Patent ID: 8430336
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: A01M,A61L

Abstract:
1. A fragrance dispensing device which comprises: a reservoir having an open end, wherein said reservoir contains a quantity of a liquid composition; and a wick which comprises a network matrix ceramic, the wick having a first end that contacts the open end of the reservoir, and a second end in contact with the liquid composition, and wherein the network matrix ceramic is composed of two phases, wherein the first phase is composed of sintered ceramic particles and the second phase is composed of an inorganic binder having a melting point greater than 250° C. and selected from the group consisting of bentonite, hectorite, laponite, montmorillonite, meta-kaolin, attapulgite, synthetic mica-montmorillonite, ripidolite, rectorite, synthetic hectorite, illite, nontronite, illite-smectite, sepiolite, beidellite, cookeite, clay, borosilicate glass, aluminosilicate glass, glass fibers, and feldspars, wherein the second phase encapsulates and connects the first phase.