Apparatus for generating odor upon electronic signal demand
US6004516A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L9/035
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for generating odor upon electronic signal demand using a disk having an aroma-impregnated adsorbent and a substrate. The disk is inserted into a disk drive that receives signals from a user and/or a server computer. A controller within the disk drive supplies an electric, mechanical or thermal signal to the disk, resulting in the heating of the adsorbent. The controller may also activate a blower to distribute the scent produced by the heated adsorbent and to cool the adsorbent at the end of the scent distribution cycle.
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