RU2815677C2 - Evaporation device, method and system for reverse charging of evaporation device - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: evaporation devices.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to an evaporation device, a method and a system for reverse charging an evaporation device. The evaporator includes an evaporator body configured to be coupled to an evaporator cartridge including a vaporizable material. The evaporator housing contains the first power source configured to discharge current into a heating element to cause evaporation of at least a portion of the vaporizable material included in the evaporator cartridge, by at least increasing the temperature of the heating element. The evaporator is configured to participate in reverse charging with the power source device, wherein the first evaporator power source charges or is charged by the second power source in the device, wherein a charge threshold value is transferred between the vaporizer and the power source device participating in the reverse charging.

EFFECT: it is possible to receive a charge and release a charge depending on the orientation of the evaporator.

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Description

Field of technology to which the invention relates

[1] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/781587, filed December 18, 2018, entitled "Vaporizer Device", the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Field of technology to which the invention relates

[2] The subject matter of the invention described herein relates to vaporizer devices including a disposable vaporizer cartridge.

The closest analogue to the proposed invention is the technical solution disclosed in US patent application No. US 2013/0284192 A1, IPC A24F 40/53, publ. 10/31/2013.

State of the art

[3] Vaporizer devices, which may also be referred to as "vaporizers", "electronic vaporizer devices" or "e-vaporizer devices", can be used to deliver an aerosol (or "vapor") containing one or more active ingredients, through inhalation of an aerosol by the user of a vaporization device. For example, electronic cigarettes, which may also be referred to as “e-cigarettes,” are a class of vaporizer devices that are typically battery-powered and that can be used to simulate the experience of smoking cigarettes, but without burning tobacco or other substances.

[4] When using a vaporization device, the user inhales an aerosol, commonly referred to as "vapor", which may be generated by a heating element that vaporizes (which generally means forcing at least partial transition of a liquid or solid into a gas phase) the material being vaporized, which may be a liquid, solution, solid, wax, or any other form that may be compatible with the use of the particular vaporization device. The vaporizable material used with the vaporizer may be provided in a cartridge (eg, the portion of the vaporizer that contains the vaporizable material in a reservoir) that includes a mouthpiece (eg, for inhalation by the user).

[5] To receive an inhalable aerosol generated by a vaporizer device, a user may, in some examples, activate the vaporizer device by taking a puff, by pressing a button, or by some other approach. Inhalation, as the term is used generally (and also as used herein), means inhalation by a user in a manner that causes a volume of air to be drawn into the vaporizer device such that an inhalable aerosol is formed by the combination of the vaporized vaporized material with the air.

[6] A typical approach by which a vaporizer device generates a respirable aerosol from a vaporized material involves heating the vaporized material in a flash chamber (or heating chamber) to cause the vaporized material to convert to a gaseous (vapor) phase. Vapor chamber generally means the area or volume in a vaporizer device in which a heat source (e.g., conductive, convective, and/or radiation) causes heating of the vaporized material to form a mixture of air and vaporized vaporized material so as to form an inhalable vapor by the user of the evaporation device.

[7] In some embodiments of the vaporizer device, vaporizable material may be drawn from the reservoir and into the vaporization chamber through a wick element. This entrainment of vaporized material into the flash chamber may be at least partially due to capillary action provided by the wick, which draws vaporized material along the wick toward the flash chamber. However, as the evaporated material is drawn from the reservoir, the pressure in the reservoir decreases, thereby creating a vacuum and acting against capillary action. This may reduce the effectiveness of the wick in entraining vaporizable material into the vaporization chamber, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the vaporizer device in vaporizing the required amount of vaporizable material, for example, when a user takes a puff on the vaporizer device. In addition, the vacuum created in the reservoir may ultimately result in an inability to draw all of the vaporized material into the flash chamber, thereby wasting the vaporized material. Therefore, improved evaporation devices and/or evaporation cartridges are required that improve or overcome these difficulties.

[8] The term "vaporizer" as used herein in accordance with the present subject matter generally refers to portable self-contained devices that are convenient for personal use. Typically, such devices are controlled by one or more switches, buttons, touch devices or other user input functionality and the like. (which may generally be referred to as "controls") for the vaporizer, although a number of devices have recently become available that can communicate wirelessly with an external controller (such as a smartphone, smart watch, other wearable electronic device, etc.). d.). Control, in this context, generally means the ability to influence one or more of a variety of operating parameters, which may include, without limitation, any of causing the heater to turn on and/or off, adjusting the minimum and/or maximum temperature, to which the heater becomes hot during operation, various games or other interactive features that the user may access on the device, and/or other operations.

[9] Various vaporizable materials having a variety of contents and proportions of such contents may be contained in the cartridge. Some vaporized materials, for example, may have a lower percentage of active ingredients per total volume of material vaporized, for example, due to regulations requiring certain percentages of active ingredients. Therefore, the user may have to vaporize a large amount of vaporizable material (eg, compared to the total volume of vaporizable material that can be stored in the cartridge) in order to achieve the desired effect.

The essence of the invention

[10] In some aspects of the current subject matter, difficulties associated with charging an electronic vaporizer device in the absence of a charger may be resolved by incorporating one or more of the features described herein, or comparable/equivalent approaches, as would be appreciated by those skilled in the art. technology. Aspects of the current subject matter relate to equipment, methods and a system for recharging an evaporative device.

[11] In one aspect, an evaporator is provided. The vaporizer may include a vaporizer body configured to be coupled to a vaporizer cartridge including a material to be vaporized. The vaporizer body may include a first power source configured to discharge current into the heating element to cause vaporization of at least a portion of vaporizable material included in the vaporizer cartridge by at least increasing the temperature of the heating element. The vaporizer may be configured to engage in reverse charging with the device, in which the first vaporizer power source charges or is charged by a second power source in the device.

[12] In some variations, one or more features disclosed herein, including the following features, may optionally be included in any feasible combination. The device may be another vaporizer or a mobile device.

[13] In some variations, the vaporizer may be configured to engage in reverse charging in response to pairing being established between the vaporizer and the device. The pairing may be established based on at least a first vaporizer ID, a second device ID, or a third user ID associated with the vaporizer and/or device. Pairing can be established through another device connected to the vaporizer and/or device.

[14] In some variations, the vaporizer may be configured to engage in reverse charging in response to the vaporizer being less than a threshold distance away from the device.

[15] In some variations, the evaporator may be configured to participate in reverse charge in response to designation of the evaporator as a donor or recipient in the reverse charge. The evaporator may be designated as a reverse charge donor in response to the evaporator being in the first orientation. The evaporator may be designated as a reverse charge recipient in response to the evaporator being in a second orientation. The evaporator body may further include one or more sensors for detecting when the evaporator is in a first orientation or a second orientation.

[16] In some variations, the evaporator may be further configured to be coupled to another device. The evaporator may be specified as a donor or recipient in a reverse charge in response to one or more inputs received at another device.

[17] In some variations, the vaporizer body may further include an output device configured to generate at least one of a video output, an audio output, or a tactile output corresponding to indicating the vaporizer as a reverse charge donor or recipient.

[18] In some variations, the charge threshold may be transferred between the evaporator and the device involved in the reverse charge. The threshold charge amount may be determined at least based on a first amount of charge available or required in the evaporator. The charge threshold may be determined at least based on a second charge amount available or required in the device.

[19] In some variations, the vaporizer and device may participate in reverse charging through one or more electrical contacts connecting the vaporizer and device.

[20] In some variations, the vaporizer and device may participate in reverse charging via wireless inductive charging.

[21] In some variations, the vaporizer and device may participate in reverse charging with another device. Recharging may include receiving, through another device, a charge from one of the vaporizer and the device. The reverse charge may further include transferring, through another device, the first charge fragment to another from the evaporator and the device. The reverse charge may further include storing, through another device, a second charge fragment in another device.

[22] In some variations, the evaporator body may further include converter circuitry configured to adjust the output voltage of the first power source in the evaporator based at least on the input voltage of the second power source in the device.

[23] In another aspect, a method for reverse charging is provided. The method may include backcharging a vaporizer comprising a vaporizer body configured to be coupled to a vaporizer cartridge including a material to be vaporized. The vaporizer body may include a first power source configured to discharge current into the heating element to cause vaporization of at least a portion of vaporizable material included in the vaporizer cartridge by at least increasing the temperature of the heating element. Reverse charging of the vaporizer may include the first vaporizer power source charging or being charged by a second power source in the device.

[24] In some variations, one or more features disclosed herein, including the following features, may optionally be included in any feasible combination. The device may be another vaporizer or a mobile device.

[25] In some variations, the method may further include engaging in reverse charging in response to establishment of pairing between the vaporizer and the device. The pairing may be established based on at least a first vaporizer ID, a second device ID, or a third user ID associated with the vaporizer and/or device. Pairing may be established through another device connected to the vaporizer and/or device.

[26] In some variations, the method may further include engaging in reverse charging in response to the vaporizer being less than a threshold distance away from the device.

[27] In some variations, the method may further include engaging in reverse charging in response to designating the vaporizer as a donor or recipient of the reverse charging. The evaporator may be designated as a reverse charge donor in response to the evaporator being in the first orientation. The evaporator may be designated as a reverse charge recipient in response to the evaporator being in a second orientation. The evaporator body may further include one or more sensors for detecting when the evaporator is in a first orientation or a second orientation.

[28] In some variations, the method may further include receiving, from another device coupled to the evaporator, one or more inputs. The evaporator may be designated as a donor or recipient in a reverse charge in response to one or more inputs received at another device.

[29] In some variations, the method may further include generating, by an output device in the vaporizer, at least one of a video output, an audio output, or a tactile output corresponding to indicating the vaporizer as a donor or recipient in the reverse charge.

[30] In some variations, the method may further include transferring a threshold charge value between the evaporator and the device involved in the reverse charge. The threshold charge amount may be determined at least based on a first amount of charge available or required in the evaporator. The charge threshold may be determined at least based on a second charge amount available or required in the device.

[31] In some variations, the vaporizer and device may participate in reverse charging through one or more electrical contacts connecting the vaporizer and device.

[32] In some variations, the vaporizer and device may participate in reverse charging via wireless inductive charging.

[33] In some variations, the vaporizer and device may participate in reverse charging with another device. Recharging may include receiving, through another device, a charge from one of the vaporizer and the device. The reverse charge may further include transferring, through another device, the first charge fragment to another from the evaporator and the device. The reverse charge may further include storing, through another device, a second charge fragment in another device.

[34] In some variations, the method may further include adjusting, by the converter circuit in the evaporator, the output voltage of the first power source in the evaporator based at least on the input voltage of the second power source in the device.

[35] In another aspect, a system for reverse charging is provided. The system may include a device and an evaporator. The vaporizer may include a vaporizer including a vaporizer body configured to be coupled to a vaporizer cartridge including a material to be vaporized. The vaporizer body may include a first power source configured to discharge current into the heating element to cause vaporization of at least a portion of vaporizable material included in the vaporizer cartridge by at least increasing the temperature of the heating element. The vaporizer may be configured to engage in reverse charging with the device, in which the first vaporizer power source charges or is charged by a second power source in the device.

[36] In some variations, one or more features disclosed herein, including the following features, may optionally be included in any feasible combination. The device may be another vaporizer or a mobile device.

[37] In some variations, the method may further include engaging in reverse charging in response to establishment of pairing between the vaporizer and the device. The pairing may be established based on at least a first vaporizer ID, a second device ID, or a third user ID associated with the vaporizer and/or device. Pairing may be established through another device connected to the vaporizer and/or device.

[38] In some variations, the method may further include engaging in reverse charging in response to the vaporizer being less than a threshold distance away from the device.

[39] In some variations, the method may further include engaging in reverse charging in response to designating the vaporizer as a donor or recipient of the reverse charging. The evaporator may be designated as a reverse charge donor in response to the evaporator being in the first orientation. The evaporator may be designated as a reverse charge recipient in response to the evaporator being in a second orientation. The evaporator body may further include one or more sensors for detecting when the evaporator is in a first orientation or a second orientation.

[40] In some variations, the method may further include receiving, from another device coupled to the evaporator, one or more inputs. The evaporator may be designated as a donor or recipient in a reverse charge in response to one or more inputs received at another device.

[41] In some variations, the method may further include generating, through the output device in the vaporizer, at least one of a video output, an audio output, or a tactile output corresponding to indicating the vaporizer as a donor or recipient in the reverse charge.

[42] In some variations, the method may further include transferring a threshold charge value between the evaporator and the device involved in the reverse charge. The threshold charge amount may be determined at least based on a first amount of charge available or required in the evaporator. The charge threshold may be determined at least based on a second charge amount available or required in the device.

[43] In some variations, the vaporizer and device may participate in reverse charging through one or more electrical contacts connecting the vaporizer and device.

[44] In some variations, the vaporizer and device may participate in reverse charging via wireless inductive charging.

[45] In some variations, the vaporizer and device may participate in reverse charging with another device. Recharging may include receiving, through another device, a charge from one of the vaporizer and the device. The reverse charge may further include transferring, through another device, the first charge fragment to another from the evaporator and the device. The reverse charge may further include storing, through another device, a second charge fragment in another device.

[46] In some variations, the method may further include adjusting, by the converter circuit in the evaporator, the output voltage of the first power source in the evaporator based at least on the input voltage of the second power source in the device.

[47] Details of one or more variations of the subject matter described herein are set forth in the accompanying drawings and in the description below. Other features and advantages of the subject matter described herein will become apparent from the description and drawings and from the claims.

Brief description of drawings

[48] The accompanying drawings, which are included in and form a part of this specification, show specific aspects of the subject matter disclosed herein and, together with the description, help to explain certain principles associated with the disclosed implementations. On the drawings:

[49] FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustrating an example of an evaporator in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter;

[50] FIG. 1B illustrates a top view of an example evaporator in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter;

[51] FIG. 2A illustrates a perspective view of an example evaporator in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter;

[52] FIG. 2B illustrates another perspective view of an evaporator in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter;

[53] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating another example of an evaporator in accordance with alternative implementations of the current subject matter;

[54] FIG. 4A illustrates a cross-section of a mouthpiece including an example of an air passage in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter;

[55] FIG. 4B illustrates a cross-section of a mouthpiece including another example of an air passage in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter;

[56] FIG. 4C illustrates a cross-section of a mouthpiece including another example of an air passage in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter;

[57] FIG. 4D illustrates a cross-section of a mouthpiece including another example of an air passage in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter;

[58] FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a vaporizer having electrical and mechanical connections between a vaporizer body and a vaporizer cartridge in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter;

[59] FIG. 6A illustrates an example of power sharing between multiple evaporators in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter;

[60] FIG. 6B illustrates another example of power sharing between multiple evaporators in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter;

[61] FIG. 7A illustrates another example of power sharing between multiple evaporators in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter;

[62] FIG. 7B illustrates another example of power sharing between multiple evaporators in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter; And

[63] FIG. 8 illustrates a perspective view of an example of a charge transfer concentrator in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter.

[64] Where appropriate, like reference numbers indicate like structures, features or elements.

Detailed Description of the Invention

[65] Implementations of the current subject matter include devices related to vaporizing one or more materials for inhalation by a user. The term "evaporator" is used generically in the following description to mean an evaporation device. Examples of vaporizers in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter include electronic vaporizers, electronic cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and the like. Such vaporizers are generally portable, hand-held devices that heat the vaporized material to deliver an inhalable dose of the material.

[66] The vaporizer material used with the vaporizer may optionally be provided within the cartridge (e.g., in a portion of the vaporizer that contains the vaporizer material in a reservoir or other container, and which may be replenished when becoming empty or disposed of in favor of a new cartridge containing additional vaporizer material identical or different type). The vaporizer may be a cartridge vaporizer, a cartridge-less vaporizer, or a universal vaporizer that can be used with or without a cartridge. For example, a universal vaporizer may include a heating chamber (e.g., an oven) configured to receive vaporized material directly in the heating chamber, and also to receive a cartridge or other replaceable device having a reservoir, volume, or the like, at least to partially contain the applicable amount of material being evaporated.

[67] In various implementations of the current subject matter, the vaporizer may be configured for use with a vaporizable material (e.g., a carrier solution in which the active and/or inactive ingredients are suspended or held in solution or in a pure liquid form of the vaporizable material itself), or with solid evaporated material. The solid vapor material may include plant material that releases some of the plant material as vapor material (e.g., so that some of the plant material remains as waste after the vapor material is released for inhalation by the user), or may optionally be a solid form of the vaporized material itself (eg, "wax") such that all of the solid material can ultimately be vaporized for inhalation. The vaporized material may similarly allow complete evaporation or may include some portion of liquid material that remains after all of the inhalable material has been consumed.

[68] Referring to the block diagram of FIG. 1A and a side perspective view of FIG. 1B, atomizer 100 typically includes a power source 112 (such as a battery, which may be a rechargeable battery) and a controller 104 (e.g., a processor, circuitry, etc. capable of executing logic) to control the delivery of heat to the atomizer 141. to cause the vaporized material to be converted from a condensed form (eg, a solid, a liquid, a solution, a suspension, a portion of at least partially unprocessed plant material, etc.) into a gas phase. The controller 104 may be part of one or more printed circuit boards (PCBs) in accordance with certain implementations of the current subject matter.

[69] After the vaporized material is converted to the gas phase, and depending on the type of vaporizer, the physical and chemical properties of the vaporized material, and/or other factors, at least a portion of the vaporized material in the gas phase may condense to form particles of at least in partial local equilibrium with the gas phase as part of the aerosol, which may form part or all of the inhalable dose provided by the vaporizer 100 for a given puff or puff on the vaporizer. It should be understood that the interaction between the gas and condensed phases in an aerosol generated by an evaporator can be complex and dynamic due to factors such as ambient temperature, relative humidity, chemical environment, flow conditions in air flow paths (as in an evaporator, and in the airways of a person or other animal), mixing of evaporated material in the gas phase or in the aerosol phase with other air flows, etc. may influence one or more physical parameters of the aerosol. In some vaporizers, and in particular for vaporizers for delivering more volatile vaporized materials, the inhaled dose may exist predominantly in the gas phase (ie, particle formation in the condensed phase may be very limited).

[70] Vaporizers for use with vaporized materials (e.g., pure liquids, suspensions, solutions, mixtures, etc.) typically include an atomizer 141 in which a wick element (also referred to herein as a "wick" (not shown in 1A or 1B), which may include any material capable of causing fluid movement by capillary pressure) transports an amount of vaporized material to the portion of the atomizer 141 that includes a heating element (also not shown in FIGS. 1A or 1B) . The wick element is generally configured to draw vaporizable material from a reservoir configured to contain (and which may in use contain) vaporizable material such that the vaporizable material can be vaporized by heat delivered from the heating element. The wick element may also optionally allow air to enter the reservoir to replace the volume of liquid being removed. In other words, capillary action draws the vaporized material into the wick for vaporization via the heating element (described below), and air may, in some implementations of the current subject matter, be returned to the reservoir through the wick so as to at least partially equalize the pressure in tank. Other approaches to allowing air to return to the reservoir in order to equalize pressure are also within the scope of the current subject matter.

[71] The heating element may be or include one or more of a conductive heater, a radiant heater, and a convective heater. One type of heating element is a resistive heating element, which may be configured or at least include a material (e.g., a metal or alloy, such as a nickel-chromium alloy or a non-metallic resistor) configured to dissipate electrical power in the form of heat when Electric current passes through one or more resistive segments of the heating element. In some implementations of the current subject matter, the atomizer may include a heating element that includes a resistive coil or other heating element wrapped around, positioned within, integrated in a volumetric form, pressed into thermal contact, or otherwise configured to deliver heat to the wick. an element for causing the vaporizable material drawn by the wick element from the reservoir to vaporize for subsequent inhalation by the user in a gaseous and/or condensed (eg, in the form of aerosol particles or droplets) phase. Other configurations of wick elements, heating elements and/or atomizer assembly are also possible, as explained in more detail below.

[72] Certain vaporizers may also or alternatively be configured to provide an inhalable dose of vaporizable material in the gas phase and/or aerosol phase through heating of a non-volatile material, such as, for example, a solid phase vaporizable material (e.g., wax, etc. .) or plant material (for example, tobacco leaves and/or parts of tobacco leaves) containing vaporized material. In such evaporators, the resistive heating element may be part of or otherwise included or in thermal contact with the walls of a furnace or other heating chamber into which the non-evaporable material is placed. Alternatively, a resistive heating element or elements may be used to heat air passing through or past the non-volatile material to cause convection heating of the non-volatile material. In yet other examples, a resistive heating element or elements may be positioned in direct contact with the plant material such that direct conductive heating of the plant material occurs within the body of plant material (eg, as opposed to solely by conduction of the internally formed walls of the oven).

[73] The heating element may be activated (e.g., a controller, which is optionally part of the vaporizer housing, as explained below, may cause current to flow from the power source to a circuit including a resistive heating element, which is optionally part of the vaporizer cartridge, as explained below), in association with the user drawing (e.g., drawing, inhaling, etc.) on the vaporizer mouthpiece to cause air to flow from the air inlet along the air flow path that passes by the atomizer (e.g., wick and heating element), optionally through one or more condensation regions or chambers, into an air outlet in the mouthpiece. Incoming air passing along the air flow path passes over, through, etc. an atomizer in which the evaporated material in the gas phase is entrained into the air. As noted above, entrained vaporized material in the gas phase may condense as it passes through the remainder of the airflow path such that an inhaled dose of vaporized material in aerosol form can be delivered from an air outlet (e.g., in inhalation mouthpiece 130 user).

[74] Activation of the heating element may be caused by automatic puff detection based on one or more signals generated by one or more sensors 113, such as, for example, a pressure sensor or sensors positioned to determine pressure along the air flow path relative to ambient pressure. environment (or optionally measure changes in absolute pressure), one or more evaporator motion sensors, one or more evaporator flow sensors, capacitive evaporator lip sensor; in response to detecting user interaction with one or more input devices 116 (eg, buttons or other tactile control devices of the vaporizer 100), receiving signals from a computing device in communication with the vaporizer; and/or through other approaches to determine that a delay is occurring or is imminent.

[75] As mentioned in the previous paragraph, an evaporator in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter may be configured to communicate (eg, wirelessly or via a wired connection) with a computing device (or optionally two or more devices) in communication with evaporator. To this end, controller 104 may include communications hardware 105. The controller 104 may also include a storage device 108. The computing device may be a component of an evaporator system that also includes the evaporator 100, and may include proprietary communications hardware that can establish a wireless communication channel with the evaporator communications hardware 105 100. For example, a computing device used as part of an evaporative system may include a general purpose computing device (e.g., a smartphone, tablet computer, personal computer, some other portable device such as a smart watch, etc.) that executes software to generate a user interface to enable a user of the device to interact with the vaporizer. In other implementations of the current subject matter, such a device used as part of an evaporative system may be a dedicated piece of hardware, such as a remote control or other wireless or wired device having one or more physical or software (e.g., on-screen configurable or other display device and selectable through user interaction with a touch screen or some other input device such as a mouse, pointer, trackball, cursor buttons, etc.) interface controls. The vaporizer 100 may also include one or more indicators or output devices 117 for providing information to the user. For example, one or more features and/or output devices 117 may provide video output (eg, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) of various colors), audio output, tactile output (eg, vibrations), and/or the like.

[76] In some implementations of the current subject matter, one or more features and/or output devices 117 may include light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and/or haptic feedback. For example, vaporizer 100 may provide haptic feedback in addition to or instead of visual feedback (eg, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) of different colors). Haptic feedback can be included along with or instead of light-emitting diodes.

[77] In cases where one or more features and/or output devices 117 include haptic feedback, the haptic feedback can be used to convey various information. For example, vaporizer 100 may provide haptic feedback in response to signals received from one or more components of vaporizer 100 and/or a device coupled to vaporizer 100, including, for example, pressure sensors, voltage sensors, motion sensors, accelerometers, device geographic positioning, capacitive lip sensor and/or the like. Accordingly, the vaporizer 100 may provide one or more tactile feedback in response to placement of the vaporizer 100 in the user's mouth and/or in the user's hand. Vaporizer 100 may also provide one or more haptic feedback in response to detection of a puff and/or a threshold number of puffs (eg, over a predetermined period of time). Additionally and/or additionally, the vaporizer 100 may provide one or more haptic feedback in response to insertion of a cartridge (e.g., cartridge 120) and/or according to one or more characteristics of the cartridge inserted into the vaporizer 100 (e.g., aroma, vapor volume material remaining in the cartridge, and/or the like). One or more haptic feedback may be used to convey battery charge level, session data, the status of the vaporizer 100 (e.g., locked, unlocked, and/or the like), pairing status with other devices (e.g., Bluetooth pairing ) and/or the like. One or more features and/or output devices 117 may be configured to provide any form of haptic feedback that interfaces with a user of the vaporizer 100 through the application of one or more forces, vibrations, motions, and/or the like.

[78] A computing device that is part of the evaporative system defined above may be used for any of one or more functions such as dosing control (e.g., dose monitoring, dose adjustment, dose limiting, user tracking, etc.) , session management (e.g. monitoring session status, setting up sessions, limiting sessions, tracking users, etc.), nicotine delivery control (e.g. switching between nicotine and non-nicotine vaporizers, adjusting the amount of nicotine delivered, etc. .), obtaining location information (e.g. other users' locations, retail/commercial establishment locations, vaping locations, relative or absolute location of the vaporizer itself, etc.), vaporizer personalization (e.g. naming the vaporizer, locking/password-protecting the vaporizer , adjusting one or more parental controls, associating the vaporizer with a user group, registering the vaporizer with the manufacturer or warranty organization, etc., engaging in entertainment (e.g., gaming, communicating via social media, interacting with one or more groups, etc.) with other users, etc. The terms "session", "session", "evaporator session", or "steam session" are used generically to mean the period dedicated to the use of the evaporator. The period may include a period of time, a number of doses, an amount of material vaporized, and the like.

[79] In an example in which a computing device provides signals associated with activating a resistive heating element, or in other examples of coupling the computing device to an evaporator to implement various control or other functions, the computing device executes one or more sets of computer instructions to provide user interface and processing of basic data. In one example, detection by a computing device of user interaction with one or more user interface elements may cause the computing device to signal to vaporizer 100 the need to activate the heating element, also to full operating temperature, to create an inhalable dose of vapor/aerosol. Other functions of the vaporizer may be controlled through user interaction with a user interface on a computing device communicating with the vaporizer.

[80] The temperature of the resistance heating element of an evaporator may depend on a number of factors, including the amount of electrical power delivered to the resistance heating element and/or the duty cycle in which the electrical power is delivered, heat transfer by conduction to other parts of the electronic evaporator and/ or to the environment, latent heat loss due to evaporation of vaporized material from the wick element and/or the atomizer as a whole, and convective heat loss due to air flow (e.g., air moving across the heating element or atomizer as a whole when a user inhales on an e-vaporizer). As noted above, in order to reliably activate the heating element or heat the heating element to a desired temperature, the vaporizer may, in some implementations of the current subject matter, use signals from a pressure sensor to detect when a user inhales. The pressure sensor may be positioned in an airflow path and/or may be coupled (e.g., via a passage or other path) to an airflow path connecting an air inlet that enters the device and an outlet through which a user inhales the resulting vapor and/or an aerosol such that the pressure sensor is subject to changes in pressure simultaneously with air passing through the evaporator device from the air inlet to the air outlet. In some implementations of the current subject matter, the heating element may be activated in association with a user's puff, for example, through automatic puff detection, such as through a pressure sensor detecting a change in pressure in the air flow path.

[81] Typically, the pressure sensor (as well as any other sensors 113) may be positioned or coupled (e.g., electrically or electronically coupled, either physically or via a wireless connection) to/from a controller 104 (e.g., a printed circuit board assembly or other type of circuit board). To make measurements accurately and maintain the durability of the evaporator, it may be advantageous to provide an elastic seal 150 to separate the air flow path from other parts of the evaporator. The seal 150, which may be a gasket, may be configured to at least partially surround the pressure sensor such that the connections of the pressure sensor to the internal circuitry of the evaporator are separated from the portion of the pressure sensor exposed to air flow. In the example of a cartridge-based vaporizer, seal 150 may also separate portions of one or more electrical connections between vaporizer housing 110 and vaporizer cartridge 120. Such seal arrangements 150 in the evaporator 100 may be useful in mitigating potentially damaging effects on evaporator components resulting from interactions with environmental factors such as water in the vapor or liquid phases, other fluids such as the material being evaporated, etc. ., and/or reduce air loss from the designed path for air flow in the evaporator. Unwanted air, liquid or other fluid passing by and/or contacting the evaporator circuitry may cause various undesirable effects such as changes in pressure readings, and/or may result in the accumulation of unwanted material such as moisture, evaporated material, etc. d. in parts of the evaporator where it may result in a poor pressure signal, failure of the pressure sensor or other components and/or reduced evaporator life. Leaks in the seal 150 may also result in the user inhaling air that passes over parts of the vaporizer device containing or consisting of materials that may not be desirable to inhale.

[82] A general class of vaporizers that have recently gained popularity includes a vaporizer housing 110, which includes a controller 104, a power source 112 (e.g., a battery), one or more sensors 113, charging contacts, a seal 150, and a socket. 118 for a cartridge, configured to receive the vaporizer cartridge 120 for connection to the vaporizer body through one or more of a plurality of fastening structures. In some examples, the vaporizer cartridge 120 includes a reservoir 140 for containing vaporized material and a mouthpiece 130 for delivering an inhaled dose to the user. The vaporizer cartridge may include an atomizer 141 having a wick element and a heating element, or alternatively, one or both of the wick element and the heating element may be part of the vaporizer body. In implementations in which any portion of the atomizer 141 (e.g., the heating element and/or wick element) is part of the vaporizer body, the vaporizer may be configured to supply liquid vaporizer material from a reservoir in the vaporizer cartridge to the atomizer portion(s) included in evaporator housing.

[83] Cartridge-based configurations for vaporizers that form an inhalable dose of non-volatile material through heating the non-volatile material are also within the scope of the current subject matter. For example, a vaporizer cartridge may include a body of plant material that is processed and formed to be in direct contact with portions of one or more resistive heating elements, and such a vaporizer cartridge may be configured to be mechanically and electrically coupled to a vaporizer housing 110 that includes including a processor, a power source, and electrical contacts for connection to corresponding cartridge contacts for completing a circuit with one or more resistive heating elements.

[84] In vaporizers in which the power source 112 is part of the vaporizer housing 110 and the heating element is located in a vaporizer cartridge 120 configured to be coupled to the vaporizer housing 110, the vaporizer 100 may include electrical connection features (e.g., means for circuit closure) to complete a circuit that includes a controller 104 (eg, a circuit board, microcontroller, etc.), a power source 112, and a heating element. These features may include at least two contacts on the bottom surface of the vaporizer cartridge 120 (referred to herein as “cartridge contacts 124”) and at least two contacts located near the base of the cartridge slot (referred to herein as "socket contacts 125") of the vaporizer 100 such that the cartridge contacts 124 and the socket contacts 125 make electrical connections when the vaporizer cartridge 120 is inserted and connected to the cartridge socket 118. The circuitry completed by these electrical connections may be capable of delivering electrical current to the resistive heating element and may further be used for additional functions, for example, to measure the resistance of the resistive heating element for use in determining and/or controlling the temperature of the resistive heating element based on thermal resistivity coefficient of the resistive heating element, to identify the cartridge based on or more electrical characteristics of the resistive heating element or other evaporator cartridge circuitry, etc.

[85] In some examples of the current subject matter, the at least two cartridge contacts and the at least two socket contacts may be configured to be electrically coupled in any of at least two orientations. In other words, one or more circuits required for operation of the vaporizer may be completed by inserting the vaporizer cartridge 120 into the cartridge slot 118 in a first rotation orientation (about the axis along which the cartridge end of the vaporizer cartridge is inserted into the cartridge slot 118 of the housing 110 evaporator) such that a first cartridge contact of at least two cartridge contacts 124 is electrically coupled to a first socket contact of at least two socket contacts 125, and a second cartridge contact of at least two cartridge contacts 124 electrically connected to a second socket contact of at least two socket contacts 125. In addition, one or more circuits required for operation of the vaporizer may be completed by inserting the vaporizer cartridge 120 into the cartridge slot 118 in a second rotation orientation such that the first cartridge contact of at least two cartridge contacts 124 is electrically coupled to the second a socket contact of at least two socket contacts 125, and a second cartridge contact of at least two cartridge contacts 124 is electrically coupled to a first socket contact of at least two socket contacts 125. This feature of reversibly inserting the vaporizer cartridge 120 into the cartridge slot 118 of the vaporizer housing 110 is described below in more detail.

[86] In one example of a fastening structure for connecting the vaporizer cartridge 120 to the vaporizer body, the vaporizer housing 110 includes a retainer (eg, recess, protrusion, etc.) projecting inwardly from an inner surface of the cartridge seat 118. One or more outer surfaces of the vaporizer cartridge 120 may include corresponding grooves (not shown in FIG. 1) that may seat and/or otherwise engage such latches when the end of the vaporizer cartridge 120 is inserted into the cartridge slot 118 of the vaporizer housing 110. When the vaporizer cartridge 120 and the vaporizer body 110 are connected (e.g., by inserting the end of the vaporizer cartridge 120 into the cartridge slot 118 of the vaporizer housing 110), a retainer in the vaporizer housing 110 may seat and/or otherwise be retained in the grooves of the vaporizer cartridge 120 so that hold the vaporizer cartridge 120 in place during assembly. Such a retainer-notch assembly may provide sufficient support to hold the vaporizer cartridge 120 to ensure good contact between the at least two cartridge contacts 124 and the at least two socket contacts 125 while allowing the cartridge to be released 120 of the vaporizer from the vaporizer body 110 when the user pulls with reasonable force on the vaporizer cartridge 120 to disengage the vaporizer cartridge 120 from the cartridge socket 118 .

[87] In addition to the above explanation regarding the reversibility of the electrical connections between the vaporizer cartridge and the vaporizer body such that at least two orientations of rotation of the vaporizer cartridge in the cartridge slot are possible, in some vaporizers the shape of the vaporizer cartridge or at least the shape of the end of the vaporizer cartridge, which is configured to be inserted into the cartridge socket, may have rotational symmetry of at least two. In other words, the vaporizer cartridge, or at least the insertion end of the vaporizer cartridge, may be symmetrical when rotating 180° about the axis along which the vaporizer cartridge is inserted into the cartridge receptacle. In such a configuration, the evaporator circuit can maintain identical operation no matter what symmetrical orientation of the evaporator cartridge occurs.

[88] In some examples, the vaporizer cartridge, or at least the end of the vaporizer cartridge configured to be inserted into the cartridge receptacle, may have a non-circular cross-section transverse to the axis along which the vaporizer cartridge is inserted into the cartridge receptacle. For example, a non-circular cross-section may be approximately rectangular, approximately elliptical (eg, approximately oval in shape), non-rectangular but with two sets of parallel or approximately parallel opposite sides (eg, having a parallelogram shape), or form other shapes having rotational symmetry, according to at least about two. In this context, "approximately shaped" indicates that the basic similarity to the described shape is obvious, but that the sides of the shape in question need not be perfectly linear, and the vertices need not be absolutely sharp. Rounding both or one of the edges or vertices of a cross-sectional shape is contemplated in the description of any non-circular cross-section referred to herein.

[89] The at least two cartridge contacts and the at least two socket contacts may take different forms. For example, one or both sets of contacts may include conductive pins, post leads, contact posts, receiving holes for pins or contact posts, and the like. Some types of contacts may include springs or other prestressing features that result in better physical and electrical contact between the contacts on the vaporizer cartridge and the vaporizer body. The electrical contacts may not necessarily be gold plated and/or may include other materials.

[90] As shown in FIG. 1B, the vaporizer cartridge 120 may include a reservoir 140 for containing vaporizable material. Reservoir 140 may include a level estimation window 142 that indicates the level or volume of material being vaporized, depending on the orientation of the vaporizer 100 and/or the vaporizer cartridge 120. The level estimation window 142 may be formed from at least a portion of one side of the reservoir 140, or may be formed by at least a portion of the reservoir 140 extending from the mouthpiece 130, and may essentially float around the reservoir 140 such that the level or volume The evaporated material can be viewed from virtually any angle or orientation.

[91] In some implementations of the current subject matter, the inner and/or outer surface of the reservoir 140 that forms the level estimation window 142 may include etched graphic lines, protrusions, detents, and the like to visually indicate the measured amount or volume evaporated material. The inner wall of the reservoir 140, which forms the level estimation window 142, may be textured, which improves the visual distinction between a liquid bearing wall or surface and a wall or surface that is not in contact with such liquid. An illumination layer formed from a dense liquid such as a lipid or other natural or synthetic oils, waxes, gels may be provided for the material to be vaporized. The illumination layer is denser than the material being evaporated and creates a meniscus or floating top layer. When illuminated by a light source in the interior of the tank 140, the lighting layer may provide an indicator of the light level. The illumination source may be provided in the reservoir 140 or may be provided external to the reservoir 140 to illuminate the interior of the reservoir 140.

[92] FIG. 2A-B illustrate perspective views of an example evaporator 100 in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter. As shown in FIG. 2A-B, the vaporizer 100 may include a vaporizer body 110 that is configured to receive and couple to the vaporizer cartridge 120. The vaporizer body 110 may include a cartridge receptacle 118 defined by one or more side walls and an opening that defines a receiving space for at least a portion of the vaporizer cartridge 120. The vaporizer cartridge 120 may include a male portion defined at least in part by a reservoir 140 that is insertable into the cartridge slot 118 . The vaporizer body 110 and/or the vaporizer cartridge 120 may include an mating mechanism, such as a latch, a friction fit, a gasket, one or more mutually interlocking ridges, or the like, to secure at least a portion of the vaporizer cartridge 120 in a seat. 118 for the cartridge of the evaporator housing 110.

[93] The evaporator body 110 may include one or more side walls defining any number of shapes, the cross-section of which may be circular, rectangular, oval, square, or any other polygonal cross-sectional shape. One or more side walls of the evaporator housing 110 may be formed from a rigid material, such as metal, ceramic, plastic, nylon, or other rigid or semi-rigid material. The base 202 of the vaporizer body 110, opposite the cartridge slot 118, may include a charging port. The charging port may include one or more electrical contacts for interfacing with the corresponding electrical content of the charging platform, or the charging port may include a flat surface with an inductive charger for interfacing with the corresponding inductive charging platform.

[94] In some implementations of the current subject matter, the evaporator housing 110 may include and/or may contain communication hardware, such as the communication hardware 105 described above, and at least one of one or more side walls The evaporator bodies 110 or sections thereof may be made of ceramic or other non-metallic crystalline or semi-crystalline organic material, such as glass, etc., to facilitate communication via communications hardware included or contained therein.

[95] For example, the communications hardware may include a Bluetooth® transceiver device that may be mounted in the vaporizer housing 110 at any position in which at least one of one or more side walls of the vaporizer housing 110 is non-metallic , for example, ceramic, plastic, etc. In some cases, the vaporizer body 110 may include a band 242 adjacent the cartridge slot 118 . Tape 242 may surround or be placed around the distal end of the vaporizer body 110 adjacent to the cartridge slot 118 . In other implementations of the current subject matter, tape 242 may be attached to and surround or enclose at least a portion of the vaporizer cartridge 120, i.e. around the reservoir 140 and between the reservoir 140 and the mouthpiece 130. If made of a non-metallic material, the vaporizer 100 may include communications hardware that is mounted adjacent to the tape 242 regardless of whether the tape 242 is connected to the vaporizer body 110 or to the vaporizer cartridge 120 .

[96] In some implementations of the present subject matter, tape 242 may be made of metal, such as polished metal, and may include one or more signal elements such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and the like. for user interface and interaction, for example, to display a light to indicate the status and/or operation of the evaporator 100. In other implementations of the current subject matter, one or more signal elements may be positioned anywhere along the evaporator body 110, for example, integrated with one or more side walls of the evaporator housing 110. Additionally, one or more signal elements may be positioned at any location along or within the vaporizer cartridge 120 and may be supplied with power by the vaporizer power source 112 when the vaporizer cartridge 120 is coupled to the vaporizer housing 110.

[97] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating another example of an evaporator 100 in accordance with alternative implementations of the current subject matter. Referring to FIG. 3, the vaporizer 100 may include a vaporizer housing 110, which may be configured to receive and/or mate with a vaporizer cartridge 120. The evaporator housing 110 may include, without limitation, one or more of the components and features shown and/or described above with reference to 1A-B of FIGS. and 2A-B. However, instead of having a cartridge slot, the vaporizer body 110 of the example vaporizer 100 shown in FIG. 3 may include a housing 312 that defines a proximal surface 314 from which male portion 316 projects or extends. The male portion 316 may include one or more electrical housing contacts 325, preferably on the front surface of the male portion 316, but which may be located anywhere on the male portion 316. An example of the vaporizer cartridge 120 shown in FIG. 3 may include a housing receptacle 318 for receiving the male portion 316 and for mating or connecting to the evaporator housing 110, for example, through one or more mating and/or connecting mechanisms, including the mechanisms described herein.

[98] One or more housing electrical contacts 325 are sized, positioned, and configured to connect to one or more corresponding cartridge electrical contacts 324 positioned in the vaporizer cartridge housing socket 318 318 to provide electrical power to the atomizer 141 to vaporize vaporized material. contained in the reservoir 140 of the evaporator cartridge 120. The vaporizer cartridge 120 may also include other electrical components, such as, for example, a communications module or transceiver, one or more sensors such as a pressure sensor, a voltage sensor, a motion sensor or accelerometer, a geographic positioning device, etc. etc., any of which may be supplied with power from the vaporizer cartridge 120 or from the vaporizer body 110 power source via electrical contacts 326, 325. The vaporizer cartridge 120 may further include a mouthpiece 130 having an air passage 332 through which the vaporized vaporized material can be inhaled user.

[99] The male portion 316 of the vaporizer housing 110 and/or the housing 318 for the vaporizer cartridge housing 120 and/or reservoir 140 may include one or more lighting sources, such as LEDs, to provide operating indicators such as, for example, charge level battery, the amount of vaporized material in the tank 140, the usage status of the vaporizer 100, and/or the identity of the vaporized material in the tank 140, such as aroma, chemical content, quality, and the like, as explained in more detail below.

[100] As shown in FIG. 3, the vaporizer cartridge 120 may include a housing 321. The housing 321 may be formed from any rigid or semi-rigid material, such as plastic, ceramic, metal, or the like. The housing 321 may be opaque or translucent. The housing 321 adjacent the reservoir 140 or the portion of the housing 321 forming the reservoir 340 may be translucent so as to provide a visual indicator of the amount of vaporizable material remaining in the reservoir 140 and/or to allow light from the light source to pass through. Housing 321 may include one or more light guides, such as reflective microchannels, for example, that may provide an illuminated graphic or graphical indicator, such as a logo, level indicator, or operation indicator. In some implementations of the current subject matter, housing 321 may include a polymer dispersed liquid crystal that may change opacity when a user uses the device, when the vaporizer cartridge 120 is coupled to the vaporizer body 110, or based on sensing through one of one or more sensors.

[101] In some implementations of the current subject matter, the mouthpiece 130 of the vaporizer cartridge 120 may include a flavor indicator 334 such as one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or light guides or the like. The aroma indicator 334 may provide a unique color for each aroma of the vaporized material provided in the reservoir 140. For example, the aroma indicator 334 may include one or more of a red LED, a green LED and a blue LED, or another combination of colors to provide a unique color indicator. When vaporizer cartridge 120 is coupled to vaporizer body 110, logic in vaporizer cartridge 120 and/or vaporizer housing 110 may read cartridge information that is encoded in or with vaporizer cartridge 120 and control operation of flavor indicator 334 based on at least a portion of the information cartridge. As explained above, flavor indicator 334 may also be located anywhere along the vaporizer cartridge 120 and/or vaporizer body 110, but preferably at or adjacent to the mouthpiece 130.

[102] FIG. 4A-D illustrate a cross-section of a mouthpiece 130 including various examples of an air passage 332. In some implementations of the current subject matter, the air passage 332 may include one or more apertures. In addition, the shape and/or dimensions of the air passage 332, including the shape and/or dimensions of each of the one or more apertures, may be configured to provide a very precise amount of air flow from the user drawing on the mouthpiece 130. For example, the air passage 332 may include an aperture 402 having a rectangular (e.g., square) cross-section (e.g., as shown in FIG. 4A), an aperture 404 having an elliptical (e.g., circular) cross-section (e.g., as shown in FIG. 4B), an aperture 406 having a polyhedral cross-section (eg, as shown in FIG. 4C), or multiple apertures 408 of any shape (eg, as shown in FIG. 4D). The size and/or shape of the aperture defining the air passage 332 of the mouthpiece 130, for example, may also provide a familiar design, shape, or logo to indicate the source of the vaporizer cartridge 120. This size and/or shape also allows the light source to be adapted as described above.

[103] FIG. 5 illustrates a block diagram illustrating an example of a vaporizer 100 having electrical and mechanical connections between the vaporizer body 110 and the vaporizer cartridge 120 in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter. As shown in FIG. 5, in some implementations of the current subject matter, neither the vaporizer body 110 nor the vaporizer cartridge 120 utilizes a receptacle to receive at least a portion of the other. Instead, the evaporator housing 110, which is substantially similar to the evaporator housings described above, includes one or more electrical housing contacts 506 configured to mate, for example, face-to-face or mutually mating, with one or more electrical cartridge contacts 508 in cartridge 120. As illustrated in FIG. 5, one or more housing electrical contacts 506 may include two inclined surfaces that are symmetrical such that they are capable of mating with one or more cartridge electrical contacts 508 in either of two reversible orientations. Connecting one or more body electrical contacts 506 and one or more cartridge electrical contacts 508 allows an electrical connection to be formed between the vaporizer body 110 and the cartridge 120. For example, connecting one or more electrical contacts 506 and one or more cartridge electrical contacts 508 allows a circuit to be formed including includes a controller 104 and a power source 112 included in the vaporizer housing 110, and a heating element included in the atomizer 141 of the cartridge 120. The circuitry may enable the controller 104 to control the discharge of electrical current from the power source 112 to the heating element included in the atomizer 141.

[104] To facilitate a stable electrical as well as physical connection, the mechanical coupling mechanism 509 may include a housing connector 510 in the vaporizer housing 110 that is configured to mate and connect with a cartridge connector 512 in the cartridge 120. In some implementations of the current subject matter, , housing connector 510 may be a male portion such as a projection, flange, latch, pin, protrusion, ridge, or the like, while cartridge connector 512 may be a female portion such as a groove, channel, aperture , inward-facing latch, micro-hole, etc. Also further, each of the vaporizer body 110 and/or vaporizer cartridge a120 may include one or more magnets, preferably positioned such that they align with each other when connected, so as to maintain a physical connection and a resulting electrical connection between the housing 110 evaporator and evaporator cartridge 120.

[105] In some cases, the evaporator 100, for example, any of the variations of the evaporator 100 described herein, may expend electrical charge, i.e. The battery is running low or depleted such that the vaporizer 100 has insufficient charge to heat and vaporize the vaporizable material included in the tank 140. In some of these cases, the user of the vaporizer 100 may not possess or have access to a charger or charging cradle for evaporator battery charge 100.

[106] Accordingly, in some implementations of the current subject matter, the vaporizer 100 may be charged by power sharing, charge sharing, or reverse charging in which another device, such as another vaporizer, smartphone, tablet computer, and/or the like. , serves as a power source that charges the vaporizer 100, either through a wired connection or through a wireless connection. By way of further illustration, FIG. 6A-B illustrate examples of power sharing between multiple evaporators, in accordance with implementations of the current subject matter. As shown in FIG. 6A-B, the first vaporizer 602 may couple with the second vaporizer 604 to receive charge from the second vaporizer device 604. The pairing may include physical pairing, i.e. mating one or more electrical contacts of the housing of the first vaporizer device 602 with corresponding one or more electrical contacts of the housing of the second vaporizer device, and wherein this mating of electrical contacts allows electrical charge to flow from the second vaporizer 604 to the first vaporizer 602 through the mating electrical contacts. Interfacing may also be facilitated by one or more physical mating or connecting elements, such as magnetic materials, ridges, grooves, slots, projections, pins, studs, flanges, and the like, which can integrate with, extend from, be incorporated into , extend into or be flush with the evaporator housing 603, 604 for evaporators 602, 604, respectively.

[107] As shown in FIG. 6A and 6B, the interface between the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604 may occur between their electrical contacts, which are located at the distal end of the evaporators, as shown. Accordingly, the evaporators may be interconnected in a manner such that charge from the second evaporator 604 can be shared with the first evaporator 602, provided they are properly aligned and connected (via electrical contacts and/or a coupling mechanism such as magnets).

[108] In some exemplary implementations of the current subject matter, as shown in FIG. 6B, each evaporator 602, 604 includes an evaporator housing 603, 605, respectively, which includes electrical housing contacts 606, 608, respectively. The electrical contacts 606, 608 of the housing are normally configured to interface with a charging unit, such as a charging pad, charging cradle, or other charging element, which is connected to a source of electricity to charge the vaporizer when not in use. If the charge of one of the evaporators, i.e. the first evaporator 602 is depleted and requires its use, the first evaporator 602 may interface with the second evaporator 604 to receive limited charge from the second evaporator 604 through the electrical contacts 606, 608 of the housing. In some implementations of the current subject matter, the charging contacts of the housing may be configured in accordance with an electrical standard, e.g., a universal serial bus (USB) standard, or the like.

[109] In some implementations of the current subject matter, the charge transferred from the second evaporator 604 to the first evaporator 602 may be limited by a charge threshold, which limit may be measured in mAh or other capacity measurement. For example, in some cases, a threshold may be calculated or calibrated to allow the user of the first vaporizer 602 a predetermined number of puffs on the first vaporizer 602, which puffs may be calculated based on the user's statistical puff volume or duration or other measured data. In other implementations of the current subject matter, the first and second evaporators 602, 604 may be configured, through logic or controller circuitry, to exchange an amount of charge such that the first and second evaporators 602, 604 each have a substantially equal amount of charge. Also further, the second vaporizer 604 may be configured to only provide a certain percentage of its charge to the first vaporizer 602, which percentage may be measured from either the full capacity charge, the charge remaining in the second vaporizer 604, or another measurement .

[110] To carry out charge transfer, each of the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator may include a charge controller, which may be implemented in printed circuit board (PCB) logic, software executed by a microprocessor, firmware, or any combinations of the above. A charge controller may connect between each vaporizer's battery and its housing electrical contacts to control and measure the amount of charge exchanged between them. In some implementations of the present subject matter and by way of example, the charge controller of the first vaporizer 602 may be configured to determine when the first vaporizer 602 requires a charge so as to in turn configure the first vaporizer 602 as an electrical charge exchange recipient device. Likewise, the charge controller of the second evaporator 604 may be configured to determine that it has sufficient charge so as to in turn configure the second evaporator 604 as an electrical charge donor.

[111] In some implementations of the current subject matter, the designation of an evaporator as a donor or recipient may be performed a priori according to the connection of the first evaporator 602 to the second evaporator 604 and/or according to the corresponding configuration of the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604. Each of the first evaporator 602 and the second vaporizer 604 may be configured to generate one or more outputs (eg, video outputs, audio outputs, tactile outputs, and/or the like) corresponding to the indication. For example, the first vaporizer 602 may generate a first output in response to being designated as a donor, while the second vaporizer 604 may generate a second terminal in response to being designated as a recipient.

[112] Pairing between the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604 may be created or established through a logical configuration performed through any of a number of communication protocols, such as Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), or even through identical or additional electrical contacts of the housing. For example, each vaporizer may include two or more electrical housing contacts, such as four, and each electrical contact may be designated as a charging contact or a data contact. In an exemplary implementation, each evaporator may include four electrical housing contacts, two of which are used for negative and positive charge transfer, and the other two are reserved for digital data transfer between evaporators.

[113] In some implementations of the current subject matter, designating each of the first vaporizer 602 and the second vaporizer 604 as a donor or recipient may be accomplished through one or more devices coupled to the first vaporizer 602 and the second vaporizer 604. For example, the first vaporizer 602 may operatively connect to a mobile device (for example, a smartphone, tablet computer and/or the like). The first vaporizer 602 may be designated as a donor (or recipient) through a user interface presented on a mobile device, for example, through a mobile application associated with the first vaporizer 602. For example, a user of the first vaporizer 602 may indicate, through one or more selections made through user interface, the first vaporizer 602 as a donor, by at least activating reverse charge functionality in the first vaporizer 602. Additionally and/or additionally, the user of the first vaporizer 602 may indicate, through one or more selections made through the user interface , the first evaporator 602 as the recipient, by at least deactivating the reverse charge functionality in the first evaporator 602. It should be appreciated that although the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604 may be specified as the donor and recipient, the reverse charge between the first evaporator 602 and second evaporator 604 may not begin until first evaporator 602 and second evaporator 604 are in sufficient proximity to each other (eg, less than a threshold distance apart).

[114] In some implementations of the current subject matter, designating each of the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604 as a donor or recipient may be accomplished based on the orientation of at least one of the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604. For example, the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604 may include one or more sensors (e.g., a motion sensor, an accelerometer, and/or the like) capable of determining the respective orientation of the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604. Accordingly, the first evaporator 602 may be indicated by, for example, as a donor by being positioned in a first orientation associated with activating the reverse charge functionality in the first evaporator 602, while the second evaporator 604 may be designated as a recipient by being positioned in a second orientation associated with deactivating the reverse charge functionality in the second evaporator 604 .

[115] The first orientation and the second orientation may be different and/or may be complementary. For example, the reverse charge functionality in the first evaporator 602 may be activated in response to the placement of one surface on the first evaporator 602, upward (or down), while the reverse charge functionality in the second evaporator device 604 may be deactivated in response to the placement of the opposite surface on the second evaporator device 604 up (or down). In addition, reverse charging between the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604 may not begin until the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604 are in sufficient proximity to each other. By way of further illustration, in the example shown in FIG. 6B, the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604 may engage in reverse charging in response to placing the first evaporator 602 front-side down (e.g., with the front surface of the first evaporator 602 facing downward) with the second evaporator 604 facing up (e.g., with the front surface of the second evaporator 604 facing upward) on top of the first evaporator 602 (e.g., with the rear surface of the first evaporator 602 in sufficient proximity to and/or at least partially in contact with the rear surface of the second evaporator 604).

[116] Additionally and/or additionally, the designation of each of the first vaporizer 602 and the second vaporizer 604 as a donor and recipient may be determined based on at least one or more tactile inputs including, for example, quick presses, shaking and/or the like. For example, charge-back functionality in the first vaporizer 602 may be activated in response to a first tactile input received at the first vaporizer 602, while charge-back functionality in the second vaporizer device 604 may be deactivated in response to a second tactile input received at the second vaporizer 604 However, as noted above, reverse charging between the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604 may not begin until the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604 are in sufficient proximity to each other.

[117] In some implementations of the current subject matter, each of the first evaporator 602 and the second evaporator 604 may further include converter circuitry to regulate charge for proper transfer. For example, the charging circuit may include a charge boost circuit to boost the charge from the battery from 3.7 Volts (the voltage that may be required to charge the cartridge heating element during a puff) to 5 Volts (the standard voltage required to charge or recharging the battery). Although these voltages are provided as examples, those skilled in the art will recognize that other voltages may be used. For example, each of the first and second evaporator 602, 604 may include an inductive charge, in addition to or instead of the electrical contacts of the housing, and such induction may require different charging parameters, such as voltage, induction levels, connection types (i.e., in order to to properly combine induction circuits between evaporators 602, 604) or other parameters.

[118] Pairing of the first vaporizer 602 and the second vaporizer 604 may be performed based on device identification, user ID, and/or may also be established using an intermediate device such as a user mobile device, such as a mobile computing device, telephone, etc. .d. The mobile device may run a specialized application (“application”) to perform the functions described in this document. For example, in some cases, a user of a vaporizer, as described herein, must pair his vaporizer with a mobile device, such as his cell phone. Pairing may involve communication between the vaporizer and a mobile device, for example, via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or even a cellular transceiver. Following such pairing with a mobile device, a vaporizer may pair with another vaporizer through actions taken on the respective paired mobile devices by the respective users, such that the mobile devices may transmit certain pairing information, including, but not limited to, recipient and donor designations or configurations, charge limits or thresholds and control signals to control the charging circuit of the associated evaporator.

[119] In some implementations of the current subject matter, as shown in FIG. 7A-C, more than two evaporators can be connected to share charge. For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, the three evaporators 702, 704 and 706 may be mated or connected to each other via their housing electrical contacts 710 and 712 (or wirelessly) and share charge with each other via electrical contacts 710 and 712 (or via wireless inductive charging). Alternatively, one of the three evaporators, the third evaporator 706, may be specified as a transit device by being configured to receive charge from the second evaporator 704 and transfer the charge to the first evaporator 702. Such charge transit may occur with or without storage of at least part of this charge in the battery of the third evaporator.

[120] As shown in FIG. 7B, a specified number of evaporators, in the example shown, four evaporators 702, 704, 706 and 708, may be connected to each other, and in order to achieve correct connection and electrical polarity, the evaporators may be connected to one or more other evaporators in the orientation, which is 180 degrees opposite, linearly or latitudinally, so that the electrical contacts (eg, electrical contact 714) of each connected evaporator can be included in a chain of evaporators to effectively share charge.

[121] Also further, as shown in FIG. 7C, a number of evaporators, such as four evaporators 702, 704, 706, and 708, may be connected together in a single row arrangement in which each evaporator of a certain number of evaporators is aligned in an identical orientation. One or more evaporators may also be provided as transit devices to transfer charge through a housing electrical contact (e.g., electrical contact 714) from a donor evaporator (e.g., first evaporator 702) to a recipient evaporator (e.g., evaporators 704, 706, and 708), by allowing other signals to be transmitted between evaporators.

[122] In some implementations of the current subject matter, as shown in FIG. 8, a charge transfer concentrator 802 may be provided to which two or more evaporators may be coupled, such as evaporators 804 and 806. The charge transfer concentrator 802 may be a simple electrical tube between two evaporators or a switchable tube between three or more evaporators. Accordingly, the charge transfer concentrator 802 may include logic circuitry and/or control software that may turn on or off various electrical contacts based on an indication of pairing with a donor or recipient vaporizer. Such indication may be transmitted from the vaporizers (or from a mobile device such as a smartphone, tablet computer, and/or the like) to the charge transfer hub 802, via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or a cellular transceiver, or the like. In still further implementations of the current subject matter, the charge transfer concentrator 802 may have its own battery source. The electrical contacts of the charge transfer hub 802 may include data contacts to receive data, such as a vaporizer ID, to enable communication and charge transfer with verified and authorized vaporizers.

[123] The charging frequency and therefore the time required for pairing can be controlled. In some implementations of the current subject matter, it may be desirable for charge transfer to occur quickly, i.e. in less than 10 seconds, and more preferably within 1 or 2 seconds. However, a longer migration time can be configured. During charge transfer, vaporizers or their mobile proxies may exchange other information such as user ID, vaporizer operation and usage data such as cartridge aroma, evaporation volume, etc.

[124] When the first evaporator interfaces with the second evaporator and charge is transferred between them, the first evaporator and/or the second evaporator may record the charge transfer as a transaction, for storage in a storage device, for example, or send transaction data to a mobile device associated with any evaporator. Accordingly, interactions between vaporizer pairs may be recorded and monitored, and data regarding these interactions may be processed, shared, or otherwise transmitted to any of a specified number of specified parties. In this way, charge sharing can be used as a social media event.

[125] When a feature or element is referred to herein as being "in" another feature or element, it may be directly contained in the other feature or element, or intermediate features and/or elements may also be present. In contrast, when a feature or element is referred to as being "directly contained" in another feature or element, no intermediate features or elements are present. It should also be understood that when a feature or element is referred to as “connected,” “joined,” or “coupled” with another feature or element, it may be directly connected, attached, or coupled. with another characteristic or element, or intermediate characteristics or elements may be present. In contrast, when a feature or element is referred to as “directly connected,” “directly attached,” or “directly coupled” to another feature or element, no intermediate features or elements are present.

[126] Although described or shown with respect to one embodiment, the features and elements described or shown in this manner may apply to other embodiments. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that references to a structure or feature that is located “next to” another feature may have portions that overlap or underlie the adjacent feature.

[127] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and implementations only and is not intended to be limiting. For example, as used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" when used in this detailed description indicate the presence of the set forth features, steps, operations, elements or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components or their groups. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more associated listed elements and may be abbreviated as “/”.

[128] In the above descriptions and in the claims, phrases such as “at least one of” or “one or more of” may appear followed by a conjunctive list of elements or features. The term "and/or" may also appear in a list of two or more elements or features. Unless otherwise implicitly or explicitly inconsistent with the context in which it is used, such phrase is not intended to mean any of the enumerated elements or features alone or any of the enumerated elements or features in combination with any of the other enumerated elements or features. For example, the phrases "at least one of A and B"; "one or more of A and B"; and "A and/or B" are intended to mean "A only, B only, or A and B together." A similar interpretation also applies to lists containing three or more elements. For example, the phrases "at least one of A, B and C"; "one or more of A, B and C"; and "A, B and/or C" are intended to mean "A only, B only, C only, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, or A and B and C together." The use of the term "based on" above and in the claims is intended to mean "at least in part based on" so that an unstated feature or element is also acceptable.

[129] Spatially relative terms such as “front”, “back”, “under”, “below”, “lower”, “above”, “upper” and the like may be used herein for ease of description to describe the relationship of one element or feature to another element(s) or feature(s), as illustrated in the drawings. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to cover various orientations of the device being used or operated, in addition to the orientation illustrated in the drawings. For example, if the device in the drawings is inverted, elements described as "under" or "below" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "under" can cover both above and below orientations. The device may be oriented in other ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptors used herein are interpreted accordingly. Likewise, the terms “up”, “down”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, etc. are used in this document for explanatory purposes only, unless expressly stated otherwise.

[130] 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 can be used to distinguish one characteristic/element from another characteristic/element. Thus, the first feature/element explained below may be referred to as the “second feature/element,” and likewise, the second feature/element explained below may be referred to as the “first feature/element,” without departing from the ideas provided herein.

[131] When used herein in the detailed description and claims, including when used in examples, and unless otherwise expressly indicated, all numbers may be read as if preceded by the word "about" or "approximately" even if the term is not shown explicitly. The phrase "about" or "approximately" may be used when describing an absolute value and/or position to indicate that the value and/or position described is within a reasonable expected range of values and/or positions. For example, a numeric value may have a value that is +/-0.1% of a set value (or range of values), +/-1% of a set value (or range of values), +/-2% of a set value (or range of values), +/-5% of the set value (or range of values), +/-10% of the set value (or range of values), etc. Any numerical values given herein should also be understood to include about or approximately that value unless the context otherwise indicates. For example, if the value "10" is disclosed, then "about 10" is also disclosed. Any range of numerical values set forth herein is intended to be inclusive of all subranges included therein. It should also be understood that when a value that is “less than or equal to” a value is disclosed, so are “greater than or equal to a value” and possible ranges between the values are disclosed, as those skilled in the art would appreciate. For example, if the value "X" is disclosed, "less than or equal to X" is also disclosed, as is "greater than or equal to X" (eg, where X is a numeric value). It should also be understood that in this application, data is provided in a number of different formats, and that this data represents end points and starting points and ranges for any combination of data points. For example, if a particular data point "10" and a particular data point "15" are disclosed, it should be understood that greater than, greater than or equal to, less than, less than or equal to, and equal to 10 and 15 are considered disclosed, as are between 10 and 15. It should also be understand that each unit between two specific units is also disclosed. For example, if 10 and 15 are revealed, then 11, 12, 13 and 14 are also revealed.

[132] Although various exemplary embodiments are described above, any of a number of changes may be made to the various embodiments without departing from the teachings herein. For example, the order in which the various described method steps are performed may often vary in alternative embodiments, and in other alternative embodiments, one or more method steps may be skipped altogether. Optional features of various embodiments of the device and system may be included in some embodiments and not in others. Accordingly, the foregoing description is provided primarily for exemplary purposes and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the claims.

[133] One or more aspects or features of the subject matter described herein may be implemented in a digital electronic circuit, an integrated circuit, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), computer hardware, firmware , software and/or combinations of the above. These various aspects or features may include implementation in one or more computer programs that may be executed and/or interpreted on a programmable system including at least one programmable processor, which may be special purpose or general purpose, coupled with the ability to receive data and instructions and transmit data and instructions from/to a data storage system, at least one input device and at least one output device. A programmable system or computing system may include clients and servers. The client and server are generally remote from each other and typically communicate through a communications network. The relationship between the client and the server is carried out on the basis of computer programs running on the corresponding computers and having a client-server relationship with each other.

[134] These computer programs, which may also be referred to as "programs", "software", "applications", "applications", "components" or "code", include machine instructions for a programmable processor and may be implemented in high-level procedural language, object-oriented programming language, functional programming language, logic programming language and/or assembly/machine language. As used herein, the term "machine-readable medium" means any computer program product, hardware and/or device, such as, for example, magnetic disks, optical disks, memory and programmable logic devices (PLDs) used to provide machine instructions and/or data to a programmable processor including a computer-readable medium that receives the machine instructions as a computer-readable signal. The term "machine-readable signal" means any signal used to provide machine instructions and/or data to a programmable processor. A computer-readable medium may non-volatilely store such machine instructions, for example, similar to a non-volatile semiconductor memory or magnetic hard disk, or any equivalent storage medium. A computer-readable medium may alternatively or additionally store such machine instructions in a volatile manner, for example, similar to a processor cache or other random access memory associated with one or more physical processor cores.

[135] The examples and illustrations included herein show, by way of illustration and not limitation, specific embodiments in which the subject matter of the invention may be practiced. As mentioned above, other embodiments may be used and learned from such that structural and logical substitutions and changes can be made without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Such embodiments of the inventive subject matter may be referred to herein separately or collectively by the term “invention” merely for convenience and without the intention of intentionally limiting the scope of this application to any one invention or inventive concept if more than one is actually disclosed. Thus, while specific embodiments are illustrated and described herein, any arrangement calculated to achieve an identical purpose can be substituted for the specific embodiments shown. This disclosure is intended to cover any and all adaptations or variations of the various embodiments. Combinations of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments not specifically described herein should become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the foregoing description.

[136] Additional features, characteristics, and advantages of various implementations of the current subject matter are described below by paragraphs.

[137] Claim 1. A vaporizer, comprising: a vaporizer body configured to be coupled to a vaporizer cartridge including a material to be vaporized, the vaporizer body including a first power source configured to discharge current into a heating element to cause vaporization, at least a piece of vaporizable material included in the vaporizer cartridge by at least increasing the temperature of the heating element, and the vaporizer configured to participate in reverse charging with the device in which the first vaporizer power source charges or is charged by the second source power in the device.

[138] Claim 2. The vaporizer of claim 1, wherein the device contains another vaporizer or mobile device.

[139] Claim 3. The vaporizer as set forth in any one of clauses 1-2, wherein the vaporizer is configured to engage in reverse charging in response to establishment of pairing between the vaporizer and the device.

[140] Clause 4. The vaporizer of claim 3, wherein the pairing is established based on at least a first vaporizer ID, a second device ID, or a third user ID associated with the vaporizer and/or device.

[141] Clause 5. The evaporator according to any one of clauses 3-4, wherein the pairing is established through another device connected to the evaporator and/or device.

[142] Claim 6. The evaporator according to any of claims 1-5, wherein the evaporator is configured to participate in reverse charging in response to the separation of the evaporator from the device less than a threshold distance.

[143] Claim 7. The evaporator as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the evaporator is configured to participate in reverse charge in response to the indication of the evaporator as a donor or recipient in the reverse charge.

[144] Clause 8. The evaporator of claim 7, wherein the evaporator is designated as a reverse charge donor in response to the evaporator being in a first orientation, and wherein the evaporator is designated as a reverse charge recipient in response to the evaporator being in a second orientation.

[145] Clause 9. The evaporator of claim 8, wherein the evaporator body further includes one or more sensors for detecting when the evaporator is in the first orientation or the second orientation.

[146] Claim 10. The vaporizer as set forth in any one of claims 7-9, wherein the vaporizer is further configured to be coupled to another device, and wherein the vaporizer is designated as a donor or recipient in a reverse charge in response to one or more inputs received at another device.

[147] Claim 11. The vaporizer as set forth in any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the vaporizer housing further includes an output device configured to generate at least one of a video output, an audio output, or a tactile output corresponding to indicating the vaporizer as a donor. or the recipient in reverse charge.

[148] Clause 12. The evaporator as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein a threshold charge value is transferred between the evaporator and the device involved in reverse charging.

[149] Clause 13. The evaporator of claim 12, wherein the threshold charge amount is determined at least based on a first amount of charge available or required in the evaporator.

[150] Clause 14. The vaporizer of any one of claims 12-13, wherein the charge threshold is determined based at least on a second charge amount available or required in the device.

[151] Clause 15. The vaporizer as set forth in any one of clauses 1 through 14, wherein the vaporizer and the device participate in reverse charging through one or more electrical contacts connecting the vaporizer and the device.

[152] Item 16. The vaporizer as set forth in any one of paragraphs 1 to 15, wherein the vaporizer and the device engage in reverse charging via wireless inductive charging.

[153] Claim 17. The vaporizer as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the vaporizer and the device engage in reverse charging with the other device, and wherein the reverse charging includes receiving, through the other device, a charge from one of the vaporizer and the device.

[154] Clause 18. The vaporizer of claim 17, wherein the reverse charge further includes transferring, by another device, the first charge fragment to the other from the vaporizer and the device.

[155] Clause 19. The vaporizer of any one of claims 17-18, wherein the reverse charge further includes storing, through another device, a second charge fragment in the other device.

[156] Clause 20. The evaporator as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 19, wherein the evaporator housing further includes converter circuitry configured to regulate an output voltage of the first power source in the evaporator based at least on an input voltage of the second power source in device.

[157] Clause 21. A method comprising: reverse charging a vaporizer comprising a vaporizer body configured to be coupled to a vaporizer cartridge including material to be vaporized, the vaporizer body including a first power source configured to discharge current into a heating element to cause vaporization of at least a portion of the vaporizable material included in the vaporizer cartridge by at least increasing the temperature of the heating element, and reverse charging the vaporizer includes the first vaporizer power source charging or being charged by the second source power in the device.

[158] Clause 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the device comprises another vaporizer or mobile device.

[159] Clause 23. The method of any one of clauses 21-22, further comprising engaging in reverse charging in response to establishment of pairing between the vaporizer and the device.

[160] Clause 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the pairing is established based on at least a first vaporizer ID, a second device ID, or a third user ID associated with the vaporizer and/or device.

[161] Clause 25. The method of any one of clauses 23-24, wherein the pairing is established through another device connected to the evaporator and/or device.

[162] Clause 26. The method of any of clauses 21-24, further comprising engaging in reverse charging in response to the vaporizer being less than a threshold distance away from the device.

[163] Clause 27. The method of any of clauses 21-25, further comprising engaging in reverse charging in response to designating the vaporizer as a donor or recipient in the reverse charging.

[164] Clause 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the evaporator is designated as a reverse charge donor in response to the evaporator being in a first orientation, and wherein the evaporator is designated as a reverse charge recipient in response to the evaporator being in a second orientation.

[165] Clause 29. The method of claim 28, wherein the evaporator body further includes one or more sensors for detecting when the evaporator is in the first orientation or the second orientation.

[166] Clause 30. The method of any one of clauses 27-29, further comprising: receiving, from another device coupled to the vaporizer, one or more inputs and indicating the vaporizer as a donor or recipient in reverse charge in response to the one or more inputs received in another device.

[167] Clause 31. The method of any one of clauses 27-30, further comprising generating, by an output device in the vaporizer, at least one of a video output, an audio output, or a tactile output corresponding to indicating the vaporizer as a donor or recipient in the reverse charge.

[168] Clause 32. The method of any one of clauses 21-31, further comprising transferring a threshold charge value between the evaporator and the device involved in the reverse charge.

[169] Clause 33. The method of claim 32, wherein the threshold charge amount is determined at least based on a first charge amount available or required in the evaporator.

[170] Clause 34. The method of any one of clauses 32-33, wherein the threshold charge amount is determined at least based on a second charge amount available or required in the device.

[171] Clause 35. The method of any one of clauses 21-34, wherein the vaporizer and the device engage in reverse charging through one or more electrical contacts connecting the vaporizer and the device.

[172] Claim 36. The method of any one of clauses 21-35, wherein the vaporizer and the device participate in reverse charging via wireless inductive charging.

[173] Clause 37. The method of any one of clauses 21-36, wherein the vaporizer and the device engage in reverse charging with the other device, and wherein the reverse charging includes receiving, through the other device, a charge from one of the vaporizer and the device.

[174] Clause 38. The method of claim 37, wherein the reverse charge further includes transferring, by another device, the first charge fragment to the other from the evaporator and the device.

[175] Clause 39. The method of any one of clauses 37-38, wherein the reverse charge further includes storing, by another device, a second charge fragment in the other device.

[176] Clause 40. The method of any one of clauses 21-39, further comprising adjusting, by the converter circuit in the evaporator, the output voltage of the first power source in the evaporator based at least on the input voltage of the second power source in the device.

[177] Clause 41. A system comprising: a device; and a vaporizer comprising a vaporizer body configured to be coupled to a vaporizer cartridge including a vaporizable material, the vaporizer housing including a first power source configured to discharge current into the heating element to cause vaporization of at least a portion of the vaporizable material. material included in the vaporizer cartridge by at least increasing the temperature of the heating element, and the vaporizer configured to engage in reverse charging with the device in which the first vaporizer power source charges or is charged by a second power source in the device.

[178] Item 42. The system of item 41, wherein the device contains another vaporizer or mobile device.

[179] Clause 43. The system of any one of clauses 41-42, wherein the vaporizer is configured to engage in reverse charging in response to establishment of pairing between the vaporizer and the device.

[180] Clause 44. The system of claim 43, wherein the pairing is established based on at least a first vaporizer identifier, a second device identifier, or a third user identifier associated with the vaporizer and/or device.

[181] Clause 45. The system of any one of clauses 43-44, wherein the pairing is established by means of another device connected to the evaporator and/or device.

[182] Clause 46. The system of any one of clauses 41-45, wherein the evaporator is configured to engage in reverse charging in response to the evaporator being less than a threshold distance away from the device.

[183] Clause 47. The system of any one of clauses 41-46, wherein the evaporator is configured to participate in reverse charge in response to designation of the evaporator as a donor or recipient in the reverse charge.

[184] Clause 48. The system of claim 47, wherein the evaporator is designated as a reverse charge donor in response to the evaporator being in a first orientation, and wherein the evaporator is designated as a reverse charge recipient in response to the evaporator being in a second orientation.

[185] Clause 49. The system of claim 48, wherein the evaporator housing further includes one or more sensors for detecting when the evaporator is in the first orientation or the second orientation.

[186] Clause 50. The system of any one of clauses 47-49, wherein the vaporizer is further configured to be coupled to another device, and wherein the vaporizer is designated as a donor or recipient in a reverse charge in response to one or more inputs received at another device.

[187] Clause 51. The system of any one of claims 47-50, wherein the vaporizer housing further includes an output device configured to generate at least one of a video output, an audio output, or a tactile output corresponding to indicating the vaporizer as a donor. or the recipient in reverse charge.

[188] Clause 52. The system of any one of clauses 41 to 51, wherein the charge threshold is transferred between the evaporator and the device involved in the reverse charge.

[189] Clause 53. The system of claim 52, wherein the threshold charge amount is determined based at least on a first charge amount available or required in the evaporator.

[190] Clause 54. The system of any one of clauses 52-53, wherein the charge threshold is determined based at least on a second charge amount available or required in the device.

[191] Clause 55. The system of any one of clauses 41-54, wherein the evaporator and the device participate in reverse charging through one or more electrical contacts connecting the evaporator and the device.

[192] Clause 56. The system of any one of clauses 41 to 55, wherein the vaporizer and device participate in reverse charging via wireless inductive charging.

[193] Clause 57. The system of any one of clauses 41-56, wherein the vaporizer and the device engage in reverse charging with another device, and wherein the reverse charging includes receiving, through the other device, a charge from one of the vaporizer and the device.

[194] Clause 58. The system of claim 57, wherein the reverse charge further includes transferring, by another device, the first charge fragment to another from the evaporator and the device.

[195] Clause 59. The system of any one of claims 57-59, wherein the reverse charge further includes storing, by another device, a second charge fragment in the other device.

[196] Clause 60. The system of any one of claims 41-59, wherein the evaporator housing further includes converter circuitry configured to adjust the output voltage of the first power source in the evaporator based at least on the input voltage of the second power source in device.

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1. An evaporator containing: - a vaporizer body configured to be coupled to a vaporizer cartridge including a vaporizable material, the vaporizer housing including a first power source configured to discharge current into the heating element to cause vaporization of at least a portion of the vaporizable material included in the cartridge an evaporator by at least increasing the temperature of the heating element, and an evaporator configured to engage in reverse charging with the power source device, wherein the first evaporator power source charges or is charged by a second power source in the power source device , while the threshold charge value is transferred between the evaporator and the device serving as a power source, participating in the reverse charge. 2. The evaporator according to claim 1, in which the device serving as a power source is operatively connected to another evaporator or mobile device. 3. Evaporator according to any one of paragraphs. 1-2, wherein the evaporator is configured to engage in reverse charging in response to establishment of pairing between the evaporator and the power source device. 4. The vaporizer of claim 3, wherein the pairing is established based on at least a first vaporizer ID, a second device ID, or a third user ID associated with the vaporizer and/or power source device. 5. Evaporator according to any one of paragraphs. 3-4, in which the pairing is established by means of a second power source device connected to the evaporator and/or the power source device. 6. Evaporator according to any one of paragraphs. 1-5, wherein the evaporator is configured to participate in reverse charging in response to the separation of the evaporator from the device serving as a power source less than a threshold distance. 7. Evaporator according to any one of paragraphs. 1-6, wherein the evaporator is configured to participate in reverse charge in response to the indication of the evaporator as a donor or recipient in the reverse charge. 8. The evaporator of claim 7, wherein the evaporator is designated as a reverse charge donor in response to the evaporator being in a first orientation, and wherein the evaporator is designated as a reverse charge recipient in response to the evaporator being in a second orientation. 9. The evaporator of claim 8, wherein the evaporator body further includes one or more sensors for detecting when the evaporator is in the first orientation or in the second orientation. 10. Evaporator according to any one of paragraphs. 7-9, wherein the vaporizer is further configured to be coupled to the second power source device, and wherein the vaporizer is designated as a reverse charge donor or recipient in response to one or more inputs received at the second power source device. 11. Evaporator according to any one of paragraphs. 7-10, wherein the vaporizer body further includes an output device configured to generate at least one of a video output, an audio output, or a tactile output corresponding to indicating the vaporizer as a donor or recipient in a reverse charge. 12. The evaporator of claim 11, wherein the threshold charge amount is determined at least based on a first amount of charge available or required in the evaporator. 13. Evaporator according to any one of paragraphs. 11-12, wherein the threshold charge amount is determined at least based on a second charge amount available or required in the power source device. 14. Evaporator according to any one of paragraphs. 1-13, wherein the evaporator and the power source device participate in reverse charging through one or more electrical contacts connecting the evaporator and the power source device. 15. Evaporator according to any one of paragraphs. 1-14, wherein the evaporator and the power source device participate in reverse charging through wireless inductive charging. 16. Evaporator according to any one of paragraphs. 1-15, wherein the vaporizer and the power source device engage in reverse charging with the second power source device, and wherein the reverse charging includes receiving, by the second power source device, a charge from one of the vaporizer and the device , serving as a power source. 17. The evaporator of claim 16, wherein the reverse charge further includes transferring, by the second power source device, the first charge fragment to another from the evaporator and the power source device. 18. Evaporator according to any one of paragraphs. 16-17, wherein the reverse charge further includes storing, by the second power source device, a second charge fragment in the second power source device. 19. Evaporator according to any one of paragraphs. 1-18, wherein the evaporator body further includes a converter circuit configured to adjust an output voltage of the first power source in the evaporator based at least on an input voltage of the second power source in the power source device. 20. A method for reverse charging an evaporative device, comprising the step of: - reverse charging a vaporizer comprising a vaporizer body configured to be coupled to a vaporizer cartridge including the material to be evaporated, the vaporizer body including a first power source configured to discharge current into the heating element to cause at least a portion of the vaporizer to evaporate evaporator material included in the evaporator cartridge by at least increasing the temperature of the heating element, and reverse charging of the evaporator includes the step of causing the first evaporator power source to charge or be charged by a second power source in the power source device , while the threshold charge value is transferred between the evaporator and the device serving as a power source, participating in the reverse charge. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the power source device is operably connected to another vaporizer or mobile device. 22. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 20-21, further comprising the step of engaging in reverse charging in response to establishment of pairing between the evaporator and the power source device. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the pairing is established based on at least a first vaporizer ID, a second power source device ID, or a third user ID associated with the vaporizer and/or power source device. 24. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 22-23, in which the pairing is established by means of a second power source device connected to the evaporator and/or the power source device. 25. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 20-23, further comprising the step of engaging in reverse charging in response to the distance of the evaporator from the power source device being less than a threshold distance. 26. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 20-24, further comprising the step of engaging in reverse charging in response to designating the evaporator as a donor or recipient in the reverse charging. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the evaporator is designated as a reverse charge donor in response to the evaporator being in a first orientation, and wherein the evaporator is designated as a reverse charge recipient in response to the evaporator being in a second orientation. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the evaporator body further includes one or more sensors for detecting when the evaporator is in the first orientation or the second orientation. 29. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 26-28, further comprising the steps of: - receive from a second device serving as a power source connected to the evaporator, one or more inputs and - indicate the evaporator as a donor or recipient in a reverse charge in response to one or more inputs received at a second power source device. 30. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 26-29, further comprising the step of generating, by an output device in the evaporator, at least one of a video output, an audio output, or a tactile output corresponding to indicating the evaporator as a donor or recipient in the reverse charge. 31. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 20-30, further comprising the step of transferring a threshold charge value between the evaporator and the power source device involved in the reverse charge. 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the threshold charge amount is determined at least based on the first amount of charge available or required in the evaporator. 33. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 31-32, wherein the threshold charge amount is determined at least based on a second charge amount available or required in the power source device. 34. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 20-33, in which the evaporator and the power source device participate in reverse charging through one or more electrical contacts connecting the evaporator and the power source device. 35. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 20-34, in which the evaporator and the power source device participate in reverse charging through wireless inductive charging. 36. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 20-35, in which the evaporator and the power source device participate in reverse charging with the second power source device, and wherein the reverse charging includes receiving, through the second power source device, a charge from one from the evaporator and the device serving as a power source. 37. The method of claim 36, wherein the reverse charge further includes the step of transferring, through the second power source device, the first charge fragment to another from the evaporator and the power source device. 38. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 36-37, wherein the reverse charge further includes the step of storing, by the second power source device, a second charge fragment in the second power source device. 39. Method according to any one of paragraphs. 20-38, further comprising adjusting, by the converter circuit in the evaporator, an output voltage of the first power source in the evaporator based on at least an input voltage of the second power source in the power source device. 40. A system for reverse charging an evaporative device, comprising: - a device that serves as a power source; And - a vaporizer comprising a vaporizer body configured to be coupled to a vaporizer cartridge including a vaporizable material, the vaporizer housing including a first power source configured to discharge current into the heating element to cause vaporization of at least a portion of the vaporizable material, included in the cartridge of the evaporator by at least increasing the temperature of the heating element, and the evaporator configured to participate in reverse charging with the device serving as a power source, in which the first power source of the evaporator charges or is charged by a second power source in the device serving as a power source power, while the threshold charge value is transferred between the evaporator and the device serving as a power source, participating in the reverse charge. 41. The system of claim 40, wherein the power source device is operably connected to another vaporizer or mobile device. 42. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 40-41, wherein the evaporator is configured to engage in reverse charging in response to establishment of pairing between the evaporator and the power source device. 43. The system of claim 42, wherein the pairing is established based on at least a first vaporizer ID, a second power source device ID, or a third user ID associated with the vaporizer and/or power source device. 44. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 42-43, in which the pairing is established by means of a second power source device connected to the evaporator and/or the power source device. 45. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 40-44, in which the evaporator is configured to participate in reverse charging in response to the separation of the evaporator from the device serving as a power source less than a threshold distance. 46. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 40-45, wherein the evaporator is configured to participate in reverse charge in response to designation of the evaporator as a donor or recipient in the reverse charge. 47. The system of claim 46, wherein the evaporator is designated as a reverse charge donor in response to the evaporator being in a first orientation, and wherein the evaporator is designated as a reverse charge recipient in response to the evaporator being in a second orientation. 48. The system of claim 47, wherein the evaporator body further includes one or more sensors for detecting when the evaporator is in the first orientation or the second orientation. 49. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 46-48, wherein the vaporizer is further configured to be coupled to the second power source device, and wherein the vaporizer is designated as a reverse charge donor or recipient in response to one or more inputs received at the second power source device. 50. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 46-49, wherein the vaporizer body further includes an output device configured to generate at least one of a video output, an audio output, or a tactile output corresponding to indicating the vaporizer as a donor or recipient in the reverse charge. 51. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 40-50, in which the threshold charge value is transferred between the evaporator and the device serving as a power source involved in the reverse charge. 52. The system of claim 51, wherein the threshold charge amount is determined at least based on the first amount of charge available or required in the evaporator. 53. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 51-52, wherein the threshold charge amount is determined at least based on a second amount of charge available or required in the power source device. 54. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 40-53, in which the evaporator and the power source device participate in reverse charging through one or more electrical contacts connecting the evaporator and the power source device. 55. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 40-54, in which the evaporator and the power source device participate in reverse charging through wireless inductive charging. 56. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 40-55, wherein the vaporizer and the power source device engage in reverse charging with the second power source device, wherein the reverse charging includes receiving, by the second power source device, a charge from one of the vaporizer and the device , serving as a power source. 57. The system of claim 56, wherein the reverse charge further includes transferring, by the second power source device, the first charge fragment to another from the evaporator and the power source device. 58. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 56-58, wherein the reverse charge further includes storing, by the second power source device, a second charge fragment in the second power source device. 59. The system according to any one of paragraphs. 40-58, wherein the evaporator body further includes a converter circuit configured to adjust an output voltage of the first power source in the evaporator based at least on an input voltage of the second power source in the power source device.

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