Flameless energized emanator
AssigneeMicrolin, LLC
InventorAshok V. Joshi
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Abstract
An energized assembly to disseminate a treatment agent in vapor phase to a local environment. The assembly includes an emanator element to hold treatment agent, and a flameless energizing source to facilitate volatization of the treatment agent. Preferred embodiments operate for a period of time of between about 4 and 8 hours, and can then be discarded. Typically, a housing associates the treatment agent and the energizing source. Embodiments may sometimes include one or more of: a gas-tight boundary element, a thermal transfer element, a trigger mechanism, a safety mechanism, a termination mechanism, a time-delay mechanism, solidized treatment agent to avoid spills, and a sequestering arrangement.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- an emanator comprising a volume in communication with a surface area from which to broadcast volatized treatment agent into a local environment;
- a quantity of treatment agent disposed inside the volume;
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- a flameless heat source disposed in operable association with the volume to apply heat energy to the treatment agent therein.
An apparatus, comprising:
- an emanator comprising a volume to hold a treatment agent;
- a quantity of the treatment agent disposed within the volume;
- a flameless heat source in operable association with the emanator, the heat source comprising at least one of an exothermic mixture of chemicals arranged for on-demand production of heat, a battery disposed in an electric circuit configured to generate heat from within the battery, and a solar powered mechanism;
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- a housing configured to hold the emanator in operable association with the heat source, the housing comprising a plurality of discharge apertures for a vapor of the treatment agent, the housing being configured to resist disassembly and unauthorized access to the emanator.
An apparatus, comprising:
- an emanator comprising a volume to hold a treatment agent;
- a quantity of the treatment agent disposed within the volume;
- a flameless heat source in operable association with the emanator, the heat source comprising at least one of an exothermic mixture of chemicals arranged for on-demand production of heat, a battery disposed in an electric circuit configured to generate heat from within the battery, and a solar powered mechanism;
- a metallic element disposed between the heat source and the emanator to promote flow of heat energy toward the emanator;
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- a housing configured to hold the emanator in operable association with the heat source, the housing comprising a plurality of discharge apertures for a vapor of the treatment agent, the housing being configured to resist disassembly and unauthorized access to the emanator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.