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US 10,502,439 B2Granted
Air analyzer and treatment apparatus
AssigneeLunaTech, LLC
InventorJonathan Seamus Blackley
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Abstract
A method is disclosed comprising drawing air into a robotic vapor device via a pump, exposing the drawn air to a sensor, determining a concentration of one or more constituents of the drawn air via the sensor, dispensing a vapor from the robotic vapor device based on an air treatment protocol, and engaging a filtration element based on the air treatment protocol.
Claims20
An electronic vapor device comprising:
- a device processor operable for controlling the electronic vapor device;
- a plurality of containers, wherein the plurality of containers includes a first container type and a second container type, wherein each first container type is configured to store a first vaporizable material, wherein each second container type is configured to store a second vaporizable material;
- a mixing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the mixing component is in fluid communication with the plurality of containers for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the mixing component is operable to withdraw a selected amount of first vaporizable material from the first container type and deliver at least a portion of the selected amount of first vaporizable material withdrawn therefrom to a vaporizing component, wherein the mixing component is operable to withdraw a selected amount of second vaporizable material from the second container type and deliver at least a portion of the selected amount of second vaporizable material withdrawn therefrom to the vaporizing component;
- a vaporizing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the vaporizing component is in fluid communication with the mixing component for receiving at least a portion of the selected amount of first vaporizable material withdrawn from at least one first container type by the mixing component and at least a portion of the selected amount of second vaporizable material withdrawn from at least one second container type, wherein the vaporizing component is operable to vaporize at least a portion of the first vaporizable material and the second vaporizable material received therein to generate at least one mixed vapor therefrom;
- a vapor outlet coupled to the vaporizing component and configured to receive at least a portion of the vapor generated by the vaporizing component, wherein the vapor outlet is operable to expel the received vapor from the electronic vapor device;
- an air intake configured to receive an air sample from an environment proximate to the electronic vapor device;
- a pump component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the pump component is coupled to the air intake and operable to draw the air sample from the environment proximate to the electronic vapor device into the air intake;
- at least one sensing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the at least one sensing component is configured to be in contact with at least a portion of the air sample, wherein the at least one sensing component is operable to detect a plurality of constituent data associated with the air sample;
- a filtration component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the filtration component is operable to filter at least a portion of the air sample drawn into the air intake by the pump component;
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- at least one power source operatively coupled to the device processor and operable to generate a supply of power for operation of the electronic vapor device;
- wherein the device processor is further operable to;
- receive at least a portion of the plurality of detected constituent data from the at least one sensing component,
- determine, based on at least a portion of the plurality of detected constituent data, a concentration of at least one constituent present in the air sample;
- determine, based on the concentration of at least one constituent present in the air sample and an air treatment protocol, at least one vaporizing configuration for at least one of vaporizing a first vaporizable material contained in at least one first container type, vaporizing a second vaporizable material contained in at least one second container type, and combinations thereof;
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- determine, based on the concentration of at least one constituent present in the air sample and the air treatment protocol, at least one filtration configuration for filtering at least a portion of the air sample drawn into the air intake by the pump component.
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A method for operating an electronic vapor device, wherein the electronic vapor device comprises (a) a device processor operable for controlling the electronic vapor device, (b) a plurality of containers, wherein the plurality of containers includes a first container type and a second container type, wherein each first container type is configured to store a first vaporizable material, wherein each second container type is configured to store a second vaporizable material, (c) a mixing component operable to withdraw a selected amount of first vaporizable material from the first container type and to withdraw a selected amount of second vaporizable material from the second container type, (d) a vaporizing component operable to vaporize a plurality of materials received therein and expel a generated vapor therefrom, (e) an air intake configured to receive an air sample from an environment proximate to the electronic vapor device, (f) a pump component operable to draw the air sample from the environment proximate to the electronic vapor device into the air intake, (g) at least one sensing component operable to detect a plurality of constituent data associated with the air sample, (h) a filtration component operable to filter at least a portion of the air sample drawn into the air intake by the pump component, and (i) at least one power source operable to generate a supply of power for operation of the electronic vapor device, the method comprising:
- receiving a command to activate the electronic vapor device;
- drawing, by the pump component, a quantity of air proximate to the electronic vapor device into the air intake;
- detecting, by the at least one sensing component, a plurality of constituent data associated with at least one constituent present in the air sample;
- determining, by the device processor, based on at least a portion of the plurality of detected constituent data, a concentration of at least one constituent present in the air sample;
- determining, by the device processor, based on a concentration of at least one constituent present in the air sample and an air treatment protocol, at least one vaporizing configuration for at least one of vaporizing a first vaporizable material contained in at least one first container type, vaporizing a second vaporizable material contained in at least one second container type, and combinations thereof;
- determining, by the device processor, based on the concentration of at least one constituent present in the air sample and the air treatment protocol, at least one filtration configuration for filtering at least a portion of the air sample drawn into the air intake by the pump component;
- generating, by the device processor, at least one vaporizing control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one vaporizing configuration;
- generating, by the device processor, at least one filtration control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one filtration configuration;
- withdrawing, by the mixing component, a selected amount of first vaporizable material from at least one first container type and delivering the selected amount of the first vaporizable material to the vaporizing component;
- withdrawing, by the mixing component, a selected amount of second vaporizable material from at least one second container type and delivering the selected amount of the second vaporizable material to the vaporizing component;
- vaporizing at least a portion of the first vaporizable material and at least a portion of the second vaporizable material by the vaporizing component to generate a mixed vapor in accordance with the at least one vaporizing control signal;
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- filtering at least a portion of the air sample drawn into the air intake by the filtration component in accordance with the at least one filtration control signal.
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An electronic vapor device comprising:
- a device processor operable for controlling the electronic vapor device;
- an air intake configured to receive an air sample from an environment proximate to the electronic vapor device;
- a pump component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the pump component is coupled to the air intake and operable to draw the air sample from the environment proximate to the electronic vapor device into the air intake;
- at least one sensing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the at least one sensing component is configured to be in contact with at least a portion of the air sample, wherein the at least one sensing component is operable to detect a plurality of constituent data associated with the air sample;
- a vaporizing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the vaporizing component is operable to vaporize vaporizable material received therein;
- a vapor outlet coupled to the vaporizing component and configured to receive at least a portion of the vapor generated by the vaporizing component, wherein the vapor outlet is operable to expel the received vapor from the electronic vapor device;
- a filtration component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the filtration component is operable to filter at least a portion of the air sample drawn into the air intake by the pump component;
- an input/output device operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the input/output device is operable to transmit data from the device processor to a remote device and to receive data from the remote device;
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- at least one power source operatively coupled to the device processor and operable to generate a supply of power for operation of the electronic vapor device;
- wherein at least one of the vaporizing component and the filtration component are remote from the device processor;
- wherein the device processor is further operable to:
- receive at least a portion of the plurality of detected constituent data from the at least one sensing component,
- determine, based on at least a portion of the plurality of detected constituent data, a concentration of at least one constituent present in the air sample,
- determine, based on a concentration of at least one constituent present in the air sample and an air treatment protocol, at least one vaporizing configuration for vaporizing at least a portion of the vaporizable material,
- determine, based on the concentration of at least one constituent present in the air sample and the air treatment protocol, at least one filtration configuration for filtering at least a portion of the air sample drawn into the air intake by the pump component,
- generate at least one vaporizing control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one vaporizing configuration, and
- generate at least one filtration control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one filtration configuration;
- wherein the input/output device is further operable to transmit at least one of at least one vaporizing control signal to the vaporizing component, and at least one filtration control signal to the filtration component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.