Patent ID: 11857704
Assignee: DISPENSING DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A fragrance dispenser comprising:
a housing comprising an interior, an upper end, a lower end opposite the upper end, and an opening;
a core unit positioned within the interior of the housing, the core unit comprising a cartridge connector, a motor, and a controller configured to control operation of the motor;
a cartridge configured to removably engage the cartridge connector and positioned at least partially within the interior of the housing, the cartridge comprising an impeller and a fragrant material, wherein, when the cartridge is engaged with the cartridge connector, the motor is configured to rotate the impeller to cause dispensing of fragrance from the fragrant material to an ambient environment outside of the interior of the housing;
wherein the fragrance dispenser is configured such that, in response to the controller determining that a criteria is satisfied, the cartridge is disengaged from the cartridge connector and the motor and moves from a first position to a second position, wherein in the second position the cartridge protrudes through the opening and outside the interior of the housing and is positioned lower than when in the first position.