S. C. Johnson Son, Inc.

Nathan R Westphal

Chris A Kubicek

Paul E Furner

Kenneth W Michaels

Cory J Nelson

Mary Beth Adams

Brent Delbert Madsen

Thomas P Gasper

Michael E Short

Brian E Healy

M Scott Carpenter

Leon M Lemon

Allen D Miller

Romuald Marie

Scott W Demarest

Thomas Jaworski

Steven B Mineau

Gene Sipinski

Donald J Shanklin

Jonathan N Mandell

John C Mehnert

David J Houser

Aparna Unnikrishnan

Jesse D Cotterman

Bryan Andrew Irwin

Steven A Zach

Douglas A Soller

Simon M Conway

Kevin Harrity

Alex Mecker

Michael J Banco

René Maurice Béland

Jason K Stanbro

James W Yonker

Chris A Koontz

Brian T Davis

Jose Porchia

Michael E Klinkhammer

Thomas A Helf

Padma Prabodh Varanasi

Scott D Walter

Jeffrey L Crull

Joel E Adair

Christopher Alan Harris

Gregory G Pieper

Cathal L Fahy

Brian Kenneth Linstedt

Matthew Brian Dubin

Dale Aberegg

Amelia H Majerowski

Jesse Richard

Kylie L Levake

Sebastian D Hasik

Jerome A Matter

Eric Gobrecht

Darren K Robling

Deliang Shi

Cory R Boudreau

Doraiswami Jaichandra

Rene Maurice Beland

Robert J Kopanic

Michael J Skalitzky

David O Brower

William G Madala

Richard E Keyel

Vladlena Belozerova

Daniel S McGrath

Nicholas W Binetti

Raechell Maria Thuot

Gerard Michael O'Brien

Tracey A Frosch

Grace C Petterson

William R Kissner

Gregory Falendysz

Mark Groth

George Reeves

Eyup Soner

Janet Mrazek

Nadir Azdiken

Nicholas Reback

Jeff L Harwig

Ernst W Tamm

Anthony G Volini

Tracy M Lutterman

David A Chars

Kevin Stefanczyk

John H Kutsch

Vincent R Lackowski

Dingwen Li

Justen England

Gerard Michael O'brien

Brent D Madsen

Scott Carpenter

A volatile material atomizing device comprises a housing having a fan, a fluid outlet, a plurality of air inlets and a plurality of air outlets. The plurality of air outlets are positioned at least partially around the fluid outlet. A fluid reservoir includes a wick and containing a volatile material. The fluid reservoir is disposed within the housing. An atomizing assembly is in fluid communication with the wick and positioned in the housing. The atomizing assembly is configured to dispense the volatile material out of the fluid outlet.

Piezoelectric active emitting device with improved air flow output

A volatile dispenser for use in a volatile dispensing system is provided. The volatile dispenser includes a blister with a surface having at least one flexible portion, a permeable membrane sealable to the surface and configured to form a sealed reservoir with the blister, and a volatile material contained within the sealed reservoir. Diffusion of the volatile material through the permeable membrane generates a pressure differential between the sealed reservoir and an ambient atmosphere to induce a movement of the at least one flexible portion to perform at least one function for the volatile dispensing system.

Volatile dispenser for use in volatile dispensing systems

A volatile material dispenser that includes a housing, an electrical assembly that is received within the housing and includes a heater, and an adjustment assembly that is coupled to the housing and is configured to support a cartridge. The adjustment assembly is movable between a maximum output position, an intermediate output position, and an off position.

Heated air freshener

A dispenser includes a housing having a cavity. A container is provided within the cavity and includes a volatile material therein. The dispenser further includes a resistive heating wire. The container is in thermal communication with at least a portion of the resistive heating wire.

Dispenser

A refill for holding at least two compositions comprises a container including a body and first and second compositions disposed within the body such that the first and second compositions are substantially separated and the second composition is disposed above the first composition. The refill further includes a tube disposed within the body of the container such that the tube contains the first and second compositions, wherein the tube has an inner diameter and an outer diameter. Still further, the refill includes a wick disposed within the tube, wherein the wick contains the first and second compositions and has a diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the tube to create a gap between the wick and the tube is smaller than the inner diameter of the tube to create a gap between the wick and the tube.

Methods for emitting and refills for holding two or more compositions

An automatic discharge device includes a housing having a recess for receipt of the body of a container and a groove configured to receive a portion of a valve stem of the container. The recess includes a tapered upper end configured to fit a neck of the container. Further, a first compartment for receipt of a first battery and a second compartment for receipt of a second battery are provided. An actuator is disposed proximate the groove, which defines lateral sidewalls and a rear sidewall and has an open forward end to receive the valve stem.

Compact spray device

A dispenser includes a base holding a cartridge that includes a volatile material reservoir. The base includes a plurality of ribs that support a peripheral flange of the cartridge. The plurality of ribs support a portion of the peripheral flange having a permeable membrane disposed thereon. A first removable cover is attached to the base and has at least one aperture and a first regulating plate. The first cover may be removed and replaced by at least a second cover that has at least one aperture and a second, different regulating plate.

Volatile material dispenser

A refill for holding at least two compositions comprises a container including a body and first and second compositions disposed within the body such that the first and second compositions are substantially separated and the second composition is disposed above the first composition. The refill further includes a tube disposed within the body of the container such that the tube contains the first and second compositions, wherein the tube has an inner diameter and an outer diameter. Still further, the refill includes a wick disposed within the tube, wherein the wick contains the first and second compositions and has a diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the tube to create a gap between the wick and the tube.

An automatic discharge device includes a housing having a recess for receipt of a container. Further, a first compartment for receipt of a first battery and a second compartment for receipt of a second battery are provided. An actuator is disposed above the recess and the first compartment and the second compartment are disposed on opposing sides of the recess.

A dispenser includes a base with a plurality of ribs for supporting a peripheral flange of a cartridge having a volatile material containing reservoir. A first removable cover is attached to the base and has at least one aperture and a first regulating plate. The first cover may be removed and replaced by at least a second cover that has at least one aperture and a second, different regulating plate.

A dispenser includes a base for receiving a volatile material containing reservoir. A cover is attached to the base having at least one aperture and at least one series of ports. A regulating plate is operatively attached to the cover and has at least one window and at least one series of bores. Manipulation of the regulating plate allows for the registration of the bores and the ports to release a volatile material therethrough.

A dispensing system includes a refill having a reservoir for containing a volatile material. A permeable membrane is disposed over the reservoir and allows the volatile material to be released therethrough. The dispensing system also includes a housing adapted to retain the refill and a manual drive mechanism, which is in communication with the refill. Actuation of the manual drive mechanism causes the refill to rotate more than 180&#xb0; about a longitudinal axis.

Volatile material dispensing system and method of use

An automatic discharge device includes a housing retaining two containers therein. An actuator arm is attached to the housing and movable between first and second positions. A drive unit is provided for automatically moving the actuator arm into one of the first and second positions in response to a signal from at least one of a timer, a sensor, and a manual switch. The movement of the actuator arm actuates a valve stem of one of the two containers in one of the first and second positions. The actuator arm is adapted to spray fluid disposed in an interior of the two containers.

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Union Grove, WI, United States of America

Nathan R Westphal