Automated oil diffuser
AssigneeHealixir Health, LLC
InventorsDavid Aiderzada, Cameron Hendricks
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Abstract
A valve for dispensing metered volumes of fluid includes a valve body configured to interface with a container holding a fluid. The valve body defines a fluid lumen that extends along at least a portion of the length of the valve body. A valve tip is in communication with the fluid lumen. An actuator is positioned within the valve body. A plunger is positioned within the valve body and in communication with the fluid lumen. The plunger is moveable by the actuator to open the fluid lumen. The plunger is biased in a closed direction. The valve includes a valve cap and a controller that is configured to activate the actuator to dispense a volume of fluid from the valve.
Claims20
A valve for dispensing metered volumes of fluid, comprising:
- a valve body configured to be interfaced with a container holding a fluid, the valve body defining a fluid lumen that extends along at least a portion of a length of the valve body, wherein a valve tip is in communication with the fluid lumen;
- an actuator positioned within the valve body;
- a plunger positioned within the valve body and in communication with the fluid lumen, the plunger being moveable by the actuator to open and close the fluid lumen, wherein the plunger is biased in a closed direction;
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- a controller that is configured to activate the actuator to dispense a volume of fluid from the valve.
A fluid dispensing assembly, comprising:
- a container storing a volume of fluid, the container comprising a neck;
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- a valve comprising:
- a valve body configured to be interfaced with the container, the valve body defining a fluid lumen that extends along at least a portion of a length of the valve body, wherein a valve tip is in communication with the fluid lumen;
- an actuator positioned within the valve body;
- a plunger positioned within the valve body and in communication with the fluid lumen, the plunger being moveable by the actuator to open and close the fluid lumen, wherein the plunger is biased in a closed direction;
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- a controller that is configured to activate the actuator to dispense a metered amount of fluid from the container via the valve.
A method of dispensing a fluid, comprising:
- receiving, at a processor of a valve, a signal to dispense a metered volume of a fluid from a container that is interfaced with the valve;
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- triggering an actuator of the valve to move a plunger to an open position to dispense the metered volume of the fluid from the container, wherein one or both of a duration and a distance of movement of the plunger to the open position is based at least in part on one or both of an amount of the metered volume and a viscosity of the fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.