Patent ID: 9101676
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A61L,B05B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a volatile material dispenser, the method comprising the steps of: setting an operational cycle for the dispenser, wherein the operational cycle is between about one day and about one week; providing power to a heater of the volatile material dispenser according to a first algorithm for a first operational cycle that has a length that is the same as a length of the operational cycle, wherein the heater is actuated for the entire first operational cycle and is disposed within the volatile material dispenser and adjacent a portion of a wick extending from a container holding a volatile material therein to volatilize volatile material contained in the wick; detecting a change in a user control of the dispenser during operation of the first algorithm; storing time information related to the specific time of day of the change and an emission parameter associated with the change in the user control; changing the emission parameter; and providing power to the heater according to a second algorithm for a second operational cycle that has a length that is the same as the length of the operational cycle, wherein the heater is actuated for the entire second operational cycle and wherein the second algorithm is the first algorithm modified according to the detected change with the detected change implemented at the specific time of day at which the detected change was made during the first operational cycle.