Alexander R Gould

US Patent:

20210369985, Dec 2, 2021

Filed:

Dec 31, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/139317

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Adam Bowen - San Mateo CA, US
Steven Christensen - Burlingame CA, US
Alexander J. Gould - Coeur d'Alene ID, US
Nicholas J. Hatton - Oakland CA, US
Esteban Leon Duque - Berkeley CA, US
Kevin Lomeli - San Francisco CA, US
James Monsees - San Francisco CA, US
Matthew J. Taschner - Bend OR, US

International Classification:

A61M 11/04
A24F 40/40
A24F 40/46
A24F 40/485
A24F 40/53
F22B 1/28
H05B 3/44

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.

US Patent:

20210112874, Apr 22, 2021

Filed:

Jul 28, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/940977

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Adam Bowen - San Mateo CA, US
Alexander J. Gould - Portola Valley CA, US

International Classification:

A24F 40/50
A61M 15/06
H05B 1/02
A61M 11/04
A61M 16/00

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.

US Patent:

20200352249, Nov 12, 2020

Filed:

Nov 21, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/765828

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Raffi Aghapekian - San Francisco CA, US
Ariel Atkins - San Francisco CA, US
Adam Bowen - San Francisco CA, US
Brandon Cheung - San Francisco CA, US
Gal A. Cohen - San Francisco CA, US
Alexander J. Gould - San Francisco CA, US
Nicholas J. Hatton - San Francisco CA, US
Jacob Honig - San Francisco CA, US
Chelsea Kania - San Francisco CA, US
James Monsees - San Francisco CA, US
Roxolana Wacyk - San Francisco CA, US
Chenyue Xing - San Francisco CA, US
Casey Yost - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A24F 40/60
A24F 40/65
A24F 40/50

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.

US Patent:

20200163378, May 28, 2020

Filed:

Nov 22, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/693020

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Alexander J. Gould - Portola Valley CA, US
Nicholas J. Hatton - Oakland CA, US
Esteban Leon Duque - San Francisco CA, US
Ariel Atkins - San Francisco CA, US
James Monsees - San Francisco CA, US
Adam Bowen - San Mateo CA, US
Kevin Lomeli - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A24F 40/40
A61M 11/04
F22B 1/28
H05B 3/44
A61M 15/00
A61M 16/00

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.

US Patent:

20200107585, Apr 9, 2020

Filed:

Oct 8, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/596113

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Steven Christensen - Burlingame CA, US
Alexander J. Gould - Portola Valley CA, US
Bryan White - Pleasanton CA, US

International Classification:

A24F 47/00
H05B 3/42

Abstract:

A vaporizer device includes a cartridge having a reservoir that holds a vaporizable material and an atomizer chamber that includes a heating element. The heating element can heat the vaporizable material. The heating element can include two rigid portions that are spaced apart by a span that defines a capillary gap. The capillary gap can draw the vaporizable material from the reservoir to a heater region to be vaporized.

US Patent:

20190387797, Dec 26, 2019

Filed:

Jun 26, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/453953

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Alexander J. Gould - Portola Valley CA, US
Esteban Leon Duque - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A24F 47/00
A24D 1/14
A24B 15/16
H05B 3/44

Abstract:

A vaporization device is described that includes a cartridge having a wicking element that can efficiently and effectively draw vaporizable material contained in a reservoir of the cartridge to a heating element for vaporizing the vaporizable material. In some embodiments, the wicking element includes a hollow core or a thermally conductive core surrounded by a porous wicking material. Various embodiments of the wicking element are described, as well as related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture.

US Patent:

20190124982, May 2, 2019

Filed:

Apr 21, 2017

Appl. No.:

16/095676

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Adam Bowen - San Mateo CA, US
Alexander Gould - San Francisco CA, US
Chenyue Xing - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A24F 47/00
A61M 11/04

Abstract:

A system for aerosolization of compartmentalized materials is provided. In some implementations, the system performs operations comprising vaporizing, by a heater, at least a portion of a first material to form a first vapor, wherein the first material is stored in a reservoir coupled to the heater. The operations can further comprise providing, through a draw channel comprising the heater, the first vapor to a second material within the draw channel, wherein the second material comprises one or more of nicotine and an acid, wherein the second material is positioned between the resistive heater and an exit point of the draw channel. The operations can also include forming, based on the first vapor passing through and/or around the second material, an inhalable vapor. Related systems, methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture are also described.

US Patent:

20180199627, Jul 19, 2018

Filed:

Jul 11, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/743274

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Ariel Atkins - San Francisco CA, US
Alexander J. Gould - San Francisco CA, US
Carlos Schuler - San Francisco CA, US
Bradley Ingebrethsen - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A24F 47/00
A24F 7/04
A24F 3/02
A24B 15/16
H05B 1/02
F16K 15/18
F16K 31/00
A61M 15/06
A61M 11/00
A61M 11/04
A61M 11/08
A61M 16/00

Abstract:

Deformable valves and atomizer designs for a vaporizer (e.g., electronic cigarette). The vaporizer may be used for vaporization of liquid and/or organic material. The vaporizer may enable enhanced flow control of fluid and may generate high quality and quantity of vapor efficiently. In some instances, flow path of the vaporizer may allow bulk fluid flow, e.g., in contrast to capillary flow, to deliver fluid to a vicinity of the vaporizer. In some instances, the vaporizer may utilize improved atomizer designs for vaporizing devices, where said designs can be configured optionally, with various embodiments of a breath-modulating deformable valve.