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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Firooz Rasouli, Midlothian, VA (US);
Hamid Arastoopour, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Ali Oskouie, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422124 ; 422123 ; 422125 ; 422305 ; 422306 ; 239 57 ; 239 60 ; 392386 ; 392390 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for generating odor upon electronic signal demand using a disk having an aroma-impregnated adsorbent and a substrate. The disk is inserted into a disk drive that receives signals from a user and/or a server computer. A controller within the disk drive supplies an electric, mechanical or thermal signal to the disk, resulting in the heating of the adsorbent. The controller may also activate a blower to distribute the scent produced by the heated adsorbent and to cool the adsorbent at the end of the scent distribution cycle.