US 12,290,618 B2
Scent dispensers/absorbers and scent cartridges therefor
Corey Oliver, Limington, ME (US); William Webster, Portland, ME (US); Randy Oliver, Limerick, ME (US); David Gallant, Newfield, ME (US); and Denise Oliver, Limington, ME (US)
Assigned to Novia Products, LLC, Limerick, ME (US)
Filed by NOVIA PRODUCTS, LLC, Limerick, ME (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/634,727.
Application 18/634,727 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/991,612, filed on Nov. 21, 2022.
Application 17/991,612 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2021/033740, filed on May 21, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/459,156, filed on Apr. 13, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/132,303, filed on Dec. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/091,786, filed on Oct. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/028,433, filed on May 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0269335 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. A61L 9/12 (2006.01); A61L 9/012 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 9/12 (2013.01) [A61L 9/012 (2013.01); A61L 2209/12 (2013.01); A61L 2209/133 (2013.01)] 111 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Apparatus for diffusing scent, comprising a housing having an open end, a closed end opposite said open end, and an interior chamber between said open and closed ends of said housing; a replaceable, scent-diffusing cartridge positionable within said interior chamber of said housing, said scent-diffusing cartridge being adapted for non-active, dry air scent diffusion in which scent molecules can be passively emitted in non-droplet form; and invertible lid adapted for selective and sequential attachment to said open end and/or said closed end of said housing such that said scent-diffusing cartridge can be selectively isolated from and exposed to an exterior environment surrounding said apparatus, wherein said scent-diffusing cartridge is isolated from the exterior environment when said lid is in a non-inverted position and attached to said open end of said housing, and wherein said scent-diffusing cartridge is exposed to the exterior environment when said lid is in an inverted position and attached to one of said open and closed ends of said hosing; a diffuser forming a portion of a compartment configured to removably receive said scent-diffusing cartridge, said diffuser configured to allow the transmission of scent molecules therethrough to the external environment when said lid is in said inverted position, and said diffuser being detachable from said apparatus when said lid is in said inverted position to thereby permit access to said scent-diffusing cartridge for removal and/or replacement thereof, wherein said lid is attachable to said open end of said housing in said non-inverted position, in which position said compartment, said diffuser and said scent-diffusing cartridge are located entirely within said interior chamber of said housing between said lid and said closed end of said housing, and wherein said lid is attachable to said open end of said housing in said inverted position, in which position said compartment, said diffuser and said scent-diffusing cartridge are located externally of said housing.