Sealed Herbal Vapor Pod With Automated Temperature Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for consuming cannabis are often unreliable, as they involve loose buds with contamination risks, lack of consistency, and cumbersome handling, leading to unpredictable medicinal effects due to variable quality and potential degradation.
Innovation Solution
A sealed container pod system with filters and a support member, integrated with a vaporizer that reads information from the pod to apply a tailored temperature profile for consistent herbal vapor production, ensuring safety, predictability, and convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If loose cannabis buds are used, then ease of acquisition is improved, but reliability and safety deteriorate due to contamination risks and variable quality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-processing the cannabis material into standardized pods containing pre-measured, purified herbal composition. This eliminates the need for users to handle loose buds with sticks and seeds, while ensuring consistent quality and dosage. The vaporizer system is pre-configured with temperature profiles optimized for extracting active ingredients from the pre-prepared material.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealed pod serves as an intermediary carrier between the cannabis source and the user. It contains the herbal composition in a controlled environment, protecting it from contamination while delivering a consistent dose. The pod interface with the vaporizer system, which reads information from the pod surface to control vaporization parameters, ensuring reliable and safe consumption.
2Reliability
If sealed container pods with filters are used, then reliability and safety are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into separate functional modules: the sealed pod containing the herbal composition and filters, and the vaporizer device. The pod is a self-contained unit with integrated filtration, while the vaporizer handles heating and vapor delivery. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies manufacturing and quality control.
Solution Approach 2:
The pod is designed to be self-sufficient, containing all necessary components for vaporization including the herbal composition, support structure, and filtration system. The vaporizer automatically reads information from the pod surface and adjusts temperature profiles accordingly, reducing the need for manual intervention and simplifying user operation.
3Manufacturing precision
If automated temperature profiles are applied, then manufacturing precision of vapor quality is improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vaporizer employs periodic temperature adjustments rather than continuous heating at maximum temperature. The control unit reads pod information and applies specific temperature profiles with timed adjustments, maintaining optimal temperatures for extracting active ingredients while minimizing energy consumption. The system cycles heating and cooling to achieve consistent vapor quality.
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 system provides high-quality, consistent herbal vapor with preserved active ingredients, reducing contamination risks and handling issues, while ensuring reliable medicinal effects and extended shelf-life.
Implementation Method 1
The container may include one or more filters suitably positioned and constructed to filter vapor arising from the herbal composition
Implementation Method 2
a vaporizer configured to obtain information regarding the contents of the herbal composition (e.g., by reading markings on the surface of the container) and exposing the herbal composition to a recipe that may include a temperature profile specifically tailored for producing a desirable herbal vapor
Implementation Method 3
The support member may be useful to keep the herbal composition evenly distributed within the container than would otherwise be the case without the support
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for producing a consistent and effective herbal vapor. A sealed container pod may include a chamber wall defining an internal volume within which a pre-processed herbal composition (e.g., cannabis) is located. The container pod may include filters for the vapor produced from the herbal composition. The container pod may also include a support member for holding and evenly distributing the herbal composition within the internal volume during vaporization. A vaporizer may be configured to obtain information regarding the contents of the herbal composition. The vaporizer may expose the herbal composition to an automated series of timed temperature adjustments specifically tailored for producing a desirable herbal vapor. The herbal vapor may be collected into a bag and/or canister for subsequent consumption.