LOST History
By: Tiffany Davis
Flavor Vapor Media
Specialist
You may have read
other articles and blogs about e-cigs and their origins but one fact is rarely
mentioned. This fact is that in 1927, J. Robinson filed the first Electric
Vaporizer. Just imagine if the invention took off in the early 1900’s, the
world, as we know it would be much different. Below is the history before the
year 2000.
1927
Joseph Robinson filed a patent for the first
“Electric Vaporizer” in 1927. Here’s an excerpt from the original document:
“My invention
relates to vaporizing devices for holding medicinal compounds which are
electrically heated to produce vapors for inhalation, and to provide a device
for individual use which may be freely handled without any possibility of being
burned.” – Joseph Robinson, May 3, 1927, New York
1930
In 1930, Robinson’s patent was approved and
published by the USPTO.
While this device wasn’t invented as a tobacco
alternative, its design is very similar to the more modern e cigs. We think Mr.
Robinson deserves some credit!
1963
In 1963, Herbert A. Gilbert’s patent for a “smokeless
non-tobacco cigarette” was filed in Pennsylvania
“The present
invention relates to a smokeless non-tobacco cigarette to provide a safe and
harmless means for smoking by replacing burning tobacco with heated, moist,
flavored air. Another object is to provide an article of manufacture resembling
a cigarette by which air may be drawn through a porous substance of a cartridge
which has been moistened with a chemically harmless flavoring preparation,
heated by a suitable heating element. A further object is to suitably raise the
temperature of the inhalant mixture, so that it may approximate that of
cigarette smoke. A further object is to insulate the heat source so that the
‘cigarette’ may be held in the fingers without discomfort to the user’s hand.”
1965
, Gilbert’s patent was officially issued
by the USPTO
Gilbert’s invention
was even featured in the December 1965 issue of Popular Mechanics
Like modern-day
ecigarettes, these first two inventions combined heat, flavored liquid,
smoke-like vapor, and a cigarette-like gadget.
Between 1965 and 2000, there
were several more patents filed for electronic cigarette-esque products, but
none really took off until Hon Lik had a dream in 2000…
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