Electronic safety feature for an automated aerosol dispensing device
AssigneeBetter Air International Limited
InventorsMichael HOFFMAN, Pini Pinhas GROSS
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Abstract
An aerosol dispensing device includes an atomizer configured to atomize a liquid contained in a cartridge, an actuator configured to actuate activity of the atomizer, a reader configured to read data attached to the cartridge while the cartridge is installed in the device and a controller. The controller is configured to receive data from the reader, verify authenticity of the cartridge based on the data received, initiate activity of the actuator based on verifying that the cartridge is authentic, and block activity of the actuator based on verifying that the cartridge is not authentic.
Claims34
The device according to claim 35 comprising:
- a reader configured to read data attached to the cartridge while the cartridge is installed in the device;
- wherein the controller is further configured to:
- receive data from the reader;
- verify authenticity of the cartridge based on the data received;
- initiate activity of the actuator based on verifying that the cartridge is authentic;
- and
- block activity of the actuator based on verifying that the cartridge is not authentic.
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The device of claim 39, wherein the second parameter is a level of the liquid.
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The device of claim 35, wherein the controller is configured to receive input from an HVAC system and to coordinate activity of the actuator based on the input received from the HVAC.
The method of claim 40 comprising:
- providing an aerosol dispensing device comprising:
- a reader configured to read data attached to the cartridge while the cartridge is installed in the device;
- receiving data from the reader;
- verifying authenticity of the cartridge based on the data received;
- initiating activity of the actuator based on verifying that the cartridge is authentic;
- and
- blocking activity of the actuator based on verifying that the cartridge is not authentic.
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The method of claim 43, wherein the second parameter is a level of the liquid in the cartridge.
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The method of claim 40, comprising receiving input from an HVAC system and coordinating activity of the actuator based on the input received from the HVAC.
An aerosol dispensing device comprising:
- an atomizer configured to atomize a liquid contained in a cartridge;
- an actuator configured to actuate activity of the atomizer at a defined frequency and for a defined duration, wherein the actuation is performed automatically without human intervention;
- a controller configured to:
- to receive input from a first sensor configured to sense a parameter related to an indoor environment around the aerosol dispending device;
- and
- to adjust at least one of the defined frequency and the defined duration based on the input received, wherein the adjusting is performed automatically without human intervention.
A method for selectively altering microorganism balance in an indoor environment comprising:
- providing an aerosol dispensing device comprising:
- an atomizer configured to atomize a liquid contained in a cartridge;
- an actuator configured to actuate activity of the atomizer at a defined frequency and for a defined duration, wherein the actuation is performed automatically without human intervention;
- actuating activity of the atomizer at a defined frequency and for a defined duration;
- receiving input from a first sensor configured to sense a parameter related to an indoor environment around the aerosol dispending device;
- and
- adjusting at least one of the defined frequency and the defined duration based on the input received, wherein the adjusting is performed automatically without human intervention.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.