US 11,944,130 B2
Vaporizer device
Samuel C. Anderson, San Francisco, CA (US); Wei-Ling Chang, San Francisco, CA (US); Brandon Cheung, San Francisco, CA (US); Steven Christensen, San Mateo, CA (US); Joseph Chun, El Dorado Hills, CA (US); Joseph R. Fisher, Jr., Santa Cruz, CA (US); Nicholas J. Hatton, Oakland, CA (US); Kevin Lomeli, San Francisco, CA (US); James Monsees, San Francisco, CA (US); Andrew L. Murphy, San Francisco, CA (US); Claire O'Malley, San Francisco, CA (US); John R. Pelochino, Portland, OR (US); Hugh Pham, San Jose, CA (US); Vipul V. Rahane, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Matthew J. Taschner, Alameda, CA (US); Val Valentine, San Francisco, CA (US); and Kenneth Wong, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to JUUL Labs, Inc., Washington, DC (US)
Filed by JUUL Labs, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/134,075.
Application 17/134,075 is a continuation of application No. 16/455,680, filed on Jun. 27, 2019, granted, now 10,888,125, issued on Jan. 12, 2021.
Application 16/455,680 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/455,629, filed on Jun. 27, 2019.
Application 16/455,629 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/449,278, filed on Jun. 21, 2019, granted, now 10,986,875.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/824,725, filed on Mar. 27, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/801,033, filed on Feb. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/793,889, filed on Jan. 17, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/780,898, filed on Dec. 17, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/760,918, filed on Nov. 13, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/690,946, filed on Jun. 27, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/690,947, filed on Jun. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0112880 A1, Apr. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. A24F 40/90 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A24F 40/90 (2020.01) [H01R 13/6205 (2013.01); H01R 13/6683 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cartridge connector for securing a vaporizer cartridge to a vaporizer body having an outer shell and a cartridge receptacle configured to receive the vaporizer cartridge, the cartridge connector configured to be disposed within the outer shell and comprising:
a cartridge connector body comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side of the cartridge connector body configured to define at least a portion of the cartridge receptacle within the outer shell;
at least two receptacle contacts proximate the first side of the cartridge connector body, the at least two receptacle contacts configured to electrically communicate with the vaporizer cartridge and supply power to the vaporizer cartridge via a power source within the outer shell;
a connection feature extending from the second side of the cartridge connector body, the connection feature configured to couple the cartridge connector within and to the outer shell of the vaporizer body; and
a retaining feature extending from the first side of the cartridge connector body, wherein the retaining feature is configured to secure the vaporizer cartridge within the cartridge receptacle.