Abstract: A thermal vaporizer for a liquid formulation comprising a volatile active, a container for said vaporizer and a thermal vaporizer assembly. The vaporizer (A) comprises a housing (1) having a heater unit (2) for evaporating the liquid formulation, a mounting (8) for a container (50) for the liquid formulation, a passage (5) for a wick means (52) to be heated by the heater unit (2), at least one outlet (6) for evaporated volatile active and an electrical contact connected to said heater unit (2). The vaporizer selectively operates the heater unit at, at least, two different predetermined heating temperatures, such that the heater unit is selectively activated by the container (50).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 9, 2002
Date of Patent:
August 5, 2003
Assignee:
Zelnova, S.A.
Inventors:
Colin William Brown, Gerald Leslie Hart, Guy Edward Naish, Kishen Gohil, Mónica Mascato Dominguez
Abstract: A thermal vaporizer for a liquid formulation comprising a volatile active, a container for said vaporizer and a thermal vaporizer assembly. The vaporizer (A) comprises a housing (1) having a heater unit (2) for evaporating the liquid formulation, a mounting (8) for a container (50) for the liquid formulation, a passage (5) for a wick means (52) to be heated by the heater unit (2), at least one outlet (6) for evaporated volatile active and an electrical contact connected to said heater unit (2). The vaporizer further comprises means for selectively operating the heater unit at, at least, two different predetermined heating temperatures, including selecting means for selecting heating temperature. Said selecting means include at least one first selecting means (20, 20a) arranged to be selectively activated by the container (50).
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 9, 2002
Publication date:
December 5, 2002
Applicant:
Zelnova, S.A.
Inventors:
Colin William Brown, Gerald Leslie Hart, Susan Hart, Guy Edward Naish, Kishen Gohil, Monica Mascato Dominguez