Portable vaporizer and method for temperature control

a vaporizer and portability technology, applied in the field of vaporizers, can solve the problems of charring of botanical materials, requiring several minutes of heat-up time for vaporizers, and affecting the use of tobacco products,
US20150128967A1Inactive Publication Date: 2015-05-14NWT HLDG
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US · United States
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NWT HLDG
Publication Date
2015-05-14
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Abstract

A vaporizer and method of vaporizing a botanical material is described. Embodiments of the apparatus include a self-contained, fully enclosed, battery operated vaporizer having an air inlet and a mouthpiece. The vaporizer includes a window for viewing a botanical material contained therein and a heating element that is also visible through the window and through an air inlet. The vaporizer also includes a push-button switch that rapidly provides power to heat air, which is then drawn through the botanical material by inhaling. Embodiments of the method include utilizing a push-button switch for heating vaporizer air and viewing the glow of the heating element as a signal that the vaporizer is ready for use. In certain embodiments, electric power for heating the air is varied according to the temperature of the vaporizer. Certain other embodiments measure the battery voltage and adjust a heater duty cycle according to the measured voltage.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 902,038, filed Nov. 8, 2013, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in its entiretyBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention generally relates to the field of vaporizers for consuming botanical materials, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for operating a vaporizer for heating the materials.

[0004] 2. Discussion of the Background

[0005] Devices for consuming botanical materials, including but not limited to tobacco, flowers, botanical blend, or aromatic herbs, commonly ignite the botanical materials, requiring that the consumer inhale products of combustion along with any volatile compounds that are present. For many botanical materials it is the volatiles, such as the nicotine present in tobacco, that provide a physiological response in the consumer, while the combustion products may actuall...

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