US 12,029,237 B2
Identification of a cartridge for a vaporizer device
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 Pax Labs, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Pax Labs, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on May 29, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/425,705.
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 62/725,872, filed on Aug. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/725,964, filed on Aug. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/726,008, filed on Aug. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/726,024, filed on Aug. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/725,875, filed on Aug. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/677,598, filed on May 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0369127 A1, Dec. 5, 2019
Int. Cl. A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24D 1/14 (2006.01); A24F 7/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); A24F 15/015 (2020.01); F16J 15/02 (2006.01); F17C 9/02 (2006.01); G01L 13/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01)
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)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vaporizer device comprising:
a vaporizer body comprising an outer shell including an inner region defined by an outer shell sidewall and a cartridge receptacle within the inner region at a proximal end of the outer shell; and
a cartridge configured to connect to the vaporizer body within the cartridge receptacle, the cartridge comprising a wireless transceiver positioned proximate a distal end of the cartridge, wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to transmit, receive, and/or store data and to communicate with a first subset of one or more remote devices,
wherein the wireless transceiver comprises one or more apertures configured to align with one or more air flow openings and/or align with one or more power pin receptacles formed through a bottom of the cartridge.