| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 422124000 | And mechanical means creating forced draft at addition site | 33 |
| 20080292508 | Apparatus for dispensing an aromatic odor neutralizer - An aromatic odor neutralizer includes a dispenser housing with an internal passage between end walls and communicating with vents in the sides for aerodynamic airflow to efficiently absorb vapors from a vaporizer chamber within the dispenser housing. The vaporization chamber contains a wick with an end part immersed in fluid in a storage cup that is gravity fed from an air tight vessel by the use of air pathways exposed when the liquid level in the cup is reduced. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080299014 | AROMA DIFFUSER FOR VEHICLES - An aroma diffuser includes a housing, made up of a base, attached to a roof panel in a passenger compartment of a vehicle; and a cover coupled to the base. The cover has an inlet port, through which air in the passenger compartment is drawn, and an outlet port, through which the air is discharged. A motor and a fan are provided in the housing, the fan being operated by the motor. A filter is provided in the housing near an inlet of the fan. An aromatic-substance-containing case is provided in the housing near the fan. An aromatic substance is stored in the case, and the case is opened when the fan operates. A pollution sensor and a control unit are also provided in the housing. The control unit receives a signal from the pollution sensor, and controls the fan and the case. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080311008 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A VOLATILE SUBSTANCE - The present invention relates to the field of perfumery and more precisely it concerns a device, and the consumer articles associated therewith, for dispensing an active composition into the surrounding space. The device includes an active liquid, a reservoir holding the active liquid, a wick-/emanator structure composed of a wicking part and an emitting part, the latter having an evaporative surface to be directly exposed to the surrounding space when the device is activated and being housed in a moveable housing assembly, activation of the device occurring without need to removing the housing assembly and or the wick-/emanator structure, the device further comprising a rotor arranged in a manner providing for rotation of wicking or emitting parts to allow forced evaporation of the active volatile upon activation of the device. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090110611 | Fan capable of giving fragrant smell - A fan includes a motor holding member, and a fragrance giving device; the motor holding member has a slot and several vent holes thereon; the fragrance giving device includes a first shell-shaped member, a second shell-shaped member, and a fragrant unit pressed between the first and the second shell-shaped members; the fragrance giving device is inserted in the motor holding member through the slot in order for the fragrant unit to face the vent holes; therefore, when the fan is running, it can give off fragrant smell, which will be carried with the wind produced by the fan, thus making the room full of fragrant air. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090123345 | AROMA LAMP - The aroma lamp contains a base member having a circuit member and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. A fan module is positioned facing upward on a top surface of the base member. A hollow support member covers the top surface of the base member and the fan module. The support member has a vertical tube with surrounding openings which penetrates an aroma producing element and a light generating element is positioned at a top end of the vertical tube. A hollow lamp shade is detachably joined to the support member and houses the aroma producing element and the light generating element inside. When the USB connector is connected to a computer, the fan module is turned on and drives air to flow upward against the aroma producing element. The aroma producing element vaporizes and the aroma is spread outside the lamp shade. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090162253 | Volatile material diffuser and method of preventing undesirable mixing of volatile materials - A volatile material diffuser includes a housing and first and second containers holding first and second volatile materials and having first and second wicks, respectively, in contact with respective volatile materials and extending out of respective containers, wherein the containers are inserted into and detachably attached to the housing. The diffuser further includes first and second heaters disposed within the housing adjacent the first and second wicks, respectively, to vaporize the first and second volatile materials, respectively. A means for providing an air flow is disposed in the housing such that air from the means for providing an air flow transports vaporized volatile materials away from the housing. The heaters are energized in an alternating sequence such that, when a heater is deactivated, the means for providing an air flow cools a wick associated with the deactivated heater. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090208379 | Decorative humidifier - A decorative humidifier which has mainly a base seat, a water receptacle device for transforming water into vapor, a fan installed under the base seat, a water opening on the bottom of the water receptacle, a power source, a shaft connected with the power source for connecting to a decoration. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090252656 | Air-cleaning decorative humidifier - An air-cleaning decorative humidifier, including mainly a support seat, a water receptacle, at least a shaft, a fan, and a water sub-receptacle; in which a base seat of the water receptacle is fixed to the bottom of the water receptacle; a first water opening is provided on the base seat of the water receptacle; a water valve is provided on the first water opening; the fan and the water sub-receptacle are provided in the support seat; a water level control rod is provided in the water sub-receptacle; the shaft is connected with at least a decoration directly or through a mechanism. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090274588 | Fixture for dispersion of aromatic vapors - A dispenser fixture for dispersing aromatic vapors into a facility includes an elongated dispenser chamber bounded by end walls, one containing a motor driven fan and the other wall containing fixtures for supplying and controlling electrical current for powering the fan motor. The chamber, containing trays supporting a replaceable supply of aromatic material, presents the aromatic material to an air flow passing into apertures positioned near or in the other wall such that a carrier arm supporting the fixture orientates the fan motor to discharge air enriched with aromatic vapors in a horizontal direction into the facility. The fixture includes upstanding side walls joining the end walls, a floor wall joining the side walls and the end walls, and a top wall overlying the side and end walls for enclosing the aromatic materials in the chamber. The dispenser fixture may be made of a hard plastic or metal. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100061896 | MULTI CARTRIDGE AIR FRESHENER - An air freshener includes a housing having at least a first compartment and a second compartment, each of the first and second compartments having vents. The air freshener includes a first fan unit disposed within the first compartment and a second fan unit disposed within the second compartment. The air freshener also includes a first fragrance emitting substance disposed within the first compartment proximate the first fan unit and a second fragrance emitting substance disposed within the second compartment proximate the second fan unit. A programmable processor is operatively connected to a power source and the first and second fan units and configured to drive at least one of the first and second fan units so as to promote discharge of one of the first and second fragrance emitting substances from the housing. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100129268 | AROMA PROJECTING DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention relates to a device ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100272615 | AROMA LAMP STRUCTURE - The aroma lamp contains a transparent, three-dimensional body member with a viscous fluid and a paddling element configured inside. The body member is placed on top of a base member, inside which an aroma producing element and light generating elements are provided. Additionally, a driving element spinning a fan element to disperse aroma and a magnet engaging the paddling element is also housed inside the base member. As such, the aroma lamp produces visually appealing effect by the light projected from the light generating element while disperses aroma by the fan element's air flow. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110038761 | Wearable Chemical Dispenser - Wearable devices for dispensing insect repellents, fragrances, and/or other chemicals along the outside of the clothing of a human are disclosed. They are of the type that are clipped onto a belt or the like, and use a powered fan to dispense active. They are configured with fan rotor arrangements to minimize power use while still achieving acceptable air flow rates. These changes permit use of smaller batteries and more compact arrangements for battery positioning. This in turn permits a much more compact and lightweight construction to achieve the desired results. The devices are also provided with a rotatable clip structure to render use of the device more comfortable when the user is seated and to provide greater control over the direction of the dispensing. Further, they are provided with modified lids to facilitate active refill replacement. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110116977 | BLOWER TYPE CHEMICAL DIFFUSING APPARATUS, AND CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE AND CHEMICAL IMPREGNATED BODY USED THEREFOR - A blower type chemical diffusing apparatus is small in thickness, simple in structure, and reduced in cost. The apparatus allows the chemical and a battery to be exchanged readily and facilitates electrically connecting the battery to the motor in the blower. The apparatus casing includes a first and a second side casing counterpart hinged together to allow opening and closing. The apparatus further includes a blower with a motor and fan mounted in the first casing body. A chemical cartridge is disposed between the blower and the second casing body, and contains a chemical impregnated body which includes a carrier in the form of a sheet impregnated with the chemical. The first casing body has a battery accommodating recess in which dry cells are removably accepted to drive the motor and thereby to rotate the fan. Air is thus forced to flow through the chemical cartridge. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120134883 | Vehicle ventilation deodorizer composition and method - A pressurized vessel with tube to directly propel and insert deodorizer and freshener deep into vehicle ventilation system, to settle particulates and odor causing molecule out of air and onto ventilation system walls where chemical deodorizers can react and neutralize malodors including but not limited to smoke odor from tobacco, food odors from eating in a car, pet odors, mildew odors, body odors, soil, etc. These areas cannot be reached with typical cleaning products or cleaning tools without expensive disassembly. This method provides an economical and practical way to achieve deodorization so important to cars ventilation systems can be deodorized easily. Prior art is to install devices on the outside of the vents—not reaching malodors in system. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120213672 | APPARATUS FOR USE WITH STERILANT VAPOUR GENERATORS - This invention relates to apparatus for use with a sterilant vapour generator used for sterilising an enclosure, said apparatus providing means for enhancing the distribution of the sterilant vapour in the enclosure during a gassing phase of the sterilisation process and for removing the sterilant vapour from the air in the enclosure during a subsequent aeration phase. The apparatus can optionally be configured to provide humidification, if required. The invention therefore comprises means for the distribution of sterilant vapour in the enclosure during a gassing phase of the sterilisation process and means for removing the sterilant from the air in the enclosure during an aeration phase. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120288414 | Wearable Chemical Dispenser with Useful Life Indicator - Wearable devices for dispensing insect repellents, fragrances, and/or other chemicals along the outside of the clothing of a human are disclosed. The devices are of the type that are clipped onto a belt or the like, and use a powered fan to dispense active. Air flow is directed through a substrate and adjacent to a useful life indicator to improve reliability of the useful life indicator. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130064721 | FRESHENING CLIP CABIN AIR CLEANER - A freshening clip cabin air cleaner includes an airflow permeable filter media arranged in and supported in an annular frame member. Support members may be provided at one or both airflow face of the filter media and includes an elongated clip mounting means mounting the freshening clip cabin air cleaner to the air vent grill. A scented air freshening material having volatizing aromatic agents is arranged on or in at least one of the support members, the annular frame or the filter media. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130280136 | CLARIFIER FOR BIDET WITH PHYTONCIDE FILTER - Disclosed is a filtering device for a bidet, including a base, a blower sucking air into the bidet, a filter casing mounted to the base, a phytoncide filter unit contained in the filter casing, a door opening and closing the filter casing, and a duct connecting the blower and the filter casing. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130309140 | CORONA DISCHARGE OZONE GENERATOR - The corona discharge ozone generator is a portable ozone generator designed to produce a sufficient amount of ozone to kill, inactivate or suppress noxious odors, mold, mildew, bacteria, fungus, pathogens, small pests and the like. The generator includes a housing enclosing a ceramic dielectric plate having at least two spaced electrodes. A module for generating a high voltage and low current is also enclosed in the housing. The module applies a high voltage and low current across the electrodes to produce a corona discharge between the surfaces of the electrodes. The discharge causes ozone to be produced in ambient air. The ceramic plate enhances the ozone production. A fan is mounted on or in the housing to disperse the ozone as needed. Ozone is not stored within the device. The module can be powered by AC, DC, solar or other conventional sources. An on/off switch is mounted on the housing for activating and deactivating the module. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140161673 | AIR FRESHENING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention supports an airflow register accessory comprising an accessory having an outer and an inner surface and defining vents, a fastening mechanism located on the inner surface of the accessory, and a scented insert component located on the inner surface adjacent and accessorizing the vents. In a preferred embodiment, the accessory may be easily attached to and detached from the room-facing surface of an airflow register. Upon air flow from an HVAC system through the airflow register and airflow register accessory, a pleasant scent may be imparted to the room via release of scent from the scented component. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140212338 | FRAGRANCE ENHANCER - A fragrance enhancer and candle assembly has a candle and a holder for housing the candle. A body is mounted to an upper surface of the holder. A mounting bracket for holding a fan assembly is mounted to the holder. The fan assembly includes a plurality of inverted blades, and a gap is formed between the body and the holder to enable air flow through the body. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140271376 | Apparatus for Metered Dose of Odor Control Substance - The present disclosure provides an apparatus for dispensing the fragrance of an odor control substance. The apparatus includes a housing defining a housing interior adapted to receive a refill component. The refill component includes a container with liquid odor control substance and a wick. The refill component is installed from the bottom into the housing for ease of servicing. A pump device in the housing dispenses a dose of the liquid odor control into a wicking area of the refill component. In another embodiment, the refill component includes the pump device. The pump device is installed into the housing when the refill component is replaced. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140322086 | FRAGRANCE CONTAINER AND FRAGRANCE DIFFUSER - A fragrance container with a container body provided with a bottom bracket permeable to interior air of the container near a bottom opening. A top cover having a shutter within an interior of the container body near a top opening with a fragrance substance contained in the container body between the bottom bracket and the top cover. An outer peripheral portion of the container body near the bottom opening is covered with an indexing collar for adjusting the degree of opening of an intake port of the container body. A fragrance diffuser includes an air pump, a fragrance container retainer connected to the air pump, and at least one fragrance container received in the retainer. The fragrance containers communicate with each other, wherein each of the fragrance containers contains the same type of fragrance substance with the same smell or a different type of fragrance substance with a different smell. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140369895 | DEVICE FOR EVAPORATING VOLATILE COMPOSITIONS - A device comprises a delivery engine comprising a volatile composition and a microporous membrane, and an evaporation assistance element. In some embodiments the device includes a fan is configured to move a volume of air over the microporous membrane to facilitate evaporation of the volatile composition into the atmosphere. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140369896 | AIR PURIFIER WITH FILTER AND SCENT-RELEASING MECHANISM - An appliance for delivering agent. The agent-delivery appliance includes an agent-releasing mechanism, an air-moving device that generates a flow of air moving from upstream to downstream, and at least one filter. The agent-releasing mechanism includes a chamber configured to release agent into the flow of air generated by the air-moving device. The chamber includes multiple openings, one of which is configured to provide air loaded with agent from the chamber to a first location within the flow of air generated by the air-moving device. At least one filter is located upstream from the first location within the flow of air generated by the air-moving device. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150297774 | FRAGRANCE DELIVERY SYSTEM, DEVICES, AND METHODS - This application generally relates to systems, devices, and methods for delivering a fragrance. In some embodiments, portable fragrance delivery systems are provided. In further embodiments, improved fragrance delivery systems are provided that provide increased dispersion of scented agents. In some embodiments, a fragrance delivery system does not include a light source. Optionally, the fragrance delivery system does not include a heater. A portable power source (e.g., disposable or rechargeable batteries) may be provided to power a fan. The fan may blow air through channels of a fragrance carrier to disperse the vaporizing agent and/or scent released by the fragrance carrier. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150328354 | Scent Machine with Filter - A scent machine includes a housing defining an interior chamber with a top cone in which is defined a top opening and a slot defined circumferentially in a wall of the top cone. The machine further includes a filter housed and a fan housed within the chamber. The slot receives a fragrance-infused disc. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160038623 | FRAGRANCE ENHANCER - The present invention relates to fragrance enhancers for use in conjunction with candles to enhance the dispersion of the fragrance therefrom and/or increase the combustion efficiency thereof. In one embodiment, the fragrance enhancer of the present invention comprises a body that is mounted to an upper surface of the holder and further comprises a mounting bracket for holding a fan assembly that is mounted to the holder. In one instance, the fan assembly includes a plurality of inverted blades, and a gap is formed between the body and the holder to enable air flow through the body. In another embodiment the fragrance enhancer of the present invention comprises a cylindrically-shaped perforated body, the cylindrically-shaped perforated body having openings located at both the top and bottom thereof. In this embodiment the fragrance enhancer of the present invention further comprises a fan assembly formed from inclined blades. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160101206 | A DEVICE FOR DIFFUSING A COMPOUND - The present invention provides a device for diffusing a compound comprising: a chamber arranged to store a compound, wherein the chamber includes an agitator member arranged to disturb the compound within the chamber to diffuse the compound into air within the chamber. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160151530 | Sanitization Device Using Electrical Discharge | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160158398 | Fragrance Dispensing Apparatus - An apparatus for dispersing an aromatic fragrance includes an oscillating fan, a stand, a base, a fragrance dispenser, and a fragrance container. The fragrance dispensing apparatus is used to evenly and effectively disperse a fragrance throughout a room or household. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160158774 | USING VORTEX RINGS TO DELIVER GASES AT A DISTANCE - A system for delivering vortex rings to an intended target includes a vortex ring generator, one or more component storage containers, and a component additive mechanism. The vortex ring generator is configured to deliver and air vortex rings. The component additive mechanism is configured to remove a component from at least one of the one or more component storage containers, generate a gas from the component, and to add the gas to a vortex ring after the vortex ring is generated by the vortex ring generator. | 06-09-2016 |
