Vaporizer apparatus having reversible head and related methods

Abstract

The disclosure provides a vaporizer apparatus, comprising a head and a body. The body comprises a first electrical connector. The head comprises a second electrical connector and a mouthpiece portion with a suction opening. The head is attachable to the body in an operational position and is also attachable to the body in a non-operational position. In the second electrical connector engages the first electrical connector portion when the head is attached to the body in the operable position. The first electrical connector portion is at least partially received in the suction opening when the head is attached to the body in the non-operational position.

1 . A vaporizer apparatus, comprising:
 a body comprising a first electrical connector;   a head attachable to the body in an operational position and in a non-operational position, the head comprising a second electrical connector and a mouthpiece portion defining a suction opening;   wherein the second electrical connector engages the first electrical connector in the operable position, and   the first electrical connector is at least partially received in the suction opening in the non-operational position.   
     
     
         2 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the head further comprises at least one heater, each at least one heater defining a respective chamber for holding a at least one material to be vaporized and comprising at least one heating element operable to vaporize the at least one material in the chamber. 
     
     
         3 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the head is operable to receive power from the base to vaporize the at least one material when the second electrical connector engages the first electrical connector in the operational position. 
     
     
         4 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the head comprises a cartridge, the cartridge comprising the at least one chamber and the at least one heating element. 
     
     
         5 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the cartridge is removable and replaceable. 
     
     
         6 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one heater comprises at least one dry herb oven. 
     
     
         7 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first electrical connector is a male connector projecting from the body, and the second electrical connector of the head is a female connector. 
     
     
         8 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a docking bay, and the head docks in the docking bay in the operational operable and non-operational positions, the first electrical connector being positioned in the docking bay. 
     
     
         9 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the head has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the head comprising a core section, wherein the mouthpiece portion extending from the core section at the first end, and the second electrical connector is disposed at the second end. 
     
     
         10 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the head comprises a central vapor passage that extends into the head from the suction opening, and at least one side vapor passage that connects to the central vapor passage proximate the suction opening, the at least one side vapor passage providing fluid communication between the central passage and the at least one heater, the first electrical connector being received in the central passage when the head is attached in the non-operational position. 
     
     
         11 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a processor configured to, when the head is in the operational operable position, obtain data indicating one or more characteristics of the head. 
     
     
         12 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising a processor configured to, when the head is in the operational position, obtain data indicating one or more characteristics of the head, wherein the one or more characteristics of the head comprise one or more characteristics of the at least one heater. 
     
     
         13 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the head comprises at least one reservoir for storing at least one material to be vaporized, and the one or more characteristics of the head comprise an identity of the one or more materials to be vaporized. 
     
     
         14 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the head comprise a remaining amount of the one or more materials to be vaporized in the at least one reservoir. 
     
     
         15 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one reservoir comprises a first reservoir and a second reservoir, and the at least one material comprises a first material stored in the first reservoir and a second material stored in the second reservoir. 
     
     
         16 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the head comprise an orientation of the head, or a cartridge in the head, relative to the base. 
     
     
         17 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the first electrical connector comprises an electrical contact, the position of the electrical contact relative to the second electrical connector indicating the orientation of the cartridge. 
     
     
         18 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein obtaining the one or more characteristics of the cartridge comprises determining that one of the at least one reservoir is empty or below a threshold. 
     
     
         19 . The vaporizer apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the body comprises the processor. 
     
     
         20 . A method for a vaporizer apparatus comprising a body and a head that is attachable to the body in an operational position and in a non-operational position, the method comprising:
 detecting that the head is attached to the body in the operational position; and   while the head is in the operational position, obtaining data indicating one or more characteristics of the head.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the head comprise at least one of: an orientation of the head; and an identity of at least one material for vaporization in the head.