Flavor dispenser apparatus
US12357120B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B7/2464
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is provided a flavor dispenser apparatus that allows flavored aerosols to be dispensed into a glass, plate, or other dishware during a meal or the like. The flavor dispenser apparatus includes a storage part storing an aerosol-generating liquid, a heating unit having a heater and generating an aerosol by atomizing the aerosol-generating liquid, a liquid delivery unit delivering the aerosol-generating liquid to the heating unit, an aerosol passage having at a distal end thereof an aerosol outlet port, a flavor source holding part provided at an intermediate point in the aerosol passage and holding a flavor source so as to allow passage of the aerosol, and an aerosol-pumping unit transporting the aerosol toward the flavor source holding part and causing the aerosol to pass through the flavor source as well as causing the aerosol flavored by the flavor source to be discharged from the aerosol outlet port.
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