Apple's latest patent: E-cigarettes, marijuana vaporizer or air freshener?

We are all aware of Apple’s future plans of exploring different fields apart from the basic consumer electronics products. The Cupertino tech-giant’s several moves such as acquiring small start-ups to patenting different technologies has led to numerous speculations as to what the company may do next. The latest one while, appears slightly odd, may actually make sense if Apple plans to go ahead with it.

Apple has been granted a new patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office. This patent is described as an ‘apparatus’ that uses proprietary Apple technology to create a consistent vaporisation rate. In other words, the apparatus vaporises maximum amount of liquid while ensuring that the cooling rate remains the same. This patent was filed back in June 2016.

While we are not sure of what exactly Apple plans on using this technology for. However, Macworld speculates that Apple could potentially be developing an e-cigarette or a marijuana vaporizer.

Apple patents high-tech vaporiser

This isn’t the first time Apple has been linked to the vaping industry.

“Before vaping became fashionable, Apple developer Mark Williams left his position at the high-profile company where he worked on MacOS and joined former Juniper developer Sasha Robinson to create the Firefly, a top-of-the-line vaporiser,” the Digital Trends report read. The Firefly is a high-end device that users convection to heat the air in the vaporiser chamber to 400 degrees. This produces a smoother and better-tasting vapour.

At the same time, The Verge suggests that Apple may just be looking towards implementing the recently-patented technology into something as simple as an air freshener.