Patents by Inventor Ariel Atkins

Ariel Atkins has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20180064174
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods to generate an inhalable vapor in an electronic vaporization device. The vaporization device may generate a vapor with one or more defined characteristics. In some cases, the vapor may have a predetermined aerosol number density and/or a predetermined average aerosol diameter. The vaporization device may generate a vapor from a vaporizable material. In some cases, the vaporizable material may be a liquid material housed in a cartridge. The vaporization device may comprise a rechargeable power storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: James Monsees, Adam Bowen, Nicholas Jay Hatton, Steven Christensen, Kevin Lomeli, Ariel Atkins
  • Publication number: 20180043114
    Abstract: Vaporizers and vaporizer systems, which can include a device in communication with a vaporizer, can include one or more features related to control of functions and/or features of the vaporizer, identification of a cartridge and/or a vaporizable material in the cartridge, data exchange (either one-way or two-way) between a cartridge and a vaporizer with which the cartridge is engaged, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Adam Bowen, James Monsees, Nicholas J. Hatton, Ariel Atkins, Chenyue Xing, Alexander Gould, Gal A. Cohen
  • Publication number: 20180042306
    Abstract: Vaporizer devices and methods for detecting inhalation through a vaporizer using a heating element are provided. A resistive heater of a vaporizer may function as both a heater and as an anemometer to detect inhalation. Alternatively or additionally, a separate resistive heater may be included in an air path through the vaporizer to detect a user inhaling through the vaporizer. A heating control mechanism utilizes the already existing heating element in an anemometric correlation to when the vaporizer is idle and when it is being used (where being used implies the user is taking a puff/inhalation on the vaporizer). Using this information, a controller of the vaporizer accordingly controls heating to the vaporizer as required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Ariel Atkins, Adam Bowen, Alexander J. Gould
  • Publication number: 20180043115
    Abstract: An apparatus for vaporizing a concentrate and/or a non-concentrate material is provided. The apparatus can include a housing, a reservoir, a vessel, and a heating element. The reservoir can be coupled to a lid of the apparatus and configured to hold the concentrate. The vessel can be disposed at least partially inside of the housing and can be configured to receive the reservoir when the lid of the apparatus is in a closed position with respect to the housing. The heating element can be configured to generate heat for heating the vessel, thereby vaporizing the concentrate in the reservoir to form an aerosol. Coupling the reservoir to the lid of the apparatus can enable the apparatus to be used for vaporizing the concentrate while decoupling the reservoir from the lid of the apparatus can enable the apparatus to be used for vaporizing the non-concentrate material. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander J. Gould, Adam Bowen, Ariel Atkins, Kevin Lomeli
  • Publication number: 20180000160
    Abstract: On-demand, hand-held vaporizer that operates primarily by convection. The vaporizer is configured to permit very rapid (e.g., within a few seconds) heating of air drawn through an oven chamber to a predetermined or selectable vaporizing temperature to vaporize a material (e.g., loose leaf plant material, etc.) that is held in the oven chamber. The vaporizer provides efficient transfer of air being heated as well as rapid delivery of vaporizable material to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew J. Taschner, Alexander Gould, Nicholas J. Hatton, Esteban L. Duque, Ariel Atkins, James Monsees, Adam Bowen, Kevin Lomeli
  • Publication number: 20170095005
    Abstract: Vaporization devices and methods of operating them. In particular, described herein are vaporizer cartridges for controlling the power applied to a resistive heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: James MONSEES, Adam BOWEN, Nicholas Jay HATTON, Steven CHRISTENSEN, Kevin LOMELI, Ariel ATKINS
  • Publication number: 20170035115
    Abstract: Cartomizers (cartridges) that have a mouthpiece, a heater/vaporizer (e.g., heating element, wick), and a transparent/translucent tank (fluid reservoir) to hold the vaporizable material (typically a nicotine solution), in which the cartridge is flattened and has a window into the tank through the mouthpiece so that the liquid level is visible; the window can be an opening through the mouthpiece or it can be a notch up into the mouthpiece. A cannula (e.g., tube) runs through the tank, and connects the heater/vaporizer to an opening in the mouthpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: James MONSEES, Adam BOWEN, Nicholas Jay HATTON, Steven CHRISTENSEN, Kevin LOMELI, Ariel ATKINS, Aaron KELLER
  • Patent number: 9549573
    Abstract: Vaporization devices and methods of operating them. In particular, described herein are methods for controlling the power applied to a resistive heater of a vaporization device by measuring the resistance of the resistive heater at discrete intervals. Changes in the resistance during heating may be used to control the power applied to heat the resistive heater during operation. Also described herein are vaporization devices that are configured to measure the resistance of the resistive heater during heating and to control the application of power to the resistive heater based on the resistance values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: PAX Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: James Monsees, Adam Bowen, Nicholas Jay Hatton, Steven Christensen, Kevin Lomeli, Ariel Atkins
  • Publication number: 20160374399
    Abstract: Vaporizers apparatuses, including cartridges and vaporizers having elongate and flattened (anti-roll) bodies as well as fluid-level windows formed between the cartridge and the vaporizer in which the cartridge is mechanically coupled to the vaporizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: James MONSEES, Adam BOWEN, Nicholas Jay HATTON, Steven CHRISTENSEN, Kevin LOMELI, Ariel ATKINS, Aaron KELLER
  • Publication number: 20160366947
    Abstract: Vaporizers apparatuses, including cartridges and vaporizers having fluid-level windows through the body of the vaporizer allowing visualization into the cartridge and the vaporizer; the cartridge is magnetically coupled to the vaporizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: James MONSEES, Adam BOWEN, Nicholas Jay HATTON, Steven CHRISTENSEN, Kevin LOMELI, Ariel ATKINS, Aaron KELLER
  • Publication number: 20160174611
    Abstract: Vaporization devices and methods of operating them. In particular, described herein are methods for controlling the power applied to a resistive heater of a vaporization device by measuring the resistance of the resistive heater at discrete intervals. Changes in the resistance during heating may be used to control the power applied to heat the resistive heater during operation. Also described herein are vaporization devices that are configured to measure the resistance of the resistive heater during heating and to control the application of power to the resistive heater based on the resistance values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: James MONSEES, Adam BOWEN, Nicholas Jay HATTON, Steven CHRISTENSEN, Kevin LOMELI, Ariel ATKINS
  • Publication number: 20160157524
    Abstract: Methods and vaporizer apparatuses that estimate, measure and/or predict the amount of vapor and/or material (including active ingredients) released by the vaporizer apparatus. In particular, described herein are electronic vaporizers and methods of using them that determine a dose/amount of vapor and/or a material in the vapor based primarily or exclusively on the electrical and thermal properties, e.g., power or energy applied to the vaporizing element (e.g., heating coil) and the temperature of the material immediately before and as it is vaporized. Dose information may be used to control operation of the device and/or reported to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Adam BOWEN, James MONSEES, Ariel ATKINS, Bradley INGEBRETHSEN, Esteban LEON
  • Publication number: 20150208729
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods to generate an inhalable vapor in an electronic vaporization device. The vaporization device may generate a vapor with one or more defined characteristics. In some cases, the vapor may have a predetermined aerosol number density and/or a predetermined average aerosol diameter. The vaporization device may generate a vapor from a vaporizable material. In some cases, the vaporizable material may be a liquid material housed in a cartridge. The vaporization device may comprise a rechargeable power storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: James Monsees, Adam Bowen, Cole Hatton, Steven Christensen, Kevin Lomeli, Ariel Atkins