Aerosol inhalant producing device with measurable dose and/or other features

Abstract

A vaporizer device may include a plurality of cartridges with a plurality of aerosolization assemblies. The plurality of cartridges may include a suspension media and an additive media. The plurality of aerosolization assemblies may include pressurized cartridges connected to a nozzle having a nozzle opening of less than 20 micrometers.

1 . A vaporizer device, comprising:
 a plurality of cartridges, wherein at least two cartridges of the plurality of cartridges include an inhalant media; and   at least one nebulizing assembly configured to nebulize the inhalant media.   
     
     
         2 . The vaporizer device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least two cartridges include at least one of a suspension media and an additive media. 
     
     
         3 . The vaporizer device of  claim 2 , wherein the suspension media includes at least one of vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol. 
     
     
         4 . The vaporizer device of  claim 2 , wherein the additive media includes at least one of a drug and a flavoring. 
     
     
         5 . The vaporizer device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one cartridge of the plurality of cartridges includes a nebulizing assembly or a thermal excitation assembly. 
     
     
         6 . The vaporizer device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cartridges include a pressurized inhalant media, and wherein the at least one nebulizing assembly includes:
 a solenoid valve; and   a nozzle having a mixing chamber and a nozzle opening that is less than 20 micrometers.   
     
     
         7 . The vaporizer device of  claim 6 , wherein the pressurized inhalant media is pressurized to a pressure of 900 psi. 
     
     
         8 . The vaporizer device of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the plurality of cartridges includes a suspension media and at least one of the plurality of cartridges includes an additive media. 
     
     
         9 . The vaporizer device of  claim 6 , wherein the solenoid valve is a shuttle valve. 
     
     
         10 . The vaporizer device of  claim 9 , wherein the solenoid valve includes a timer. 
     
     
         11 . A vaporizer device, comprising:
 a plurality of inhalant media cartridges, each inhalant media reservoir including an inhalant media;   a plurality of nebulizing assemblies connected to the plurality of inhalant media reservoirs; and   an electronic control circuit in electrically coupled with the plurality of nebulizing assemblies.   
     
     
         12 . The vaporizer device of  claim 11 , each inhalant media reservoir of the plurality of inhalant media reservoirs including different inhalant media, and wherein the different inhalant media include at least one of a suspension media and an additive media. 
     
     
         13 . The vaporizer device of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of nebulizing assemblies are locked, and wherein the electronic control circuit is configured to unlock at least one nebulizing assembly of the plurality of nebulizing assemblies according to instructions from a user. 
     
     
         14 . The vaporizer device of  claim 12 , wherein the electronic control circuit records which nebulizing assemblies of the plurality of nebulizing assemblies are activated. 
     
     
         15 . The vaporizer device of  claim 12 , wherein the electronic control circuit communicates usage data to a user. 
     
     
         16 . A method for vaporizing an inhalant, comprising:
 providing a plurality of cartridges, at least two cartridges of the plurality of cartridges including an inhalant reservoir containing an inhalant media; and   nebulizing the inhalant media using a nebulizing assembly.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising measuring a measured dose of a first inhalant media using a timer connected to a solenoid valve. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising mixing the measured dose with a second inhalant media by nebulizing the inhalant media before, during, and following nebulizing the measured dose. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising actuating the nebulizing assembly using an actuator in electronic communication with an electronic control circuit. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein providing a plurality of cartridges includes providing at least one cartridge that includes the nebulizing assembly.