Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detection and monitoring of dosage delivery for vaporized waxes, solids or viscous oils, and cannabinoids
-
Application No.: US16629913Application Date: 2018-07-11
-
Publication No.: US11707583B2Publication Date: 2023-07-25
- Inventor: Antonio Garcia , Marco Santello , Christine Woolley
- Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Applicant Address: US AZ Scottdale
- Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Scottsdale
- Agency: Quarles & Brady LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2018/041685 2018.07.11
- International Announcement: WO2019/014373A 2019.01.17
- Date entered country: 2020-01-09
- Main IPC: A61M15/00
- IPC: A61M15/00 ; A24F40/40 ; A24F40/51 ; A24F40/53 ; A24F40/10 ; A24F40/60

Abstract:
A sensing module for monitoring dosage delivery of a vaporized material, and a portable vaporization unit including the sensing module, include a light sensor that detects disruptions in a light path across a vapor channel, the disruptions caused by the vaporized material flowing through the vapor channel. The light sensor includes a UV light source, which may emit 370 nm wavelength light, and a UV light detector that converts intensity of incident light in the light path into a signal. A microprocessor of the sensing module compares the signal to a baseline measurement to determine the concentration of a medicament in the vapor; then, using the flow rate and activation time of the device, the microprocessor determines the dosage and can perform monitoring and reporting actions based on the dosage. A measuring circuit measures fluctuations in resistance/impedance of a vaporization element to further determine flow rate and/or dosage.
Public/Granted literature
Information query