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US 7,677,536 B2Granted
Humidifier with controlled heated scent mechanism
AssigneeKaz, Incorporated
InventorsZhijing Wang, Linda Hotz
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Abstract
A portable appliance including a humidifier and an electrically heated scent mechanism. The heated scent mechanism includes a scent generator and an electrical heating element. The heating element and humidifier may be independently controllable such that the appliance can serve as either a humidifier or air-freshener, individually or simultaneously.
Claims18
A humidifier comprising:
- a housing;
- a water tank coupled to the housing;
- a humidifier mechanism within the housing including a water evaporator and an air circulator;
- a receptacle within the housing and adapted to receive a scent generator;
- an electrical heating element adjacent the receptacle for applying heat to the scent generator;
- a first user control unit controlling the humidifier mechanism;
- and
- a second user control unit controlling the electrical heating element.
5 more elements
A humidifier comprising:
- a housing;
- a water tank coupled to the housing;
- a humidifier mechanism within the housing including a water vaporizer;
- a receptacle within the housing and adapted to receive a scent generator;
- an electrical heating element adjacent the receptacle for applying heat to the scent generator;
- a first user control unit controlling the humidifier mechanism;
- and
- a second user control unit controlling the electrical heating element.
5 more elements
A humidifier comprising:
- a housing;
- a water tank coupled to the housing;
- a humidifier mechanism within the housing including a water evaporator and an air circulator;
- a receptacle within the housing and adapted to receive a scent generator;
- an electrical heating element adjacent the receptacle for applying heat to the scent generator;
- and
- a control unit for separately controlling each of the humidifier mechanism and the electrical heating element.
4 more elements
A humidifier comprising:
- a housing;
- a water tank coupled to the housing;
- a humidifier mechanism within the housing including a water vaporizer;
- a receptacle within the housing and adapted to receive a scent generator;
- an electrical heating element adjacent the receptacle for applying heat to the scent generator;
- and
- a control unit for separately controlling each of the humidifier mechanism and the electrical heating element.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.