Electronic Pipe Heat Source for Tar-Free Nicotine Vaporization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Smokers face difficulties in quitting due to the addictive nature of nicotine and the harmful effects of tar in traditional smoking products, and existing nicotine substitutes fail to replicate the smoking experience effectively.

Innovation Solution

An electronic pipe design featuring a rechargeable battery, printed circuit board, and a heat source, such as a laser diode or induction coil, to heat combustible materials like tobacco, mimicking the smoking experience while avoiding tar through a controlled heating mechanism.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional smoking is used, then nicotine delivery is effective, but harmful tar is produced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenicotine delivery effectivenessVSAvoidtar production

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and separates the harmful tar component from the nicotine delivery process. By using controlled heating to vaporize nicotine while leaving tar behind, the system delivers nicotine effectiveness while eliminating the harmful byproducts that traditionally accompany combustion

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the thermal parameters from high-temperature combustion to controlled low-temperature vaporization. This parameter change allows nicotine to be delivered in vapor form without reaching temperatures that会产生 tar, thus resolving the contradiction between effective nicotine delivery and harmful tar production

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Object-generated harmful factors

If pure nicotine substitutes are used, then tar is eliminated, but nicotine absorption is slow

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetar eliminationVSAvoidnicotine absorption rate

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-generated harmful factorsVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The invention utilizes phase transition by vaporizing nicotine and delivering it through inhalation. This phase change from liquid to vapor dramatically increases the absorption speed compared to liquid nicotine substitutes, while still eliminating tar by avoiding combustion

Inventive Principle:

Principle #36Phase transitions

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses pneumatic delivery through vapor inhalation to transport nicotine rapidly into the user's system. The vapor phase allows for fast absorption through the respiratory system, overcoming the slow absorption limitation of liquid nicotine substitutes while maintaining tar-free operation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #29Pneumatics and hydraulics

3Reliability

If combustion is used to deliver nicotine, then nicotine is effectively delivered, but harmful substances are produced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenicotine delivery effectivenessVSAvoidharmful substance exposure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention converts the harmful combustion process into a beneficial vaporization process. By using controlled heating to create vapor rather than combustion, the system maintains effective nicotine delivery while transforming the harmful burning process into a safer phase-change delivery mechanism

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention substitutes the mechanical combustion process with a controlled thermal vaporization process. This replacement eliminates the harmful chemical reactions of combustion while preserving the effective nicotine delivery through vapor inhalation, reducing harmful substance exposure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

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 electronic pipe provides a controlled delivery of nicotine, replicating the smoking experience without the harmful effects of tar, allowing for efficient nicotine absorption and addressing the addictive habits of smokers while minimizing health risks.

Implementation Method 1

the heat source, such as a laser diode or induction coil, to heat combustible materials like tobacco

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectLaser heating: Laser

Implementation Method 2

the heat source, such as a laser diode or induction coil, to heat combustible materials like tobacco

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectInduction heating: Induction Heating

Data Source

PatentUS10021906B2Electronic pipe with modified heat source

Publication Date: 2018.07.17 HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP

AI summary

An electronic pipe includes a first pipe section having an electronic module and a first connector element that communicates with the electronic module. A second pipe section is attached to the first pipe section, the second pipe section including a combustible material reservoir having a passageway that communicates with a mouthpiece receiver, with an aperture located on a surface of the second pipe section, the aperture communicating with the combustible material reservoir so that a fluid exterior to the electronic pipe can pass into the aperture, through the combustible material reservoir and into the passageway that communicates with the mouthpiece receiver and a second connector element coupled to the first connector element, with both connector elements structured to transmit an electric current from the battery to a laser diode or induction coil heat source located within the combustible material reservoir.