US 2022/0176064 A1 · THIN-PROFILE DELIVERY APPARATUS AND MEDIA CARTRIDGES

Abstract

An apparatus to provide scent or other substances (e.g., active agent) includes a thin profile delivery apparatus that includes an actuator (e.g., nebulizer) and drive circuit to generate a spray, aerosol or vapor. The apparatus may have a slot to removably a media cartridge that carries the scent or other substances. The apparatus may include two contacts (e.g., buttons), opposed to one another across a dimension of the apparatus. Activation may require both engagement of both contacts, for instance concurrently, or even successive engagement of both contacts, in quick succession. Activation may further require a correct orientation of the apparatus. The apparatus may have a form factor similar to a conventional credit or debit card, and may be pliable or pliably resilient. The delivery apparatus can be used in entertainment (e.g., food or cooking programming), and in healthcare (e.g., control of metabolism).

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Dependent claims

A delivery apparatus, the delivery apparatus comprising:

a housing having a pair of major faces, the major faces opposed to one another across a thickness of the housing, the housing having an interior between the major faces, a media cartridge receiver sized to receive at least a portion of a media cartridge thereby, and at least one port that provides fluid communications between at least a portion of the interior of the housing and an external environment external to an exterior of the housing;
a nebulizer housed in the housing, the nebulizer including a vibration member and an actuator coupled to cause the vibration member to vibrate at one or more frequencies;
a pair of contacts manually engageable by a user from the exterior of the housing;
a drive circuit comprising at least one switch responsive to manual engagement of the contacts, the drive circuit coupled to drive the actuator in response an occurrence of at least one condition, the at least one condition including at least a manual engagement of each of the pair of contacts at least within a defined time threshold of one another.

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Thin-profile delivery apparatus and media cartridges

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