 1/281 (2013.01); H05B 6/06 (2013.01); H05B 6/108 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A61L 9/037 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3375 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3569 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); A61M 2205/584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vaporizer device, comprising:
a cartridge comprising a reservoir, wherein the reservoir is configured to hold a vaporizable substance;
a wick element located within the cartridge and comprising a susceptor material in a form of a tube, wherein the wick element is configured to contact the vaporizable substance located in the cartridge; and
an induction heating element, disposed around at least a portion of the cartridge,
wherein the wick element is at least partially surrounded by the induction heating element, and
wherein the wick element is further configured to heat the vaporizable substance based on induction heating of the wick element by the induction heating element.