Frequently Asked Questions

Thank you for your interest in Vapore’s Capillary Force Vaporizer (CFV) technology. We are located in
Alameda California near San Francisco and we receive a lot of questions regarding this new method for turning un-pressurized liquids into vapor or fine-sized aerosols. If you haven’t done so yet, please visit our website at:

www.vapore.com

You’ll find plenty of information about Vapore, the CFV technology, and industries where our technology is most applicable.

Below are answers to frequently asked questions that most people have when seeing the technology for the first time. If the website and FAQ answers below still don’t provide the information you desire, please send your specific questions or business proposals to cfv-biz@vapore.com.


Answers To Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Please provide your contact information:

Address: 1411 Harbor Bay Pkwy, Suite 2008, Alameda, CA 94502
Phone: (510) 865-1979
Business Development: ext. 201
FAX: (510) 405-2035
e-mail: cfv-biz@vapore.com

2. How much do the Vapore Evaluation Kits (EKs) cost?

Vapore no longer sells its Evaluation Kit. However, depending on your application, you may be able to arrange a visit to our labs to conduct experiments with our researchers. Just e-mail us at
cfv-biz@vapore.com to discuss your application and goals.

3. If I just want a CFV device can I get one, what do they cost?

We are reluctant to sell individual CFV devices because they must be integrated into your fluid feed system, your power supply, your fluid chemistry. Even with gifted researchers we find ourselves spending significant time coaching customers on these and other integration issues. There are also liability issues that we need to manage. For these reasons we do not sell individual CFV's except to those parties with whom we have an established joint development project or license agreement.

4. Who are Vapore’s development partners?

Vapore is conducting joint development projects with leading companies in the medical device, drug delivery, consumer product, fuel cell, and combustion appliance markets. We also work with universities and national labs. All of these firms are household names whose products you likely use on a regular basis. All of our partners desire confidentiality, so we don’t provide their identities.

5. How do Vapore’s joint development projects work? What should I do if I have an idea for a
development project?

Joint development projects regarding customizing the CFV technology to a specific application are paid for by our partners. This sometimes involves hiring additional Vapore staff for 1 to 2 years to conduct experiments at Vapore. Other times the research is conducted at our partners’ facilities and Vapore plays a consulting role. However, the partner usually pays for the project and usually receives some level of exclusivity to the CFV technology.

If you are able to work with Vapore in such a manner, then let us know what you’d like to develop with us.

6. Does the CFV work on water?

Yes. CFV’s have been developed for humidification applications that produce approximately 2 grams of water vapor per minute at 100 watts of applied power.

We also have CFV’s that vaporize fragrances, cleaning compounds, personal care compounds, pest control compounds, certain drugs, and many solvents. Still other CFV’s have been designed to work on various kinds
of fuel.

7. What are the things that clog or damage the CFV?

CSV’s are thin film boilers, so anything that can’t boil will have difficulty passing through the device. Particulates that do pass through the device do so via entrainment in the liquid/vapor stream. Salts, complex molecules (large proteins), many emulsions, or formulations with constituents with widely (300C range) varying boiling points may clog the device depending on their concentration and the physical properties of the liquid being vaporized. Vapore has devised several methods for clearing CFV clogs and/or cleaning the devices during use. These solutions are application specific and are part of Vapore’s existing intellectual property.

In general, the CFV can vaporize just about any pure liquid compound. It works well with many compound blends, such as fuels or fragrances.

8. Are all CSV’s made out of ceramic materials?

No, Vapore’s intellectual property is not material or architecture specific. CSV’s are made out of many materials depending on the application performance specifications.

If you have other questions please contact us at cfv-biz@vapore.com. If you have an application question, please describe your company and application in detail.

Thanks again for your interest in Vapore, Inc.

Business Development Department