Vaporization pipe with flame filter

a technology of vaporization pipe and filter, which is applied in the direction of tobacco treatment, lighting and heating apparatus, tobacco, etc., can solve the problems of difficult vaporization, less toxic and carcinogenic pyrolytic products, and combustion

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-02-05
STEINBERG DAN A
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[0018]The present invention also includes a filter unit having a filter housing, a flame filter disposed in the housing, and a means for attaching the filter housing to a pipe. The filter unit of the present invention can be used with many...

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When performed properly, vaporization does not produce nearly as much toxic and carcinogenic pyrolytic products as smoking.
However, vaporization is difficult to perform, since vaporization only occurs in a relatively narrow temperature range.
If the temperature is too low, desired compounds are not volatilized and nothing is inhaled; i...

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[0042]The present invention provides a vaporizing pipe that vaporizes flavor compounds, medicinal compounds and psychoactive compounds from smoking material such as tobacco, mullein, passion flower, cloves, yohimbe, mint, tea, eucalyptus, chamomile and the like. Many of these plant materials have medicinal compounds that can be inhaled when vaporized.

[0043]The present vaporizer pipe can be used with a flame such as from a conventional butane lighter or a match. The vaporization pipe of the present invention has a heat resistant, porous flame filter disposed upstream from the smoking material. In operation, flame exhaust and ambient air are drawn into the flame filter. The flame filter causes mixing between the flame exhaust and ambient air, and also conducts heat between the flame exhaust and ambient air. The flame filter thereby creates an intermediate temperature (e.g. about 300-400 F) air stream capable of vaporizing without burning. The smoking material is in the path of the int...

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Abstract

A vaporizer device that uses a flame for vaporizing flavor and psychoactive compounds from smoking materials such as tobacco. The present device has a filter unit 34 with a porous flame filter 36. The flame filter 36 can be made of open-cell ceramic or metal foam, sintered ceramic or metal granules or other porous, heat resistant materials. In use, flame is supplied to the flame filter, and inhalation causes ambient air to enter the flame filter as well. The flame exhaust and ambient air are mixed within the flame filter and produce an air stream of intermediate temperature. The intermediate temperature air stream is hot enough to vaporize desirable components from the smoking material. The filter unit and pipe can attach with a ground glass joint.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a continuation-in-part of copending patent application Ser. No. 10 / 639,344, filed on Aug. 12, 2003 and which claims the benefit of priority from the following provisional patent applications: 60 / 366,809 filed on Mar. 22, 2002; 60 / 384,551 filed on May 29, 2002; 60 / 399,465 filed on Jul. 29, 2002; and 60 / 429,120 filed on Nov. 26, 2002, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to smoking devices and vaporization devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to a pipe designed to provide vaporization by using heat from a flame.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Tobacco, kinnick kinnick, or other herbs are typically smoked by burning and inhaling the combustion fumes and smoke. In recent years, interest has grown in the technique of vaporization in which the smoking material is carefully heated so that the desired flavor and psychoactive co...

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IPC IPC(8): A24F1/32A24D3/06A24D3/17A24F42/10A24F42/60
CPCA24F1/00A24F47/004A61M2205/8268A61M15/06A61M2205/3368A61M11/041A61M11/042A61M11/048A24F42/10A24D3/17A24F42/60
Inventor STEINBERG, DAN A.
Owner STEINBERG DAN A
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