Vaporizing devices with a bypass channel and multiple air pathways

Abstract

Disclosed vaporizing device include a housing connectable to a mouthpiece, where the housing includes a body extending between proximal and distal ends and at least one air inlet disposed on a side surface of the body. The vaporizing device also include a cartridge received by the housing, where the cartridge includes a bypass channel isolated from an internal reservoir, and a distal projection having at least one slot and at least one pin. The vaporizing device also includes a base connectable to the distal projection of the cartridge. The distal projection of the cartridge and a proximal end of the base may define a chamber in fluid communication with the at least one air inlet and the bypass channel.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A vaporizing device comprising:
 a housing connectable to a mouthpiece at a proximal end of the housing, the housing comprising:
 the proximal end, 
 a distal end, 
 a body extending between the proximal and distal ends, and 
 at least one air inlet disposed on a side of the body; 
   a cartridge received by the housing, the cartridge comprising:
 an internal reservoir, 
 a bypass channel isolated from the internal reservoir, and 
 a distal projection; and 
   a base received by the housing and connectable to the distal projection of the cartridge,   the distal projection of the cartridge and a proximal end of the base defining a chamber,   wherein the chamber is in fluid communication with (i) the at least one air inlet of the housing, (ii) a microphone, and (iii) the bypass channel of the cartridge,   such that air may flow from outside of the housing, through the at least one air inlet, into the chamber, into and through the bypass channel, and out of the mouthpiece.   
     
     
         2 . The vaporizing device of  claim 1 , further comprising a first gasket disposed at the proximal end of the housing and received by the mouthpiece. 
     
     
         3 . The vaporizing device of  claim 2 , wherein the first gasket comprises a first aperture for receiving a proximal end of the center post and a second aperture for receiving a proximal end of the bypass channel. 
     
     
         4 . The vaporizing device of  claim 1 , further comprising a second gasket disposed about the proximal end of the base, the second gasket comprising:
 a first aperture for receiving the microphone; and   a second aperture in fluid communication with the chamber and the bypass channel.   
     
     
         5 . The vaporizing device of  claim 1 , wherein air may additionally flow from the chamber through a chamber aperture and around the microphone, wherein the microphone detects a flow of air around the microphone. 
     
     
         6 . The vaporizing device of  claim 1 , wherein the bypass channel provides a cooling effect to the air flow. 
     
     
         7 . The vaporizing device of  claim 1 , wherein a draw of air through the bypass channel triggers the microphone when the draw of air through the bypass channel satisfies a threshold value. 
     
     
         8 . The vaporizing device of  claim 7 , wherein triggering the microphone causes the vaporizing device to activate a heating element. 
     
     
         9 . A vaporizing device comprising:
 a housing connectable to a mouthpiece at a proximal end of the housing, the housing comprising:
 the proximal end, 
 a distal end, 
 a body extending between the proximal and distal ends, and 
 a pair of air inlets disposed on opposite sides of the body; 
   a cartridge received by the housing, the cartridge comprising:
 an internal reservoir for receiving a center post, 
 a bypass channel isolated from the internal reservoir, and 
 a distal projection having at least one slot and at least one pin; and 
   a base received by the housing and connectable to the distal projection of the cartridge, the base comprising:
 a proximal end having a plurality of through-holes, a first through-hole of the plurality of through-holes for receiving the at least one pin of the distal projection of the cartridge, 
 an annular groove in fluid communication with the pair of air inlets of the housing, 
 a first chamber defined in the proximal end and having a first aperture fluidly connecting the first chamber and the bypass channel, the first chamber in fluid communication with the annular groove, and 
 a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber, the second chamber for receiving a microphone, the microphone also in fluid communication with the first chamber, 
   such that air may flow from outside of the housing, through the pair of air inlets, through the annular groove into the first chamber, through the aperture and into the bypass channel, and out of the mouthpiece.   
     
     
         10 . The vaporizing device of  claim 9 , wherein air flowing through the device does not pass any electronic components. 
     
     
         11 . The vaporizing device of  claim 9 , wherein the microphone detects a flow of air through the first chamber and the bypass channel. 
     
     
         12 . The vaporizing device of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one slot of the distal projection of the cartridge is for receiving a wire from a heating element housed within a distal portion of the center post. 
     
     
         13 . The vaporizing device of  claim 9 , further comprising at least one electrode received by a second through-hole of the plurality of through-holes of the proximal end of the base. 
     
     
         14 . The vaporizing device of  claim 9 , wherein the first chamber includes a microphone aperture placing the microphone in fluid communication with the first chamber. 
     
     
         15 . The vaporizing device of  claim 9 , wherein air may flow from outside of the housing, through the pair of air inlets, through the annular groove into the first chamber, from the first chamber into a central lumen of the center post, and through the central lumen and out of an outlet defined in a proximal end of the mouthpiece. 
     
     
         16 . The vaporizing device of  claim 15 , wherein air flowing through the central lumen of the center post mixes with vapor produced by a heating element housed within a distal portion of the center post. 
     
     
         17 . A vaporizing device comprising:
 a housing connectable to a mouthpiece, the housing comprising:
 a proximal end for connection to the mouthpiece, 
 a distal end, 
 a body extending between the proximal and distal ends, and 
 at least one air inlet disposed on a side surface of the body; 
   a cartridge received by the housing, the cartridge comprising:
 an internal reservoir for receiving a center post, 
 a bypass channel isolated from the internal reservoir, and 
 a distal projection having at least one slot and at least one pin; 
   a base received by the housing and connectable to the distal projection of the cartridge,
 the distal projection of the cartridge and a proximal end of the base defining a chamber, the chamber being in fluid communication with the at least one air inlet and the bypass channel; 
   a mouthpiece gasket positioned at a proximal end of the cartridge, the mouthpiece gasket for interfacing with the mouthpiece; and   a central gasket positioned around the distal projection of the cartridge and the proximal end of the base, the central gasket comprising a central cavity for receiving the distal projection of the cartridge and a bypass aperture for fluidly connecting the at least one air inlet and the bypass channel.   
     
     
         18 . The vaporizing device of  claim 17 , wherein the base comprises:
 a plurality of through-holes disposed at the proximal end,   a first through-hole of the plurality of through-holes for receiving the at least one pin of the distal projection of the cartridge, and   a second through-hole of the plurality of through-holes for receiving at least one electrode;
 an annular groove in fluid communication with the at least one air inlet of the housing; 
 the chamber defined in the proximal end, the chamber having a first aperture fluidly connecting the chamber and the bypass channel, the chamber in fluid communication with the annular groove, and 
 a second chamber in fluid communication with the chamber, the second chamber for receiving a microphone, the microphone also in fluid communication with the chamber. 
   
     
     
         19 . The vaporizing device of  claim 17 , wherein the mouthpiece gasket comprises a center post aperture for receiving a proximal end of the center post and a bypass aperture for receiving a proximal end of the bypass channel. 
     
     
         20 . The vaporizing device of  claim 18 , wherein air may flow from outside of the housing, through the at least one air inlet, through the annular groove into the chamber, through the aperture and into the bypass channel, and out of the mouthpiece. 
     
     
         21 . A vaporizing device comprising:
 a main air chamber, the main air chamber formed by a bottom face of a gasket, a distal end of a cartridge, and a proximal portion of a base of the vaporizing device;   the proximal portion of the base of the vaporizing device comprising at least one air inlet through-hole to place the main air chamber in fluid connection with an air inlet to receive air externally from the vaporizing device;   the proximal portion of the base of the vaporizing device comprising a microphone air inlet through-hole to place the main air chamber in fluid connection with a microphone;   the cartridge having a cavity at the distal end to place the cartridge in fluid connection with the main air chamber, the cartridge further comprising a bypass channel; and   the gasket having a bypass through-hole to fluidly couple the bypass channel of the cartridge to the main air chamber.