The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
May. 29, 2003
Stanley O. Thompson, New Boston, NH (US);
Ricardo Silveira, Bridgewater, MA (US);
David Bossa, Uxbridge, MA (US);
Jaideep Jayaram, Milford, MA (US);
Brice Daniel Westring, Mason, OH (US);
Keith Fanta, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Stephan Gary Bush, Hamilton, OH (US);
Bruce Chang, Tai-Chung, TW;
Stanley O. Thompson, New Boston, NH (US);
Ricardo Silveira, Bridgewater, MA (US);
David Bossa, Uxbridge, MA (US);
Jaideep Jayaram, Milford, MA (US);
Brice Daniel Westring, Mason, OH (US);
Keith Fanta, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Stephan Gary Bush, Hamilton, OH (US);
Bruce Chang, Tai-Chung, TW;
JCS/THG, LLC, Milford, MA (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a device for playing a cartridge for dispersing scented materials into a room. The cartridge generally has a plurality of scent elements supported on a rotatable disk. The device includes a housing, a blower assembly, a platter, a motor, first and second sensors and a control unit. The housing has a cavity for receiving the cartridge and is formed with an air intake and an exhaust port. The blower assembly is mounted within the housing for generating an airflow by drawing air in through the air intake over the cavity to diffuse at least one of the plurality of scent elements out through the exhaust port. The platter is configured to engage the rotatable disk and is rotated by the motor. The platter, first and second sensors and a control unit cooperate to control the rotation of the disk. The device can also include a heating element for activating the scent elements.