Patent ID: 8296993
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A01M,B05B,H01L

Abstract:
1. An ultrasonic repellent humidifier for dispersing a liquid insect repellent into the air as a fine repellent vapor, comprising: a liquid repellent, wherein the liquid repellent comprises a surfactant and the liquid repellent further comprises one of geraniol, Geranium oil, cedarwood oil, citronella, citronella oil ( a repellent tank having an interior tank volume for holding the liquid repellent; a repellent well having an interior well volume for holding the liquid repellent; a metering device coupled between the repellent tank and repellent well for metering the liquid repellent from the interior tank volume of the repellent tank to the interior well volume of the repellent well; an ultrasonic transducer for pulverizing the liquid repellent into a fine repellent vapor, said ultrasonic transducer disposed within the interior well volume of the repellent well, the ultrasonic transducer comprising: an electronic controller for controlling the ultrasonic transducer; and an electrical power source electrically coupled to the ultrasonic transducer and to the electronic controller.