Pre-filled Vaporizing Liquid Container Capillary Delivery

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Solution Overview

Problem

The uncertainty in the precise amount of active ingredients in e-liquids when consumers refill containers, which can lead to contamination and safety concerns due to handling of regulated and potentially dangerous ingredients.

Innovation Solution

A pre-filled vaporizing liquid container with a porous capillary component that uses capillary action to transport the vaporizable liquid composition to an ultrasonic vaporizing component, ensuring a precise and safe delivery of the e-liquid composition.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If consumers refill containers with prepared e-liquid, then customization of flavor and nicotine strength is achieved, but uncertainty in precise amount of active ingredients and contamination risk increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomization of flavor and nicotine strengthVSAvoidprecise amount of active ingredients

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The e-liquid is pre-filled into the container at the manufacturing stage with precise control over ingredient concentrations. This preliminary action ensures that the correct amount of active ingredients is delivered without requiring consumer measurement or preparation, thereby maintaining measurement precision while still allowing product variety through different pre-filled formulations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The sealed container acts as an intermediary between the manufacturer and the consumer, preserving the precise formulation during storage and transport. The container includes a porous capillary component that interfaces with the vaporizing element, ensuring controlled delivery of the pre-measured e-liquid without exposure to contamination during use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If consumers handle concentrated e-liquid ingredients, then customization capability is improved, but safety concerns and contamination risk increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomization capabilityVSAvoidsafety concerns and contamination risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The harmful aspect of consumer handling concentrated ingredients is extracted by removing the filling process from the consumer domain entirely. The e-liquid is pre-filled in a controlled manufacturing environment, and consumers only interact with the finished sealed container and the vaporizer device, eliminating exposure to dangerous concentrated substances.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The container is designed as a disposable or limited-use component that is pre-filled and sealed. After use, the entire container is discarded, eliminating the need for refilling by consumers and thereby eliminating the safety risks associated with handling concentrated e-liquid ingredients. Different customized formulations can be achieved by using different pre-filled containers.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

3Adaptability or versatility

If manual filling process is used, then flexibility in e-liquid preparation is achieved, but precision and consistency of ingredient delivery deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflexibility in e-liquid preparationVSAvoidprecision and consistency of ingredient delivery

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The manual mechanical filling process is replaced with automated manufacturing systems that precisely dispense e-liquid into sealed containers. This substitution ensures consistent and precise ingredient delivery while maintaining flexibility through programmable formulation variations. The automated system controls exact volumes and concentrations, eliminating human error in measurement.

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 solution provides a safe and precise delivery of the e-liquid composition, reducing the risk of contamination and ensuring consistent vaporization, thereby enhancing user safety and experience.

Implementation Method 1

a porous capillary component extending through the fluid opening in the casing, wherein the porous capillary component is positioned such that a lower region of the porous capillary component will be in contact with at least a portion of the vaporizable liquid composition contained in the tank, and wherein, upon installation into the associated personal vaporizer, an upper region of the porous capillary component will be in contact with an ultrasonic vaporizing component

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectCapillary action: Capillary Action

Implementation Method 2

an ultrasonic vaporizing component of an associated personal vaporizer

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectUltrasonic vibration: Ultrasonic Vibration

Data Source

PatentUS11553730B2Pre-filled vaporizing liquid container and personal vaporizing devices for using such container

Publication Date: 2023.01.17 LUNATECH LLC

AI summary

The present disclosure is directed to a pre-filled container configured to store a pre-defined volume of a vaporizable liquid composition. The present disclosure is also directed to personal vaporizing devices for using such containers. In one embodiment, the pre-filled container is configured to provide a vaporizable liquid composition stored therein to an ultrasonic vaporizing component via capillary action for vaporization thereof.