Devices for presenting airborne materials to the nose
US6325475A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/3306
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An ink-jet dispenser for the micro-dispensation of airborne materials into an individual's airspace for inhalation or sniffing. The ink-jet dispenser will allow the study of temporal integration times, inter-nostril summation, backwards and forwards masking, and other olfactory phenomena.
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