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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Uptoke, Llc, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jason R. Levin, Berkeley, CA (US);
Adam J. Tavin, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Artem Mishin, Pacifica, CA (US);
Howard Allen Wilson, Campbell, CA (US);
Saroj Kumar Sahu, Mountain House, CA (US);
James Juma, Palo Alto, CA (US);
UPTOKE, LLC, Berkeley, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for vaporizing active ingredients of a selected substance for inhalation using a portable vaporization device are provided herein. In certain aspects, the device includes a portable power source, a heating portion, an inhalation sensor, a temperature sensor, a distal light source, and a grinding portion. In response to an inhalation by a user, the power source energizes a heating element of the heating portion so as to heat air flow to a desired vaporization temperature within a few seconds of detecting inhalation, using convection and radiative heating. The device may include a receptacle for receiving a cartridge containing a pre-prepared substance, such as a liquid, gel, powder, or solid brick, and a grinding portion to allow a user to grind intact portions of cellulose-based material into smaller pieces to facilitate vaporization by manually rotating portions of the device relative to each other.