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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11666086 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023

Filed:

May. 29, 2019

Vaporizer cartridge for a vaporizer

Applicant:

Juul Labs, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Joshua Fu, San Francisco, CA (US);

Christopher Loental, San Francisco, CA (US);

Marko Markovic, San Francisco, CA (US);

Alexander Weiss, Oakland, CA (US);

Alexander Ringrose, Oakland, CA (US);

David Carlberg, Portland, OR (US);

Robyn Nariyoshi, San Francisco, CA (US);

Devin Spratt, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Nicholas J. Hatton, Oakland, CA (US);

Yen Jen Chang, Taipei, TW;

Chen Yu Li, Taipei, TW;

Barry Tseng, Taipei, TW;

Prince Wang, Taipei, TW;

Thomas Germann, Aschau im Chiemgau, DE;

Andreas Schaefer, Neubiberg, DE;

Assignee:

JUUL Labs, Inc., Washington, DC (US);

Attorney:

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Phuong K Dinh

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 13/00 (2006.01); A24D 1/14 (2006.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); A24F 7/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); F17C 9/02 (2006.01); F16J 15/02 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); G01L 13/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01); A24F 15/015 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/14 (2013.01); A24F 7/00 (2013.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A61M 15/0028 (2013.01); G01N 35/00732 (2013.01); G08B 6/00 (2013.01); H01R 13/521 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H05B 1/0244 (2013.01); H05B 3/0014 (2013.01); H05B 3/0019 (2013.01); H05K 1/147 (2013.01); H05K 1/189 (2013.01); A24F 15/015 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); F16J 15/02 (2013.01); F17C 9/02 (2013.01); G01L 13/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2283 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10106 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10121 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10189 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10318 (2013.01);
Abstract

Features relating to a cartridge for use with a vaporizer body are provided. The cartridge mates with the vaporizer body in a cartridge receptacle. The cartridge may include a cartridge body defining a reservoir configured to contain vaporizable material; a mouthpiece coupled to a proximal end region of the cartridge body; at least one proximal absorbent pad wedged within an internal volume of the mouthpiece; a mouthpiece seal with sealing ribs; a cannula defining a vaporization chamber extending through the cartridge body; a resistive heating element; a porous wick configured to draw the vaporizable material in the reservoir towards the vaporization chamber; an internal sealing gasket positioned in a distal end region of the cartridge body; a lower support structure positioned in the distal end region of the cartridge body; and at least one distal absorbent pad configured to wedge within a recess located in the lower support structure.

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