Patents by Inventor Robert Cobden

Robert Cobden 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).

  • Generating olfactory experiences
    Patent number: 12440594
    Abstract: A system (100) for generating an olfactory experience comprises a user interface (120) that allows a user to provide a set of input parameters that define a desired olfactory experience. The system (100) further comprises a set of processing modules (104) that convert the set of input parameters into a set of scent delivery instructions for one or more scent delivery devices (106), (108) to follow. The system *100) can allow a variety of desired olfactory experiences to be indicated by a user and then allow those desired olfactory experiences (or suitable approximations or equivalents thereof) to be provided by a variety of scent delivery devices that may be available to the system (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
    Inventors: Marianna Obrist, Emanuela Maggioni, Robert Cobden
  • GENERATING OLFACTORY EXPERIENCES
    Publication number: 20210346562
    Abstract: A system (100) for generating an olfactory experience comprises a user interface (120) that allows a user to provide a set of input parameters that define a desired olfactory experience. The system (100) further comprises a set of processing modules (104) that convert the set of input parameters into a set of scent delivery instructions for one or more scent delivery devices (106), (108) to follow. The system *100) can allow a variety of desired olfactory experiences to be indicated by a user and then allow those desired olfactory experiences (or suitable approximations or equivalents thereof) to be provided by a variety of scent delivery devices that may be available to the system (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
    Inventors: Marianna Obrist, Emanuela Maggioni, Robert Cobden