Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for implementing switchable dispensing and/or delivery of scented substances. In one aspect, a device includes a cartridge structured to include one or more chambers containing one or more scented substances contained in a corresponding chamber, a housing structured to include a compartment to hold the cartridge, an opening to allow the scented substances to dispense to an outer environment from the device, and one or more transporting channels formed between the compartment and the opening, in which each of the one or more transporting channels is configured to accelerate a scented substance from the corresponding chamber to the opening, and an actuator switch arranged in a corresponding transporting channel and operable to move between an open position and a closed position based on an applied signal to selectively allow passage of the scented substance from the corresponding transporting path.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 23, 2019
Date of Patent:
October 11, 2022
Assignees:
The Regents of the University of California, Sensable Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Sungho Jin, Calvin Gardner, Stewart Matthew
Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for implementing switchable dispensing and/or delivery of scented substances. In one aspect, a device includes a cartridge structured to include one or more chambers containing one or more scented substances contained in a corresponding chamber, a housing structured to include a compartment to hold the cartridge, an opening to allow the scented substances to dispense to an outer environment from the device, and one or more transporting channels formed between the compartment and the opening, in which each of the one or more transporting channels is configured to accelerate a scented substance from the corresponding chamber to the opening, and an actuator switch arranged in a corresponding transporting channel and operable to move between an open position and a closed position based on an applied signal to selectively allow passage of the scented substance from the corresponding transporting path.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 24, 2018
Date of Patent:
February 11, 2020
Assignees:
The Regents of the University of California, Sensable Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Sungho Jin, Calvin Gardner, Stewart Matthew
Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for implementing switchable dispensing and/or delivery of scented substances. In one aspect, a device includes a cartridge structured to include one or more chambers containing one or more scented substances contained in a corresponding chamber, a housing structured to include a compartment to hold the cartridge, an opening to allow the scented substances to dispense to an outer environment from the device, and one or more transporting channels formed between the compartment and the opening, in which each of the one or more transporting channels is configured to accelerate a scented substance from the corresponding chamber to the opening, and an actuator switch arranged in a corresponding transporting channel and operable to move between an open position and a closed position based on an applied signal to selectively allow passage of the scented substance from the corresponding transporting path.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 22, 2014
Date of Patent:
March 6, 2018
Assignees:
The Regents of the University of California, Sensable Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Sungho Jin, Calvin Gardner, Stewart Matthew
Abstract: In one general aspect, an apparatus can include a sensing membrane including a plurality of conductive fillers included in a matrix. The apparatus can include a plurality of electrical leads coupled to an outer portion of the sensing membrane where the conductive fillers have a volumetric percentage of less than 25% of the volume of the sensing membrane.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 16, 2015
Date of Patent:
January 2, 2018
Assignee:
SENSABLE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventors:
Anton E. Bowden, David T. Fullwood, Daniel A. Baradoy