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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7883677 | Deer lure This deer lure with scent dispenser has an outer casing with an interior plenum, a lower end and an upper end, with air inlet holes adjacent the lower end, a base adapted to fit into the lower end and extend into the plenum, and a scent dispenser assembly with a res... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7815878 | Aromatherapy puffer ball An air freshener device includes an open-cell, polyurethane foam body having a scent material interspersed in the foam body that is capable of diffusing out of the foam, and a flexible cover surrounding and conforming to the foam body having at least one hole in the... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7744833 | Volatile liquids having predetermined evaporation profiles Dispensers and refills for volatile liquids, such as fragrances, are disclosed. Dispensers and refills in combination with dispensers according to the present invention may comprise a volatile liquid and a housing. In certain embodiments, the volatile liquid of the ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736605 | Incense timer An apparatus for controlling a duration of burn of a stick of incense includes a base and a ferric rod extending away from and over the base. A hole is provided in the base for placement of a bottom end of the incense. A cylindrical portion is adapted to fit over an... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7498004 | Ultraviolet disinfecting apparatus Ultraviolet radiation is used to disinfect air (105) in a flow tube (110), where the flow tube (110) includes total internal reflecting features (120) on a portion of its external surface and said ultraviolet radiation propagates through ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7438873 | Animal scent lure with heating capacity A scent lure is configured as a reusable container with two separate compartments, one for a scent wick and one for a disposable heating element. The compartments are separated by a common dividing wall and are independently accessible for ease of use. The separate ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435378 | Method and apparatus for treating goods The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for treating goods, such as, for example, fumigating and re-cooling perishable goods, such as fruit, using a tarp and floor seal. The apparatus encloses goods on a surface and includes a canopy that is subs... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431901 | Apparatus and method for deodorizing confined air spaces which utilize baking soda Apparatus and methods for removing malodor from the air, particularly from confined spaces are disclosed. Such devices and methods are useful for example for storing and preserving food in closed compartments such as refrigerators. The apparatus and methods utilize ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7410624 | Device for introducing active substances into ambient air A device for introducing active substances, such as aromatic substances, insecticides and the like, into ambient air, comprises a holder for a carrier with a wick impressed thereon, which carrier can be placed in the holder and is replaceable. A mechanism to be oper... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7341698 | Electrical evaporator including fan and louver structure An evaporator, for use with a bottle containing a substance to be evaporated and a wick that has its lower portion disposed within the bottle and its upper portion protruding from the bottle, includes a housing in which the bottle is retained, a fan, disposed within... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329877 | Photoelectrocatalytic sensor for measuring oxidizable impurities in air A photoelectrocatalytic sensor system for measuring oxidizable impurities in air. The sensor system may include a transistor having an electrode and a channel for the flow of current, a photocatalytic material coated onto the electrode of the transistor, a light sou... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309024 | Wick assembly for dispensing a volatile liquid from a container and method of assembling same An interference fit assembly comprises a wick constructed of a porous polymer and a wall constructed of a polymer for interference engagement with the wick. The wick has a weight of 3.3 grams. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305176 | Method and device for detecting leaks using smoke A smoke producing device for detecting leaks in a fluid system comprises a smoke producing chamber and a fluid reservoir for containing a smoke producing fluid. A heating element is provided within the smoke producing chamber. The chamber has a pressurized gas inlet... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300625 | Chlorine gas generating candle A chlorine gas generating candle in a vented container which serves as a portable means to generate heated chlorine gas for killing insects, bacteria, viruses and other dangerous biological agents. The device has application in sanitizing dwellings, swimming pools a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7258704 | Hydrogen generator and fuel cell system having the same A hydrogen generator of the present invention is provided with: a reformer for generating a reformed gas containing hydrogen from a feed material containing an organic compound at least containing carbon and hydrogen and water; a heater for heating the reformer to a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244398 | Device for dispensing a volatile liquid using a wick in an ambient air stream A wick-based emanation device for dispensing a volatile liquid is disclosed. The dispensing device includes a housing and a fan mounted in the housing for generating an air stream used for dispersing the volatile liquid. Walls of the housing form an enclosure for mo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7186371 | Sealed enclosure sterilization An apparatus for sterilizing a sealed enclosure (1) includes a fan (8) for circulating a gas through a preparation circuit (11) and through the enclosure. The preparation circuit includes an evaporation chamber (10) for dispensing a decon... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7166555 | Coated ceramic catalyst supports and method Porous ceramic catalyst supports are pre-coated with a passivation layer prior to applying a catalyst or catalyst support coating, the passivation layer consisting of a coating of a liquid mixture comprising at least one coating material selected from the group of p... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157046 | High capacity flash vapor generation systems A flash vaporizer (34) provides a constant flow of vaporized hydrogen peroxide or other antimicrobial compounds for rapidly sterilizing large enclosures (10), such as rooms or buildings. The vaporizer includes a heated block (50) which defines a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7132084 | Candle warmer A scent dispersion system, comprising a heating device having a top surface, and a container of scented wax disposed upon the top surface of the heating device. Upon heating, scent from the wax is caused to disperse into the surrounding environment. The system may f... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128872 | Method and apparatus for ozone sterilization The sterilization method disclosed includes the steps of providing a sterilization chamber; placing the article into the sterilization chamber; equalizing the temperature of the article and the | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108834 | Device for producing negative ion fragrance A device for producing negative ion fragrance includes a basic body and a negative ion producer. The basic body is formed with a volatilizing cavity in the center for receiving therein the neck of a fragrant essential oil bottle or a fragrant essential oil bottle. T... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105033 | Hydrogen gas generation system A system for generating hydrogen gas utilizes a volume exchange housing for the storage of a fuel material that reacts to generate hydrogen gas and a hydrogen separation chamber. The system includes a gas permeable membrane or membranes that allow hydrogen gas to pa... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101518 | Plasma disinfection system Disclosed is an apparatus for supplying liquid for use in a plasma disinfection system. The apparatus supplies liquid for generating plasma to a reaction chamber (1) to sterilize and disinfect an item wrapped in a packaging material (10) in the reactio... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066412 | Apparatus, methods, and compositions for adding fragrance to laundry The invention provides an apparatus, methods, and compositions for dispensing a fragrance onto laundry in a dryer without substantial loss of that fragrance during the drying process. The apparatus includes an electrostatic vapor generator capable of dispensing a fr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067772 | Candle warming apparatus Disclosed is a hot plate warming apparatus adapted to warm a candle or other object resting thereon, as well as to provide illumination that simulates the effects of a lighted burning candle. The apparatus may include an adjustable cord apparatus, a light source, an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7032831 | Container for a device for dispensing a volatile liquid A container for a volatile liquid in a liquid dispensing device comprises a body and a neck extending from the body to define an opening. A retention structure is integral with the container body and is adapted to be releasably engaged with two opposing sidewalls of... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6996335 | Electrical evaporator with ratcheting wick adjuster An evaporator (10) includes a housing (100, 200), a bottle (400) containing a substance to be evaporated, a wick (500) protruding from the bottle (400), a rotatable plug deck (300) for providing electricity to the evaporator... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966665 | Flameless candle with air intake chamber and air outflow chamber A flameless candle includes a housing, which defines an enclosure. A wall is positioned in the enclosure to form an air intake chamber and an air outflow chamber. At least one opening is in communication with both the ambient air and the air intake chamber. At least... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948642 | Apparatus and method for dispensing fluids into an air intake An apparatus and method for dispensing fluids into an air line comprises a container having a valve so as to selectively open the container to allow flow of fluids therefrom, the container being configured with a circumferential channel and with a circumferential gr... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938883 | Guide for selectively receiving a wick in a dispenser for a volatile liquid A dispenser for a volatile liquid includes a housing and a fan mounted in the housing for generating an air stream. A guide associated with the housing and defines an opening having predetermined dimension to selectively receive a wick and to position the wick in al... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929784 | Chlorotrifuorine gas generator system A ClF3 gas generation system is provided with supply sources of chlorine (3) (for example a cylinder of compressed chlorine) and fluorine (4) (for example a fluorine generator) connected into a gas reaction chamber (2) enabling genera... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6931202 | Electrical evaporator with adjustable evaporation intensity An evaporator includes a housing, a bottle containing a substance to be evaporated, a wick having a lower portion disposed within the bottle and an upper portion protruding from the bottle, a heating device disposed within the housing at a position proximate to the ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6917754 | Multi-functional electrical vaporizer for a liquid substance and method of manufacturing such a vaporizer A multi-functional electrical vaporizer for a liquid substance includes a bottle for holding the liquid substance, a wick for drawing the liquid substance out of the bottle, an electrical heating device positioned proximate to an upper portion of the wick, an electr... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908597 | Air sanitizing device for vehicles An air sanitizing device for vehicles includes a casing attached to an air vent of the vehicle and having a passage defined therethrough. An ultraviolet LCD is located in the passage and powered by a power supply device connected to the casing. The power supply devi... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6899856 | Device for gasifying sterilizing liquid A device for gasifying a sterilizing liquid comprises a hot air duct 12 having an inlet 36 at one end thereof and an outlet 33 at the other end thereof, a hot air generator 37 for supplying to the inlet 36 hot air having a temperat... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6884393 | Surface treatment of aluminum alloys to improve sterilization process compatibility Disclosed herein are methods of sterilizing a device in a sterilizer, methods of sterilizing a device in an enclosure in a sterilizer, and enclosures for retaining a device capable of being sterilized in a sterilization process. The sterilization process comprises h... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6852279 | Sterilization with temperature-controlled diffusion path A chemical vapor sterilization process is enhanced by controlling the temperature of a diffusion path between a vaporizer and a sterilization chamber so as to condense and then re-vaporize at least a portion of the vapor. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6849234 | System and method for controlling an ultraviolet air treatment device for return air duct applications A system and method for controlling operation of an ultraviolet air treatment device including an ultraviolet lamp positioned to treat air within an air handling system that operates in either an on state or an off state. The method includes activating the ultraviol... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6800252 | Burstable scent beads A burstable bead system including a support having a surface, and a plurality of beads mounted on the surface of the support, with each of the beads comprising an outer wall defining an interior space. The outer wall of each of the beads is flexibly deformable by pr... | 10/05/2004 |
