Air analyzer and treatment apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10502439-B2
Application number	US-201815935678-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2018
Priority date	Jun 11, 2015
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

A method is disclosed comprising drawing air into a robotic vapor device via a pump, exposing the drawn air to a sensor, determining a concentration of one or more constituents of the drawn air via the sensor, dispensing a vapor from the robotic vapor device based on an air treatment protocol, and engaging a filtration element based on the air treatment protocol.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic vapor device comprising:
a device processor operable for controlling the electronic vapor device;
a plurality of containers, wherein the plurality of containers includes a first container type and a second container type, wherein each first container type is configured to store a first vaporizable material, wherein each second container type is configured to store a second vaporizable material;
a mixing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the mixing component is in fluid communication with the plurality of containers for receiving at least a portion of the vaporizable material therefrom, wherein the mixing component is operable to withdraw a selected amount of first vaporizable material from the first container type and deliver at least a portion of the selected amount of first vaporizable material withdrawn therefrom to a vaporizing component, wherein the mixing component is operable to withdraw a selected amount of second vaporizable material from the second container type and deliver at least a portion of the selected amount of second vaporizable material withdrawn therefrom to the vaporizing component;
a vaporizing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the vaporizing component is in fluid communication with the mixing component for receiving at least a portion of the selected amount of first vaporizable material withdrawn from at least one first container type by the mixing component and at least a portion of the selected amount of second vaporizable material withdrawn from at least one second container type, wherein the vaporizing component is operable to vaporize at least a portion of the first vaporizable material and the second vaporizable material received therein to generate at least one mixed vapor therefrom;
a vapor outlet coupled to the vaporizing component and configured to receive at least a portion of the vapor generated by the vaporizing component, wherein the vapor outlet is operable to expel the received vapor from the electronic vapor device;
an air intake configured to receive an air sample from an environment proximate to the electronic vapor device;
a pump component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the pump component is coupled to the air intake and operable to draw the air sample from the environment proximate to the electronic vapor device into the air intake;
at least one sensing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the at least one sensing component is configured to be in contact with at least a portion of the air sample, wherein the at least one sensing component is operable to detect a plurality of constituent data associated with the air sample;
a filtration component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the filtration component is operable to filter at least a portion of the air sample drawn into the air intake by the pump component; and
at least one power source operatively coupled to the device processor and operable to generate a supply of power for operation of the electronic vapor device;
wherein the device processor is further operable to;
receive at least a portion of the plurality of detected constituent data from the at least one sensing component,
determine, based on at least a portion of the plurality of detected constituent data, a concentration of at least one constituent present in the air sample;
determine, based on the concentration of at least one constituent present in the air sample and an air treatment protocol, at least one vaporizing configuration for at least one of vaporizing a first vaporizable material contained in at least one first container type, vaporizing a second vaporizable material contained in at least one second container type, and combinations thereof; and
determine, based on the concentration of at least one constituent present in the air sample and the air treatment protocol, at least one filtration configuration for filtering at least a portion of the air sample drawn into the air intake by the pump component.

2. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the device processor is further operable to:
generate at least one vaporizing control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one vaporizing configuration; and
generate at least one filtration control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one filtration configuration.

3. The electronic vapor device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensing component is selected from the group of sensing components consisting of: a biochemical/chemical sensor, a genetic sensor, a thermal sensor, a radiation sensor, a mechanical sensor, an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, an electrical sensor, and combinations thereof.

4. The electronic vapor device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one sensing component is operable to detect at least one of an identification of a constituent in the air sample, an amount of a constituent in the air sample, a temperature of the air sample, a color of the air sample, a concentration of at least one constituent in the air sample, an air sample pH, an air sample density, a particle size of a constituent in the air sample, a toxicity level of the air sample, and combinations thereof.

5. The electronic vapor device of claim 2 , wherein the vaporizing component comprises at least one of a heating element operable to produce heat energy to vaporize at least a portion of the vaporizable material received therein to generate vapor therefrom, an ultrasonic vibration element operable to produce ultrasonic vibrations to vaporize at least a portion of the vaporizable material received therein to generate mist therefrom, and combinations thereof.

6. The electronic vapor device of claim 2 , further comprising a memory operatively coupled to the device processor, wherein the memory is operable to store a plurality of air treatment protocols, wherein the air treatment protocols include at least one of a target concentration for at least one constituent present in the air sample, a minimum threshold concentration for at least one constituent present in the air sample, a maximum threshold concentration for at least one constituent present in the air sample, and combinations thereof.

7. The electronic vapor device of claim 6 , wherein the device processor is further operable to:
compare at least a portion of the plurality of air treatment protocol data to at least a portion of the plurality of detected constituent data and generate a plurality of comparison data therefrom; and
determine, based on at least a portion of the comparison data, at least one of at least one vaporizing configuration for at least one of vaporizing a first vaporizable material contained in at least one first container type, vaporizing a second vaporizable material contained in at least one second container type, and combinations thereof, at least one filtration configuration for filtering at least a portion of the air sample drawn into the air intake by the pump component, and combinations thereof.

8. The electronic vapor device of claim 2 , wherein the device processor is further operable to generate at least one vaporizing control signal for controlling at least one of a vaporization rate of the first vaporizable material, a vaporization rate of the second vaporizable material, a vaporization ratio of the fi

Assignees

• Lunatech Llc

Inventors

• Blackley Jonathan Seamus

Classifications

• A61L9/16

  using physical phenomena · CPC title

• A61L2209/12

  Lighting means · CPC title

• A61L2209/22

  Treatment by sorption, e.g. absorption, adsorption, chemisorption, scrubbing, wet cleaning · CPC title

• A61L2209/111

  Sensor means, e.g. motion, brightness, scent, contaminant sensors · CPC title

• G01N33/0009

  General constructional details of gas analysers, e.g. portable test equipment (devices for withdrawing samples in the gaseous state G01N1/22) · CPC title