Microvaporizer mouthpiece with flavored filament

Abstract

A flavored mouthpiece filament for a microvaporizer that can infuse vapor with the flavoring before the vapor is delivered to a user. The mouthpiece filament covers either a substantial portion of the diameter of the mouthpiece opening on the microvaporizer, or covers a partial portion of the mouthpiece opening by having an air channel that extends through the filament.

1 . A microvaporizer comprising:
 a mouthpiece;   a filament in the mouthpiece;   a liquid tank connected to the mouthpiece;   a heating element configured to receive a liquid from the liquid tank, the heating element produces vapor using the liquid; and   a battery connected to the heating element;   wherein the filament includes a flavoring that is configured to be diffused into the vapor.   
     
     
         2 . The microvaporizer of  claim 1 , wherein the filament is disposable and replaceable from the mouthpiece. 
     
     
         3 . The microvaporizer of  claim 1 , wherein the mouthpiece including the filament is disposable. 
     
     
         4 . The microvaporizer of  claim 1  further comprising a vapor chamber within the mouthpiece, the vapor chamber is upstream of the filament. 
     
     
         5 . The microvaporizer of  claim 4 , wherein the filament includes a vapor side facing the vapor chamber and a delivery side facing the environment, the filament is configured to allow a flow of vapor to flow through the filament from the vapor side to the delivery side. 
     
     
         6 . The microvaporizer of  claim 5 , wherein the filament includes an air channel that extends through the filament from the vapor side to the delivery side. 
     
     
         7 . The microvaporizer of  claim 1 , wherein the filament is made of a porous material and the flavoring is embedded in the material. 
     
     
         8 . The microvaporizer of  claim 1 , wherein the microvaporizer is an electronic cigarette, an electronic cigar, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         9 . An electronic cigarette mouthpiece comprising:
 a casing having a vapor end and a delivery end;   a delivery opening on the delivery end of the casing; and   a filament that fills the delivery opening, and the filament includes an essence configured to provide flavoring to a vapor.   
     
     
         10 . The electronic cigarette mouthpiece of  claim 9 , wherein the filament includes a vapor side and a delivery side, the filament is configured to allow a one-direction flow of vapor to flow through the filament from the vapor side to the delivery side. 
     
     
         11 . The electronic cigarette mouthpiece of  claim 10 , wherein the vapor flows through the filament due to an induced suction pressure exerted by a user on the delivery side of the filament. 
     
     
         12 . The electronic cigarette mouthpiece of  claim 9 , wherein the filament is made of a porous material. 
     
     
         13 . The electronic cigarette mouthpiece of  claim 9 , wherein the filament includes a vapor side and a delivery side, the filament includes an air channel that extends through the filament from the vapor side to the delivery side. 
     
     
         14 . The electronic cigarette mouthpiece of  claim 13 , wherein a surface of the filament on the vapor side is non-porous and a surface of the filament on the delivery side is porous. 
     
     
         15 . The electronic cigarette mouthpiece of  claim 13 , wherein the air channel is straight, curved, spiraled, non-linear, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         16 . A method to provide flavoring to a vapor produced by a microvaporizer, comprising
 delivering fluid to a heating element of a microvaporizer to produce vapor;   producing vapor into a vapor chamber within a mouthpiece of the microvaporizer;   inducing a suction pressure to a mouthpiece of the microvaporizer;   dragging the vapor through a filament in the mouthpiece using the suction pressure;   diffusing a flavor from the filament into the vapor while the vapor is dragged through the filament; and   receiving a flavor infused vapor after the vapor is dragged through the filament.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the microvaporizer is an electronic cigarette, an electronic cigar, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the suction pressure is induced by a user. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein a substantial portion or a partial portion of the vapor is dragged through an air channel in the filament. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the vapor is dragged through the filament by pulling the vapor through a surface of the filament exposed to the vapor chamber towards a surface of the filament exposed to an external environment outside of the microvaporizer.