Dosing capsule for electronic vaporizers

Abstract

A dosing capsule for an electronic vaporizer holds a specific amount of material to be vaporized and can be used in heating chambers which have substantially flat top and bottom surfaces. The unique shape of the dosing capsule, with beveled surface, and air holes located along the beveled surfaces, insures that air and vapor is allowed to freely enter and exit the dosing capsule without appreciable resistance. The shape and size of the dosing capsule are selected based on the shape and size of the heating chamber and the amount of material to be vaporized. The dosing capsule substantially fills the heating chamber, allowing only intentional residual air channels. The dosing capsule maximizes heat transfer from the heating chamber, through both conduction and convestion.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer comprised of
 a cup having, an exterior surface, an interior volume, a periphery, at least one maximum linear dimension of the periphery, and an upper beveled surface with a plurality of air holes; and   a cap having a bottom surface, an exterior surface, a rim having a periphery, at least one maximum linear dimension of the periphery, and a lower beveled surface with a plurality of air holes;   wherein a material to be vaporized can be placed in the interior volume of the cup;   wherein the periphery of the cap can be aligned to the periphery of the cup and the cap can be pressed onto the cup so that the cap is attached to the cup, creating a sealed state;   wherein, in the sealed state, the periphery of the cap is greater than the periphery of the cup at all points;   wherein, in the sealed state, the at least one maximum linear dimension of the periphery of the cap is greater than the at least one maximum linear dimension of the periphery of the cup; and   wherein the dosing capsule can be placed in a heating chamber of a vaporizer.   
     
     
         2 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 1 , wherein the dosing capsule can be sealed in the heating chamber of the vaporizer with a heating chamber cover. 
     
     
         3 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 2 , wherein the upper beveled surface and the lower beveled surface leave intentional residual air channels in the heating chamber at the top and the bottom of the dosing capsule. 
     
     
         4 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 3 , wherein outside air can be drawn in the heating chamber through gaps between the heating chamber and the heating chamber cover. 
     
     
         5 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 4 , wherein the dosing capsule is sized to take up substantially all of the heating chamber, allowing for effective heat transfer between the heating chamber and the dosing capsule by both convention and conduction. 
     
     
         6 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of air holes in the cup and the plurality of air holes in the cap are calibrated so as to force air to pass through each and every hole while not causing discernible resistance to a user when inhaling through a mouthpiece of the vaporizer. 
     
     
         7 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 6 , wherein, a user can energize the vaporizor and inhale through a mouthpiece, drawing heated air through the dosing capsule. 
     
     
         8 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 7 , wherein the material is vaporized due to the heat and air flow. 
     
     
         9 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 8 , wherein the vaporized material is delivered to the user through an air flow path. 
     
     
         10 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 9 , wherein the interior volume allows for a repeatable amount of a material to be vaporized to be introduced into the vaporizer. 
     
     
         11 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 10 , wherein the periphery of the cup is a discorectangle shape. 
     
     
         12 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 11 , wherein there are two maximum linear dimensions of the periphery, a maximum longitudinal dimension and a maximum transverse dimension. 
     
     
         13 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 12 , wherein the maximum longitudinal dimension of the cap is greater than the maximum longitudinal dimension of the cup and the maximum transverse dimension of the cap is greater than the maximum transverse dimension of the cup. 
     
     
         14 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 10 , wherein the dosing capsule is fabricated from a thin, heat conductive material. 
     
     
         15 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 14 , wherein the dosing capsule is fabricated from stainless steel. 
     
     
         16 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 10 , wherein the cap is attached to the cup with a friction fit. 
     
     
         17 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 10 , wherein the cap is threaded and the cap is attached to the cup by screwing the cap to the cup. 
     
     
         18 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 10 , wherein there is at least one protrusion in the cup in the proximity of the periphery which mate to like protrusions in the cap. 
     
     
         19 . The dosing capsule for use with a vaporizer of  claim 10 , further comprising a removal tool having a planar body and hook;
 wherein bottom surface of the cap has a slot; and   wherein the hook of the removal tool can engage with the slot of the cap, allowing a user to pry the cap from the cup.