SWITCHABLE GAS AND LIQUID RELEASE AND DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for implementing switchable dispensing and/or delivery of scented substances. In one aspect, a device includes a cartridge structured to include one or more chambers containing one or more scented substances contained in a corresponding chamber, a housing structured to include a compartment to hold the cartridge, an opening to allow the scented substances to dispense to an outer environment from the device, and one or more transporting channels formed between the compartment and the opening, in which each of the one or more transporting channels is configured to accelerate a scented substance from the corresponding chamber to the opening, and an actuator switch arranged in a corresponding transporting channel and operable to move between an open position and a closed position based on an applied signal to selectively allow passage of the scented substance from the corresponding transporting path.
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92 Claims
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1-64. -64. (canceled)
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65. A device capable of delivering a scent, comprising:
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a head-wearable or body-wearable piece configured to be attached to or on a person'"'"'s head or body part, respectively; and a scent delivery device attached to the head-wearable or body-wearable piece and operable to deliver a scent, the scent deliver device includes a cartridge structured to store one or more scented substances, at least one transporting channel coupled to the cartridge to receive and transport the one or more stored scented substances and configured to include an end opening for releasing the transported one or more stored scented substances, and an actuator switch coupled to the transporting channel and operable to move between an open position and a closed position based on an applied signal to selectively allow passage of the one or more scented substances to the opening, wherein the actuator switch include magnetically latchable gating structures including a first and a second mating magnetic components that are coupled in the closed position and uncoupled in the open position, wherein the first mating magnetic component includes a solenoid formed of a solenoid core having a substantially square-loop magnetization loop material, and wherein the second mating magnetic component is structured to bend or change its translational position upon a change in magnetic field from the solenoid core to actuate the opening or closing of the actuator switch in the transporting channel. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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69. (canceled)
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72. (canceled)
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