Patents
US 8851396 B2: Dual scent air freshener with manual combiner
- Granted
- 2014-10-07
- Filed
- 2010-01-26 application 12693543
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An air freshener includes a pair of wicks extending from a pair of reservoirs configured to contain different scents. A hood is sized and shaped to essentially cover only one of the at least two wicks and movable with respect to the wicks between a first scent position in which the hood essentially covers a second of the at least two wicks, a second scent position in which the hood essentially covers a first of the at least two wicks, and a plurality of combined scent positions in which the hood partially covers both of the at least two wicks.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg141007.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America Covers, Inc. 54 patents | US company or organization | Draper, UT | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Irvin | Salt Lake City, UT | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
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 | A61L9/125 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60H | Arrangements of heating, cooling, ventilating or other air-treating devices specially adapted for passenger or goods spaces of vehicles | B60H3/0007 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ENERGIZER BRANDS II LLC signed 2021-09-30 | ENERGIZER GROUP LIMITED HIGH WYCOMBE | 60457/414 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-12-30 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLC signed 2020-12-22 ENERGIZER AUTO, INC. signed 2020-12-22 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 54875/651 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-01-08 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC. signed 2019-01-02 AMERICAN COVERS, LLC signed 2019-01-02 ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS, LLC signed 2019-01-02 CALIFORNIA SCENTS, LLC signed 2019-01-02 ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLC signed 2019-01-02 ENERGIZER MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2019-01-02 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 48029/246 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-05-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AMERICAN COVERS, LLC signed 2017-04-26 | ENERGIZER BRANDS II, LLC ST. LOUIS, MO | 42446/732 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-04-25 | Name change Change of name | AMERICAN COVERS, INC. signed 2016-07-14 | AMERICAN COVERS, LLC MIDVALE, UT | 42327/384 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-07-05 | Release of security interest Patent release and reassignment | MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT signed 2016-07-01 | AMERICAN COVERS, INC. DRAPER, UT | 39258/34 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-07-05 | Release of security interest Patent release and reassignment | LBC CREDIT PARTNERS III, LP, AS AGENT signed 2016-07-01 | AMERICAN COVERS, INC. DRAPER, UT | 39255/843 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-09-03 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | AMERICAN COVERS, INC. signed 2015-09-01 | LBC CREDIT PARTNERS III, L.P., AS AGENT PHILADELPHIA, PA | 36531/446 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-09-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | AMERICAN COVERS, INC. signed 2015-09-01 | MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 36470/413 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-05-01 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | AMERICAN COVERS, INC. signed 2013-05-01 | MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 30331/36 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2010-01-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | IRVIN, AARON signed 2010-01-25 | AMERICAN COVERS, INC. BLUFFDALE, UT | 23845/793 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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