Thomas R Conroy

US Patent:

20180036448, Feb 8, 2018

Filed:

Aug 2, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/667570

Inventors:

Todd H. Becker - Ridgefield CT, US
Thomas A. Conroy - Newtown CT, US
David L. Langton - Marblehead MA, US
Christopher H. Patstone - Northampton MA, US

International Classification:

A61L 9/12
A61L 9/04

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure include a method of managing scent in an environment, which includes disposing at least one scent diffusion device within an environment, wherein the at least one scent diffusion device comprises a communications facility that enables transmitting signals to and receiving signals from a remote computer, receiving at least one target value of a scent parameter for the environment at the remote computer, and controlling, via the remote computer, diffusion of a liquid from a source of the liquid in fluid communication with the at least one scent diffusion device to achieve the target value of the scent parameter. Controlling a diffusion rate of the liquid includes altering at least one of a voltage and a duty cycle applied to at least one component of the diffusion device.

US Patent:

20160339135, Nov 24, 2016

Filed:

Aug 1, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/225109

Inventors:

Todd H. Becker - Ridgefield CT, US
Thomas A. Conroy - Newtown CT, US

International Classification:

A61L 9/14
B05B 12/08
G05B 15/02
B05B 7/24

Abstract:

Systems and methods for managing scent in an environment include receiving data from sensors disposed in an environment regarding an indication that a service is being delivered in the environment and identifying remote atomizing scent diffusion devices disposed in the environment, wherein each scent diffusion device comprises a communications facility that enables transmitting signals to and receiving signals from the remote computer. Based on the indication, an electronic data structure is created defining a physical operational state of the scent diffusion devices, including data specifying at least one of a production of a scent that is intended to be a complement to the service, a fan speed of a fan in the diffusion device that moves particles carrying a scent, and a voltage of a pump of the diffusion device. The diffusion devices are caused to implement the at least one defined operational state.