Convective-Air butane powered portable vaporizer

Abstract

Vaporizer for extracting active compounds from a sample of plant material contained within the device, said vaporizer including a heat exchanger, said heat exchanger being shaped to provide for generation of significant heat to warm the air passing through the heat exchanger and into the mouthpiece connecting with the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger being located within a heat shield, the heat shield surrounds the chimney, the chimney being arranged above a butane lighter which when operated generates sufficient and controlled flame for impingement upon a segment of the heat exchanger to allow its air therein to be significantly heated for inhaling through the plant material contained within the mouthpiece to allow the user to extract the heated active compounds from the plant material for therapeutic and other inhalation.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This non-provisional patent application claims priority to the provisional patent application having Ser. No. 61 / 634,579, filed on Mar. 2, 2012.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The concept of this invention is to provide butane fuelled portable vaporizer where hot air is drawn across and through a sample of plant material for providing therapeutic inhalation of its extracted and active compounds.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]A vaporizer is a device which is designed to extract the active compounds from a sample of plant material for therapeutic inhalation. The type of plant material can vary greatly—examples include (but are not limited to) mint, eucalyptus, lavender, and tobacco.[0004]The vaporization process may seem very similar to smoking, but vaporization is preferable for several reasons. The plant matter is gently heated to a temperature just below combustion. This allows the active compounds in the plant matter to be volatilized (re:...

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Benefits of technology

The device described in this patent is a small and portable vaporizer that can extract active compounds from plant material for therapeutic inhalation. It uses butane fuel instead of electricity to drive the process. The extraction is achieved through convection, where hot air is drawn across and through the plant material. The device is designed to be easily portable and has a symmetrical heat exchanger that can be used from either end. The heat exchanger has a flattened section that increases the ratio of metal to air, which focuses the energy into a smaller quantity of air. The device can control the temperature by adjusting the amount of heat being applied to the outside of the heat exchanger or the rate of the draw of the heated air. Overall, this invention provides a portable vaporizer that is effective and designed to utilize the power of butane fuel for the extraction and vaporization of plant material.

Problems solved by technology

Although smoking is a very efficient and fast method of delivery to the body, it also has some very obvious drawbacks.

Because the user ingests so many carcinogens while smoking, many people avoid therapeutic treatment with plant materials.

The combustion reaction (during smoking) generates too much heat.

The excess heat actually destroys many of the active compounds before they can be ingested by the user.

The process of smoking can be wasteful because a larger amount of material must be smoked to receive the same therapeutic benefit.

The length of the electrical vaporization devices are not portable and require electrical line power.

While this does make the device portable by freeing it from line power, short battery life and lengthy recharge times are significant limitations.

The device is not portable while the batteries are recharging, because it takes several hours to fully recharge the battery.

While this is a very effective method of vaporization, the required tools and attachments make the process very cumbersome.

The size of the system does not lend itself to portability.

Also, the system is reliant on electrical line power, and therefore cannot be used at any location, and is not portable.

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