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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa, Duesseldorf, DE;
Anne Elizabeth Lindert Nixon, La Grange, KY (US);
Glenn W. Kaye, Norwalk, CT (US);
Artem O. Kirshon, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Martin Haupt, Vienna, AT;
Jonathan Rolland, San Diego, CA (US);
Pau Mauri Piñol, L'Aldea, ES;
Roman Prager, Vienna, AT;
Ismael Castellvi Anguera, L'Aldea, ES;
Joan Marc Escudero Vericat, L'Aldea, ES;
Amanda Williams, San Jose, CA (US);
Alex Dupont, Waltham, MA (US);
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A capsule for a volatile substance distribution system includes a housing having a first end and a second end and that defines a longitudinal axis that extends between the first end and the second end. The capsule also includes an inlet port disposed proximate the first end and an outlet port disposed proximate the second end. Additionally, the capsule includes a volatile substance member within the housing. The first end is configured to be removably supported by a base unit with the inlet port fluidly connecting with an air outlet of the base unit for receiving an airflow from the air outlet that moves into the housing and across the volatile substance member as the airflow flows from the inlet port to the outlet port. The inlet port is defined by a tapered inlet surface that directs the airflow radially with respect to the longitudinal axis.