Serial bus powered vape capsule

Abstract

Disclosed is a capsule that can be attached to a vaporizer and that stores consumable material for consumption by a user. The capsule can include a reservoir that is heated via a heating device and is attached to the vaporizer by a serial bus connection such as a universal serial bus (“USB”) connection. The USB connection can facilitate electric and mechanical coupling with the vaporizer, and further can provide a means to transfer usage data from the reservoir to the vaporizer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A capsule, comprising:
 a reservoir for storing material;   a heating element for heating the material stored inside or outside the reservoir;   a serial bus connection for delivering power to the heating element; and   an output tip for outputting a product of the material from the reservoir to a user.   
     
     
         2 . The capsule of  claim 1 , wherein the product is generated based on heating the material via the heating element. 
     
     
         3 . The capsule of  claim 1 , wherein the serial bus connection is a USB connection. 
     
     
         4 . The capsule of  claim 3 , wherein the USB connection is a USB type C connection. 
     
     
         5 . The capsule of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the capsule attaches to a e-cigarette body via the serial bus connection; and   the e-cigarette body supplies power to the capsule via a battery.   
     
     
         6 . The capsule of  claim 1 , wherein the capsule connects to a power supply unit via the serial bus connection. 
     
     
         7 . The capsule of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more of a memory, a processor, or circuitry for exchanging data with a power supply unit via the serial bus connection. 
     
     
         8 . The capsule of  claim 1 , further comprising ventilation ducts adjacent to the serial bus connection. 
     
     
         9 . The capsule of  claim 1 , wherein:
 one end of the reservoir is sealed; and   the one end is adjacent to the serial bus connection.   
     
     
         10 . A method for generating a product via a capsule, comprising:
 storing material in a reservoir of the capsule;   generating the product based on heating the material via a heating element of the capsule, the heating element receiving power via a serial bus connection integrated with the capsule; and   releasing the product from the capsule via an output tip integrated with the capsule.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the output tip is a mouthpiece. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the material is liquid. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the product is a smoke or vapor byproduct of the material. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the material comprises plant matter. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the serial bus connection is a USB connection. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the USB connection is a USB type C connection. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising attaching the capsule to a e-cigarette body via the serial bus connection,
 wherein the e-cigarette body supplies power to the capsule via a battery.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising connecting the smoking capsule to a power supply unit via the serial bus connection. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising exchanging data with a power supply unit via the serial bus connection, wherein the data is processed or stored via one or more of a memory, a processor, or circuitry integrated with the smoking capsule. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising ventilating the serial bus connection.