Precision Vaporizer Pods for Custom Nicotine and Cannabinoid Dosing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Tobacco and Cannabis consumers lack the ability to conveniently and economically customize the nicotine, cannabinoid, and flavor content of their smoking products, leading to exposure to harmful tobacco compounds and carcinogens while enjoying the pleasurable effects of nicotine and cannabinoids.
Innovation Solution
The use of onserts, precision rods, and ready-to-vape/ready-to-smoke precision pods that allow consumers to add specific compounds like nicotine, cannabinoids, and flavors directly to their smoking products, providing a means to customize the content and reduce exposure to harmful tobacco compounds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If consumers use factory-made tobacco products, then they can obtain nicotine and other compounds, but they are exposed to harmful tobacco compounds and carcinogens including tobacco-specific nitrosamines
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the smoking product into separate components: a base product (cigarette or vaporizer) and separate onserts/pods containing specific compounds. This segmentation allows consumers to choose which compounds to add, gaining customization ability while controlling exposure to harmful substances by selecting pure compound onserts without tobacco carcinogens.
Solution Approach 2:
The onsert acts as an intermediary carrier that delivers specific compounds (nicotine, cannabinoids, flavors) without the harmful tobacco compounds. This intermediary mechanism allows the beneficial compounds to be transferred to the consumer while leaving the harmful tobacco-specific nitrosamines behind, resolving the contradiction between obtaining desired compounds and avoiding harmful substances.
2Adaptability or versatility
If consumers add compounds to customize their smoking products, then they can control nicotine and cannabinoid content, but they lack the method and knowhow capabilities to do so economically
Solution Approach 1:
The invention employs disposable onserts and pods that are inexpensive to manufacture and use. These single-use components make it economically feasible for individual consumers to customize their smoking products, as the low cost eliminates the barrier to entry for DIY compound addition and makes repeated customization practical.
Solution Approach 2:
The onsert design is universal and can be used with various base products (cigarettes, vaporizers). This multi-functionality allows a single onsert system to serve multiple purposes and work with different delivery mechanisms, reducing overall system complexity and cost, thereby making consumer customization economically viable.
3Reliability
If consumers smoke or vape a blend of tobacco and Cannabis, then they experience reciprocal and fortifying effects, but they inhale many carcinogenic tobacco compounds concurrently with nicotine and cannabinoids
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and separates the desired compounds (nicotine, cannabinoids, flavors) from their original tobacco matrix, placing them into pure onserts without tobacco-specific nitrosamines and other carcinogens. This extraction allows consumers to obtain the pleasurable effects of nicotine and cannabinoid combinations while eliminating the harmful tobacco compounds that would otherwise be inhaled concurrently.
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AI summary
Ready-to-vape precision pods and formulations thereof for harm reduction products particularly to assist smokers to quit tobacco products altogether or to switch to a less harmful product such as e-cigarettes or a tobacco heating product.