My question- is there a demand for delivering plant and concentrate vapor at the same time? To me it would be a novelty only-interesting to try, but not something I'd care to do on a regular basis. I would think that the vapor from concentrate would overwhelm the flower vapor. If not, it would still be juggling two types of vapor, so to speak, with one hit, and I'd suspect that you'd be giving up quite a bit of control, since the vaporization process is a bit different with two different types of product. I would hope that hitting both chambers at once is an option, and not a necessity. At any rate, good luck with your project. There's always room in the market for another quality vaporizer.
Excellent point, Max. You pretty much hit it on the head. The simultaneous use is less of a need and more of a novelty, but there are those patients who may have a much higher tolerance than others. One dose, using both chambers, would certainly overcome that and give them quicker relief. We don't foresee anyone being able to use both simultaneously, all of the time. For one, it just isn't practical. Secondly, as much as we are engineering around this, the device will simply get too hot. Continuous use of both chambers will cause this, and consequently will run the batteries low much quicker if prolonged use of both chambers occurs.
To answer your question, it is an option, not the main function of the device. You have the choice of turning on the flower chamber, the concentrate chamber, or having both active. You will be able to power the concentrate chamber with a toggle switch in flower mode as well, which creates the vapor infusion I described.
We firmly believe that combining flower and concentrate vapor streams will introduce new forms of medicating, that patients or users haven't been able to accomplish with current products. I am a patient myself, so I am speaking from experience. If anyone currently really wanted to get a combined vapor stream, you would have to hold two vaporizers and use them one after the other, or find a way to fit both in your mouth. We believe combining the two types of medicine will give patients or users the freedom to mix and match different strains to find a more sustained, punctual level of relief, than they would be able to obtain with just one material. This could potentially open up new opportunities for the entourage effect to take place in different ways. Obviously, we aren't making health claims, but are excited about the opportunities that the infusion may bring.
VUE is first and foremost about versatility. Giving the patient or user the freedom to choose which materials they want to vaporize, without dealing with switching out of attachments or chambers. That is what is most important to us. The dual use is a by product of that need.
Thanks again, Max.
what exactly does this mean? where do you see defective (or inadequate?) quality in existing products?
can you describe, in general terms so as to protect your IP, what your vaporizer brings to the market that is different/unique - other than the two chambers. i mean, really, its all about just supplying some heat to some herb.
granted, i find a lot of the plastic/silicone designs to be scary, particularly as the plastic degrades with use - which to me indicates plasticizers are outgassing with the high heat. so called "food grade" plastics are not usually meant to operate at 400°F, so "food grade" doesn't really apply to a vaporizer.
about this: i wonder if this is a useful indicator ... the LiFePO4 batteries i use have a pretty sharp knee at the end of their capacity, so the voltage drops like a rock right at the end.
Hippie Dickie,
We will be introducing a heating element on the concentrate side that is entirely ceramic and forgo the wick and coil approach. If you are following Divine Tribe, this can give you a sense of what I mean. We want to have a concentrate chamber that can be easily cleaned and reused, not just thrown away, so this begins to solve that problem. This is one aspect of VUE's uniqueness.
The two chamber aspect is less what our IP is about, but is more focused on how those chambers work together and are managed by the CPU. The way the chambers are positioned, and the materials they are made of also plays a part in our IP. Your point is sound though, we are simply heating herb and concentrate. There aren't many novel ways of accomplishing this anymore, but I can assure you we are building off the backs of who came before us and ensuring we stand out properly amongst the crowd. I apologize for the consistent vagueness that I have provided, but we really look forward to sharing the design and features of VUE more intimately with you guys in the coming months.
I also completely agree about the plastic side of things. We are doing everything we can to sidestep the use of plastic, wherever possible. While there are many high-heat stable plastics available, they still carry a great deal of stigma with them that is hard to shake. I assure you, we are doing everything we can to overcome that.
Thanks again.
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