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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2002
Brian Anthony Whittle, Hornsea, GB;
John Erwin Richard Bowyer, Swindon, GB;
Anthony Hamish Harper, Swindon, GB;
Anthony Vanhinsberg, Swindon, GB;
Christopher Robert Melbourne, Swindon, GB;
David Downs, Salisbury, GB;
Rajiv Bobby Dave, Edgware, GB;
Brian Anthony Whittle, Hornsea, GB;
John Erwin Richard Bowyer, Swindon, GB;
Anthony Hamish Harper, Swindon, GB;
Anthony Vanhinsberg, Swindon, GB;
Christopher Robert Melbourne, Swindon, GB;
David Downs, Salisbury, GB;
Rajiv Bobby Dave, Edgware, GB;
GW Pharma Limited, , GB;
Tyco Electronics UK Limited, , GB;
Abstract
A device for vaporizing a medicament (). The device comprises a resistive element () on which the medicament is deposited. The device also comprises a source of electrical power which can be connected across the resistive element to vaporize the medicament. The element is configured to provide a central cool region () on which the medicament is deposited and a relatively hotter region () surrounding the cool region. Through holes () are also provided. The resistive element may be a mesh, foil or a tile on which a resistive pattern is deposited.