US 12,005,162 B2
Process for vehicle interior deodorization
Ryan Eade, Durham, NC (US); Zach Fearnside, Durham, NC (US); Mark Welker, Durham, NC (US); and Garrett Pell, Durham, NC (US)
Filed by Get Spiffy, Inc., Durham, NC (US)
Filed on May 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/313,231.
Application 18/313,231 is a division of application No. 17/986,122, filed on Nov. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0157015 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. A61L 9/12 (2006.01); A61L 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 9/12 (2013.01) [A61L 9/046 (2013.01); A61L 2209/11 (2013.01); A61L 2209/135 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of deodorizing a vehicle comprising the steps of:
placing water into a cup of a deodorizing device by a user;
placing the deodorizing device into a cup holder of a vehicle by the user;
inserting a chemical tablet into a tablet chamber accessible at the top of a lid of said deodorizing device by the user;
said user activating the deodorizing device to initiate a release timer;
upon expiration of said release timer, the device dropping the chemical tablet into the water in the cup, energizing a bubbler mechanism by a controller, and initiating a treatment cycle;
at termination of said treatment cycle, said controller deenergizing the bubbler mechanism;
said device displaying a ‘post treatment wait indication’ as an indicator of abatement of a deodorizing gas;
said device displaying a ‘treatment complete indication’ to the user;
said user preparing the vehicle for normal use upon completion of the treatment and abatement cycle.