Dry Herb Burner

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The dry herb burner is a direct flame burner that allows users to load a dry herb of their choice into the herb bowl of the device and utilize our design arrangement of fuel and spark to generate a flame directed into the herb bowl for a complete combustion burn of the herb. The way it works is by converting hemp gas into a flame that burns the herb. The smoke is then suctioned into the smoke tunnels which is filtered and up the side into the mouth area where the user can pull the smoke out through the mouthpiece.

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Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

Provisional application No. 62/705,904, filed on Jul. 22, 2020 and entitled “DRY HERB BURNER”.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The invention herein relates to inhalation device, particularly to a dry herb burner (DHB). The current inhalation devices known for smoking dry herb substance use indirect heat method, which do not provide carbine smoke, therefore, failing to optimize the dry herb for its full spectrum cannabinols, The lack of direct torch flame to the herb hinders the release of all the beneficial chemical compounds present in the dry herb substance. The existing inhalation devices do not serve the purpose for those individuals who required dry herb substances for its medical purposes. They do not get the complete dosage out of dry herb substance due to the lack of direct flame, which prevents the complete release of all the beneficial cannabinols available in the dry herb substance.

The existing devices do not cater to the needs of individuals who wish to smoke dry herb substances and are unable to roll the dry herbs with tobacco leaves, rolling paper or other methods like a lighter and a bowl for their dry herb substance due to their physical inability to roll or handle the instruments for smoking. Some individuals are physically incapable or just outright do not like the current smoking methods.

The method to which many people use and have become accustomed to smoking dry herb is rolling it in tobacco leaves. This method is the best form of smoking as stated by them and due to old age or physical handicaps, they are unable to use this method forcing them to try the current devices that allows them to smoke without rolling. As a result of the indirect heat burning of current devices, many of these people are losing out on the full spectrum release of the cannabinols. The cost of tobacco leaves has also increased causing the cost of medication to increase substantially creating a need for a sustainable way to utilize dry herb in a fashion that is cost effective and easy to use even for the most extreme physically handicap person.

The inhalation device described hereinafter addresses these issues the current devices do not address.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to inhalation device for burning dry herb substances. Dry Herb Burner (DHB) described herein consists of a mouthpiece or mouth nozzle, flavour filter base, battery unite, gas canister, ash catcher, PCB housing, power button, herb bowl, digital display, hemp gas burner.

In an exemplary embodiment, the components of the device are made of suitable materials that are manufactured in different sections and then assembled for the device to work. In some embodiments, the parts for the device may be printed with a plastic or metal 3D printer, a substantive method, or a compressive method.

In one aspect, the Dry Herb Burner (DHB) provides a solution for individuals who wish to ingest the smoke from dry herb substances but are unable to roll the dry herb substances in paper or tobacco leaves and are unable to use a lighter and a bowl to smoke the dry herb substances.

The Dry Herb Burner (DHB) will provide a direct torch flame as a heat source which will produces carbine smoke and optimizes the combustion of the dry herb substances to provide full release of all the beneficial chemical compounds available in the dry herb substance. The Thy Herb Burner (DHB) will fully break down the dry herb substance to release all the beneficial chemical compounds and thereby providing an optimized dosage of the beneficial compounds present in the dry herb substance through the carbine smoke process, providing full cannabinol release of the dry herb substance to the user of the device. For individuals smoking the dry herb substance for medical purpose, the use of the Dry Herb Burner (DHB) in the current embodiment of the present invention will provide a direct flame which shall utilize a complete combustion causing the cannabinols to be released for the user's medical relief. The Dry Herb Burner (DHB) shall provide an option to the user to control the temperature of the device to the level they want to smoke the dry herb at.

In a still further aspect, the Dry Herb Burner (DHB) will provide a portable and hand-held device which simplifies smoking a dry herb substance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

The novel features of the invention are set forth. A better understanding of the features and advantages of the patent invention will be obtained by referencing the following detailed description set forth. The illustrative embodiments will detail the descriptions set forth making the illustration embodiments understandable, and highlighting the principles of the invention and its utilization:

FIG. 1(a) is a top view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1(b) is a bottom view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2(a) is a left side view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2(b) is a Front view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2(c) is a right view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3(a) is an isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3(b) is a back view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4(a) is a sectional detail view of an Herb Chamber comprising of magnet room, Herb bowl room, Herb bowl's ring room, Door pin room, Ash catcher plate room, Display room, Power button room, Herb Chamber side body, Door hinge pin, Herb chamber door, Herb Bowl, Door magnet, herb bowl bottom ring and Ash catcher.

FIG. 4(b) is a perspective view of Herb Chamber.

FIG. 5(a) is a sectional detail view of electrical components comprising of PCB chamber's heat seal, PCB housing, PCB housing cover, Digital display, PCB board, Power button, Tactile switch, Type C port, Type C port's cover and Seal of type C cover.

FIG. 5(b) is assembly view of PCB housing and Herb enclosure comprising of Herb chamber side body, PCB housing, PCB housing cover, Digital display and Power button.

FIG. 6(a) is a sectional assembly view of motor and nozzle elements Gas side body, Flame nozzle cover, Flame nozzle, Gas tube, Gas valve assembly, gear and motor.

FIG. 6(b) is a sectional assembly view of canister which comprises of Gas side body, Canister. and Gas canister bottom cover.

FIG. 7 is a sectional detailed view of Gas valve assembly.

FIG. 8 is enclosures assembly comprising of Gas Side body and Herb chamber side body.

FIG. 9 is sectional detailed mouth part assembly comprising of Mouth, Mouth base, Battery housing cover Filter housing bowl, Filter seal ring, Top enclosure screws, Chamber housing enclosure screws, Smoke chamber unite, Top seal, Gas side body, Herb chamber side body, Herb chamber door, Ash catcher, Digital Display and Power button.

FIG. 10 is accessory bowl exploded view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Provided herein is an inhalation device for generating smoke from dry herbs. The smoke will be delivered to the mouthpiece for inhalation by a user. The DHB device can be handled in one hand without much effect to operate the device. The Inhalation device, more particularly the dry herb burner (DHB) is a complete system that combines a fuel source, a spark generating battery, a smoke filtration system, a heat chamber where the dry herb is stored in the dry herb bowl and a central PCB to regulate and function as the control brain of the device.

The Dry Herb Burner (DHB) as an inhalation device has been configured to extract all the beneficial chemical compounds present in the dry herbs. The Dry Herb Burner (DHB) in accordance with the current embodiment of the present invention shall provide a direct flame which will cause a full combustion of the dry herb substance.

In one aspect, the Dry Herb Burner (DHB) is an exemplary embodiment of the present invention which provides a highly effective device for users to get Complete dosage of the dry herb substance as the DHB provides the direct flame which break down the dry herb substance, allowing the release of all cannabinols that are proven to help alleviate the individual user's symptoms for which the day herb substance is being administered. For the individuals smoking the dry herb substance for a medical purpose, the use of the Dry Herb Burner (DHB) in its current embodiment of the present invention shall provide a direct flame for combustion, causing a full release of all cannabinols declared beneficial compounds for medical use. The Dry Herb Burner provide the functionality to adjust the temperature of the burner so that the user may set the temperature to get the desired amount of heat for the proper amount of herb in the bowl.

In further aspect, the Dry Herb Burner makes it easy to carry the device and dose properly per user need on the go. The Present invention provide a hand-held device which simplifies smoking dry herb substance with out the need to sit down and roll tobacco leaves or paper or find a safe place to sit away from the wind and use a lighter and a bowl.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, The Dry Herb Burner (DHB) utilizes hemp gas for fuel making it a safe fuel source for the device when it's implemented in the current invention where the battery power igniter provided the spark for the burner to create a torch flame in the heat chamber cause the herb to burn in the herb bowl and sending the smoke to travel up the smoke tunnel as a result of the suction of the filtration system dues providing a clean smoke for the user to inhale out the mouth piece. The smoke produced in the Dry Herb Burner (DHB) travel from the herb bowl into the filtration chambers linked with the smoke tunnel allowing a user to inhale a cleaner smoke from the device then the smoke they would normally consume as a result of not have our DHB.

The Dry Herb Burner (DEM) is distinguishable from existing inhalation devices currently available for consumer use. It produces a direct flame that is directed onto the dry herb substance in the herb bowl for a complete combustion burn to produce carbine smoke. The existing devices that can be associated with the DHB all provide an indirect heat source to the heat chamber to produce a smoke like vaper which is ineffective when it come to a special release of cannabinols.

Dry Herb Burner (DHB) comprises of a novel design that provides direct flame into the herb chamber to produce carbine smoke. The present invention is an advancement over existing inhalation devices, which employ the indirect heat source to produce vaper smoke. The carbine-less smoke produced by the existing devices is not as effective as the carbine smoke produced by the present invention. The user may require less heat to burn their dry herb or the amount of herb in the herb bowl is a small amount that do not need a full blast on the gas valve to create a high flame so the current invention has intergraded with an interface display that allows the user to adjust the heat level of the device to ensure that the herb in the bowl can be burned to produce the smoke the user requires from the Dry Herb Burner (DHB) without excess heat being generated. The carbine smoke from the device has been proven to provide a greater number of active cannabinols from the dry herb substance then existing devices.

Further, this method allows for a greater absorption of the active cannabinols for the user's body, but also provide consistent, standardized delivery and dosage of the beneficial chemical compounds present in all dry herbs. This is an advancement over the carbine-less smoke, as the user would require more carbine-less smoke to achieve the proper dosage to relieve symptoms being treated. The Dry Herb Burner's (DHB) alinement orientation of the gas and pump along with the gas line direction from the chamber into the bowl chamber allowing a direct torch flame to burn the dry herb is vastly unlike any other in the field of inhalation devices.

The first and second filtration chamber allows controlled flow of the smoke from the bowl into the filtration chamber and up the side walls to perfectly facilitate the amount of smoke being released by the DHB's sequence programmed to operate the device.

The embodiment of this invention in the current form of the Dry Herb Burner (DHB), allows components of the device to be user serviceable, such as the power source being rechargeable and allowing the filter pods and mouthpiece to be replaced at users wishes or the recommended period of exchanging the unites for sanitation purposes.

FIG. 1(a) is a top view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprising of mouthpiece, mouth base, battery housing cover, smoke chamber, and top enclosure screws. The mouthpiece is made of high-temperature and food-safe material such as silicon. The design uses these high temperature materials that prevents any excessive heat from reaching the user's lips.

FIG. 1(b) is a bottom view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention which comprises of Gas side body, herb chamber side body, PCB housing, Type C port's cover, gas canister bottom cover.

FIG. 2(a) is a left side view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprising of mouthpiece, mouth base, battery housing cover, smoke chamber, top seal, Gas side body, herb chamber side body, herb chamber door, ash catcher, Digital display, Power button.

FIG. 2(b) is a Front view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprising of mouthpiece, mouth base, smoke chamber, top seal, herb chamber side body, herb chamber door, ash catcher, Digital display, Power button.

FIG. 2(e) is a right view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprising of mouthpiece, mouth base, battery housing cover, smoke chamber, top seal, Gas side body, herb chamber side body, herb chamber door, ash catcher, Digital display, Power button.

FIG. 3(a) is an isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprising of mouthpiece, mouth base, battery housing cover, smoke chamber, top seal, Gas side body, herb chamber side body, herb chamber door, ash catcher, Digital display, Power button.

FIG. 3(b) is a back view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention Comprising of mouthpiece, mouth base, battery housing cover, smoke chamber, top seal, Gas side body.

FIG. 4(a) is a sectional detail view of an Herb Chamber comprising of magnet room, Herb bowl room, Herb bowl's ring room, Door pin room, Ash catcher plate room, Display room, Power button room, Herb Chamber side body, Door hinge pin, Herb chamber door, Herb Bowl, Door magnet, herb bowl bottom ring, and Ash catcher. FIG. 4(b) is a perspective view of Herb Chamber.

FIG. 5(a) is a sectional detail view of electrical components comprising of PCB chamber's heat seal, PCB housing, PCB housing cover, Digital display, PCB board, Power button, Tactile switch, Type C port, Type C port's cover and Seal of type C cover.

FIG. 5(b) is assembly view of PCB housing and Herb enclosure comprising of Herb chamber side body, PCB housing, PCB housing cover, Digital display and Power button.

FIG. 6(a) is a sectional assembly view of motor and nozzle elements Gas side body, Flame nozzle cover, Flame nozzle, Gas tube, Gas valve assembly, gear and motor.

FIG. 6(b) is a sectional assembly view of canister which comprises of Gas side body, Canister and Gas canister bottom cover.

FIG. 7 is a sectional detailed view of Gas valve assembly.

FIG. 8 is enclosures assembly comprising of Gas Side body and Herb chamber side body.

FIG. 9 is sectional detailed mouth part assembly comprising of Mouthpiece, Mouth base, Battery housing cover, Filter housing bowl, Filter seal ring, Top enclosure screws, Chamber housing enclosure screws, Smoke chamber, Top seal, Gas side body, Herb chamber side body, Herb chamber door, Ash catcher, Digital Display and Power button.

FIG. 10 is accessory bowl exploded view.

In some embodiment, the Dry Herb Burner (DHB) may further compromise the following components shown in the FIGS. 1-10:

    • 1. Mouth
    • 2. Mouth base
    • 3. Battery housing cover
    • 4. Filter housing bowl
    • 5. Filter seal ring
    • 6. Smoke chamber unit
    • 7. Top seal
    • 8. Battery unit
    • 9. Top enclosure screws
    • 10. Gas side body
    • 11. Herb chamber side body
    • 12. Chamber housing enclosure screws
    • 13. Door hinge pin
    • 14. Herb chamber door
    • 15. Herb bowl
    • 16. Door magnet
    • 17. Flame nozzle cover
    • 18. Flame nozzle
    • 19. Gas tube
    • 20. Herb bowl bottom ring
    • 21. Spark wire
    • 22. Ash catcher
    • 23. PCB chamber's heat seal
    • 24. PCB housing
    • 25. PCB housing cover
    • 26. Digital Display
    • 27. PCB Board
    • 28. Power button
    • 29. Tactile switch
    • 30. Type C port
    • 31. Type C port's cover
    • 32. Seal of type C cover
    • 33. Canister
    • 34. Gas valve assembly
    • 35. Gear
    • 36. Motor
    • 37. Gas canister bottom cover

In an exemplary embodiment, the components of the device may be made but not limited to these or any suitable materials through a suitable process. The mouthpiece of the device is made of food-grade silicon, mouth base is made of food-grade plastic, battery housing cover is made of vespel SP-1, filter housing bowl is made of food-grade plastic, filter seal ring is made of rubber, smoke chamber unite is made of vespel SP-1, top seal is made of Tungsten, Top enclosure screws are made of steel, gas side body is made of vespel SP-1, Herb chamber side body is made of vespel SP-1, Chamber housing enclosure screws are made of steel, door hinge pin is made of steel, herb chamber door is made of vespel SP-1, herb bowl is made of Teflon coated steel, door magnet is made of magnet, flame nozzle cover is made of Teflon coated tungsten, flame nozzle is made of tungsten, gas tube is made of Teflon coated tungsten, herb bowl bottom ring is made of Teflon, ash catcher is made of vespel SP-1, PCB chamber's heat seal is made of Teflon coated tungsten, PCB housing is made of vespel SP-1, PCB housing cover is made of vespel SP-1, power button is made of vespel SP-1, Type C port's cover is made of vespel SP-1, seal of type C cover is made of rubber, canister is made of aluminium, gear is made of steel and gas canister bottom cover is made of vespel SP-1. The device may be fabricated by an assembly process in which each part is connected to its location on the device main enclosure.

In some embodiments, the device may be manufactured in alternative arrangements and then assembled together for the device to work. In some embodiments, the parts for the device may be printed with a plastic or metal 3D printer, a substantive method, or a comprehensive method. All the elements of the device are necessary for it to work including alternative elements for the same purpose of directing a torch flame into the herb bowl to produce carbine smoke. The device may be improved or altered in elements by changing the hump gas mixture to an alternative gas mixer and adding a piezo electric spark generator to create a spark instead of a battery powered ignitor. Designing an independent filtration unit to operate independently from onboard valve and pump to improve air flow for the smoke to travel to the mouth nozzle faster. The components may also be rearranged in the enclosure, by moving the battery powered spark switch, gas canister and burner so the flame is not coming from the top to the herb chamber.

The Dry Herb Burner (DHB) may be operated by any user of age, who first insert the canister of hemp gas into the canister well and closing it. The top of the can and bottom of the pump are designed to snap connect without effort to line the parts up. The user will then press the power button to initiate the device to turn on the Dry Herb Burner (DHB), it will run the auto program designed at the start sequence of the firm wire coding to auto calibrate the gas sensor and give proper screen reading for the gas and power percentage. Pressing the burn button on the display interface will engage the battery powered spark igniter and the wheel for the gas pump to operate concurrently to create the flame for burning the herb in the programmed timed sequence. The gas pump will allow a gas to travel from the gas canister to the burner where it met with the spark from the wire, cable, which creates the flame needed to burn the dry herb in the dry herb bowl. Smoke will travel through the smoke well then through the filter and up through the filter cover to the mouth nozzle.

By pressing the power button, the Dry Herb Burner may turn on and the digital display may become active, which shall provide the multi touch functions to the user. The digital display will allow the user to know the power percentage and adjust the flame level depending on the need of the user. The digital display will allow multifunction, as it has three options menu allowing access to setting and quick power on and off for burning section leaving the long press of the power switch to be for main power sequencing. When the user selects the flower and adjust the heat to the level he wants to smoke at, the burn indicator on the touch screen will turn green which after the green button is pressed, will allow the gas pump and ignitor spark to work simultaneously to create a flame that will last for 7 seconds and after 7 seconds there will be a wait of 7 seconds before another 7 seconds burning period. The user has another option instead of 7 seconds. This burn sequence will be 15 seconds of burning followed by 10 seconds of rest for the sole purpose of burning concentrated THC call dabs. Once the user has smoked and wish to turn off the device, the user may select from the digital display the power cycle that may allow all operational circuits to be turned off and the same can be turned on with three (3) screen taps. This allows the power switch to be used for only turning device off/on completely. Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown and described herein, it is obvious to those skilled that this embodiment provided is Generation one and subsequence upgrades to the embodiment will become available as more suitable components become available through advancement of technology.

Numerous variations, changes to components, and substitution will occur as a result of this invention. These various alternatives that may arise as a result of to the invention described herein shall all be subjected to the claims of this invention. It is intended that the following claims define the scope of the invention, methods and structures within the scope of these claims and their equivalents be covered thereby.

When a feature is herein referred to as being “on” another feature, it can be directly on the other feature or intervening features may also be present. In contrast, when a feature is referred to as being “directly on” another feature, there are no intervening features present. It will also be understood that, when a feature is referred to as being “connected”, “attached” or “coupled” to another feature, it can be directly connected, attached or coupled to the other feature or intervening features may be present. In contract, when a feature is referred to as being “directly connected”, directly attached” or “directly coupled” to another feature, there are no intervening features present. Although described or shown with respect to one embodiment, the features so described or shown can apply to other embodiments. It will also be appreciated by those of skill in the art that references to a structure or feature that is disposed “adjacent” another feature may have portions that overlap or underlie the adjacent feature.

Terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. For example, as used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising”, when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed item and may be abbreviated as “/′”.

Spatially relative terms, such as “under”, “below”, “lower”, “over”, “upper” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in figures. It will be understood that the relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figure is inverted, elements described as “under” or “beneath” other elements or features would then be oriented “over” the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term “under” can encompass both an orientation of over and under. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly. Similarly, the term “upwardly”, “downwardly”, “vertical”, “horizontal” and the like are used herein for the purpose of explanation only unless specifically indicated otherwise.

Although the terms “first” and “second” may be used herein to describe various features/elements (including steps), these features/elements should not be limited by these terms, unless the context indicates otherwise. These terms may be used to distinguish one feature/element from another feature/element. Thus, a first feature/element discussed below could be termed a second feature/element, and similarly, a second feature/element without departing from teachings of the present invention.

Throughout this specification and the claims which follow, unless context otherwise, the word “comprise”, and it's variations such as “comprises” and “comprising” means various components can be co jointly employed in the methods and articles. For example, the term “comprising” will be understood to imply the inclusion of any stated elements or steps but not the exclusion of any other elements or steps.

Claims

1. A portable device for burning dry herbs. The device has unique design assembly which allows smoke to escape through filters and up sidewalls then into the filtered mouth chamber for the smoke to be inhaled by the user.

2. A unique arrangement of mechanical and electrical integration to facilitate the flow rate of hemp gas to desired pressure, to ensure the perfect flow rate for the best burning temperature of dry herbs or concentrates in every use.

3. A unique design which implements a two stage filtration system to eliminate harmful carbon particles.

Patent History
Publication number: 20220022532
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 21, 2021
Publication Date: Jan 27, 2022
Applicant: (WORCESTER, MA)
Inventor: JONES KWADWO APPIAH (WORCESTER, MA)
Application Number: 17/443,143
Classifications
International Classification: A24F 7/04 (20060101); A24F 1/12 (20060101);