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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12642937 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 18, 2022

Flexible smell generating device and methods for use thereof

Applicant:

City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, CN;

Inventors:

Xinge Yu, Hong Kong, CN;

Yiming Liu, Hong Kong, CN;

Chun Ki Yiu, Hong Kong, CN;

Rui Shi, Hong Kong, CN;

Assignee:

City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, CN;

Attorney:

S&F/WEHRW

Primary Examiner:

Carrie R Dorna

Assistant Examiner:

Julie Thi Tran

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 21/02 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 21/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0016 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0066 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3606 (2013.01); A61M 2205/364 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3673 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention provides a thermo-controlled smell generating device with an active cooling mechanism to allow a user thereof to control on/off of the device in a relatively short response time absent any temperature fluctuations even after a significant number of heating and cooling cycles. The present invention is ideal for generating olfaction in highly interactive or fast-changing environments such as virtual immersive environments.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Yu, Xinge. (2026). Flexible smell generating device and methods for use thereof (U.S. Patent No. 12642937). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12642937

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