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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2006
Barry Hal Rabin, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Charles Howard Sellers, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Warren Saul Breslau, Berkeley, CA (US);
Erick Matthew Davidson, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Barry Hal Rabin, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Charles Howard Sellers, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Warren Saul Breslau, Berkeley, CA (US);
Erick Matthew Davidson, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Vapore, Inc., Alameda, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention concerns capillary force vaporizers for use in vaporizing liquids and emitting pressurized vapors. In one embodiment, the inventive capillary force vaporizer includes a porous member, a heater component to convey heat to the porous member, and a vapor containment region. The porous member further includes a capillary network, a surface for receiving liquid and a vaporization area in which vapor is produced from the liquid. The vapor is collected and pressurized within the vapor containment region, which includes one or more openings for the release of vapor at a velocity greater than zero. Several different embodiments for capillary force vaporizers and systems comprising capillary force vaporizers are disclosed along with methods for their use.