Abstract: A medicine vaporizer for an inhaler includes a metal louver. The metal louver has a first end and an opposing second end, and defines a louver thickness. The medicine vaporizer also includes first and second electrically conductive pins that define a pin thickness greater than the louver thickness. The first electrically conductive pin includes a first crimping region that is attached to and crimped over the first end. The second electrically conductive pin includes a second crimping region that is attached to and crimped over the second end.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 19, 2007
Date of Patent:
November 23, 2010
Assignee:
IntriMed Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Kevin Patrick Hanrahan, Damon Douglas Brink