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US 12,721,922 B2Granted
Diffuser having multiple atomizers with a single pump
AssigneeIdeal Living, LLC
InventorsPeter G. Spiegel, Michael Pedersen
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Abstract
A diffuser having a plurality of atomizers associated with a single pump is provided. The diffuser may include four or more atomizers that may be removably coupled to the diffuser. Each atomizer may store the same or different oils. In some embodiments, the outlet of the atomizer may have a tortuous passageway to prevent diffusion of large oil droplets. The diffuser includes a plurality of valves associated with the plurality of atomizers, such that the valves may be selectively actuated to permit flow to the selected atomizers.
Claims20
A diffuser comprising:
- a pump;
- a plurality of atomizers, each atomizer of the plurality of atomizers coupled to the pump via a respective conduit;
- and
- a valve associated with each of the conduits and configured to selectively permit flow from the pump to the respective atomizer;
- and
- an oil balancer comprising a controller, wherein the oil balancer is configured to receive one or more oil properties from a RFID tag corresponding with each atomizer of the plurality of atomizers and, based on the one or more oil properties, control the atomizers to dictate a rate of flow from each atomizer to balance diffusion of two or more scents from the plurality of atomizers.
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An atomizer comprising:
- a connection portion comprising an inlet configured to be coupled to a pump, an outlet, and a discharge chamber in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet, the connection portion configured to be removably and fluidically coupled to a chamber portion configured to hold oil,
- wherein the outlet comprises a tortuous pathway configured to prevent diffusion of droplets of the oil exceeding a predetermined size upon actuation of the pump, and
- wherein diffusion of the oil from the atomizer is controlled by a controller, with the diffusion being based on one or more oil properties received by the controller from a RFID tag corresponding with the atomizer, wherein the controller is configured to dictate a rate of flow from each atomizer to balance diffusion of two or more scents from the plurality of atomizers.
A diffuser comprising:
- a pump;
- a plurality of atomizers, each atomizer of the plurality of atomizers coupled to the pump via a respective conduit;
- a valve associated with each of the conduits and configured to selectively permit flow from the pump to the respective atomizer;
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- an oil balancer comprising:
- a plurality of RFID readers,
- a plurality of RFID tags, and
- a controller;
- wherein the oil balancer is configured to receive one or more oil properties from a RFID tag corresponding with each atomizer of the plurality of atomizers and, based on the one or more oil properties, control the atomizers to dictate a rate of flow from each atomizer to balance diffusion of two or more scents from the plurality of atomizers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.