Atomizer Frit Vaporization for Concentrate Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional vaporizers for concentrates often result in uneven heating, leading to localized burning and the production of smoke and burnt flavors, which are undesirable for health and flavor reasons.
Innovation Solution
A method and device utilizing fritted glass or non-porous heat-resistant materials to absorb and vaporize concentrates, minimizing localized burning by absorbing the concentrate through capillary action and applying heat to achieve vaporization without substantial burning, with the frit acting as a filter to improve vapor quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If ohmic resistive heating element is used to heat concentrate, then temperature control is achieved, but uneven heating causes localized burning and smoke production
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a porous ceramic heating element that distributes concentrate uniformly across its surface. The porous structure provides large surface area contact between heating element and concentrate, ensuring even heat distribution and preventing localized burning while maintaining temperature control.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a composite structure combining porous ceramic material with heating capability. This composite material integrates the heating function with the concentration distribution function, achieving both temperature control and uniform heating to eliminate smoke production.
2Productivity
If concentrate is heated to vaporization temperature, then vapor production is achieved, but combustion products and burnt flavor are generated
Solution Approach 1:
The porous ceramic element ensures uniform heat distribution across the concentrate surface, allowing vaporization to occur evenly throughout the material rather than creating hot spots that cause combustion. This uniform heating enables vapor production at appropriate temperatures without generating burnt flavor.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent optimizes heating parameters by using the porous ceramic structure to distribute heat uniformly, enabling precise control of temperature to reach vaporization point without exceeding combustion threshold. This parameter control ensures vapor production while avoiding combustion products.
3Use of energy by moving object
If heating element is in direct contact with concentrate, then heat transfer efficiency is improved, but localized burning is exacerbated
Solution Approach 1:
The porous ceramic heating element maintains direct contact with concentrate while its porous structure distributes the heat uniformly across the surface. This approach preserves heat transfer efficiency through direct contact while preventing localized burning through uniform heat distribution across the porous surface.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The method and device effectively eliminate detectable burnt flavors by preventing substantial localized burning during vaporization, producing high-quality vapor without smoke or burnt taste.
Implementation Method 1
concentrate placed in contact with fritted glass is absorbed through capillary action
Implementation Method 2
the cannabis or tobacco, extracts thereof, or synthesized nicotine or cannabinoid concentrates are merely heated to the point of vaporization
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AI summary
The present invention discloses an atomizer. The atomizer includes a concentrate reservoir volume that is in fluid communication with a concentrate vaporization assembly. The concentrate vaporization assembly includes a frit adapted to absorb concentrate from the concentrate reservoir volume. The concentrate vaporization assembly further includes a heating element adapted to heat the frit and absorbed concentrate. The atomizer further includes a vapor collection and discharge assembly including a vapor accumulation chamber in fluid communication with the frit and a vapor evacuation channel in fluid communication with the vapor accumulation chamber and in fluid communication with an egress port. The heating element is activated by a user control of a switch on a battery, which causes the concentrate contained within the frit filter to vaporize, and the user inhales resulting vapor by inhaling at the egress port of the vapor evacuation channel.