Patents
US 12758670 B2: Switchable gas and liquid release and delivery devices, systems, and methods
- Granted
- 2026-10-13
- Filed
- 2024-09-20 application 18892213
- Type
- Utility · 27 claims
- Elsewhere
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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.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 (ipgb20261013.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of California 8,781 patents | US company or organization | Oakland, CA | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| Sensable Technologies LLC 14 patents | US company or organization | New York, NY | SENSABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sungho Jin | San Diego, CA | 55 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | |
| Calvin Gardner | La Jolla, CA | 8 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | |
| Stewart Matthew | London, GB | 7 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61L | Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general; disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles; materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles | A61L9/12 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| B05B | Spraying apparatus; atomising apparatus; nozzles | B05B12/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| G02C | Spectacles; sunglasses or goggles insofar as they have the same features as spectacles; contact lenses | G02C11/00 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JIN, SUNGHO signed 2013-09-19 GARDNER, CALVIN signed 2013-09-19 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND, CA | 76346/769 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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