Vaporizer and methods relating to same
CA 2641802 C · Owner: Texaco Development Corporation · Inventors: Bloomfield, David P.; Smith, Peter D.; Lazebnik, Boris S.
Overview
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An apparatus for vaporizing a liquid and heating the vaporized liquid to an elevated temperature. The apparatus has a heat transfer wall having an outer surface for receiving heat and transferring the heat to an inner surface. A wick material is disposed so that a portion of the wick material is in contact with the inner surface and another portion is remote from the heat transfer wall. A wick support in contact with the wick material opposite the inner surface of the heat transfer wall provides structural support to the wick material and further provides a path for vaporized liquid to flow from the wick material. Vaporizable liquid is delivered to the portion of the wick material …
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- Filed February 22, 2006 and granted November 12, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 22, 2026.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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