Patents by Inventor Mariel Schweitzer

Mariel Schweitzer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Portable diffuser and related methods
    Patent number: 10603398
    Abstract: A diffuser includes a base, a fan mounted to the base, a receptacle provided over the fan and mounted to the base, a sleeve mounted on the upper surface of the base and enclosing the fan and receptacle, and a lid mounted over the sleeve. Each of the base and the lid comprises at least one opening formed about a periphery thereof. The receptacle comprises a bottom wall with a plurality of opening formed therethrough and a vertically extending sidewall to retain a fragrant medium therein. The fan forces airflow from an exterior of the diffuser, into the base through the at least one opening, through the plurality of openings formed in the bottom wall of the receptacle, through the receptacle and about any fragrant medium therein, into a volume of space above the receptacle enclosed by the lid, and out through the at least one opening in the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Scentsy, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Sullivan, Travis Dean, Joseph B. Mason, Martin Stenger, Mariel Schweitzer, R. Orville Thompson
  • PORTABLE DIFFUSER AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190015539
    Abstract: A diffuser includes a base, a fan mounted to the base, a receptacle provided over the fan and mounted to the base, a sleeve mounted on the upper surface of the base and enclosing the fan and receptacle, and a lid mounted over the sleeve. Each of the base and the lid comprises at least one opening formed about a periphery thereof. The receptacle comprises a bottom wall with a plurality of opening formed therethrough and a vertically extending sidewall to retain a fragrant medium therein. The fan forces airflow from an exterior of the diffuser, into the base through the at least one opening, through the plurality of openings formed in the bottom wall of the receptacle, through the receptacle and about any fragrant medium therein, into a volume of space above the receptacle enclosed by the lid, and out through the at least one opening in the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Sullivan, Travis Dean, Joseph B. Mason, Martin Stenger, Mariel Schweitzer, R. Orville Thompson