Methods and apparatus for vaporizing liquid into the surrounding environment, including directing liquid from a liquid source through an inverse-opal wicking structure to a vaporization port where the vaporization port is formed by a through-hole in a structure connecting a first side of the structure to a second side, with all dimensions ranging from 10 um to 300 um, that is in fluid communication with the liquid source and the surrounding environment so that fluid is transported through the vaporization port between the first and the second side. The methods and apparatus includes plurality of heating elements that may be individually and/or selectively addressable by at least three electrode leads.

An aroma diffuser having a base, and an essential oil container cylinder above the base and sleeved by an outer shell; a circuit board and an atomizing transducer are provided inside the base; an energy accumulation aperture is provided at a bottom plate of the essential oil container cylinder; the atomizing transducer is mounted at a lower end of the energy accumulation aperture; a width of the atomizing transducer is greater than a width of the energy accumulation aperture; a light column is provided inside the essential oil container cylinder; a light source is mounted inside the light column; an upper cover is provided at an upper end of the essential oil container cylinder; a light blocking shade is provided at an upper end of the upper cover; a first opening is provided on the upper cover; a gas discharge opening is provided on the light blocking shade.

A sintered body for use as a liquid reservoir in an electronic cigarette, medication administering devices, in thermally heated evaporators for fragrant substances is provided. The sintered body is made of open-pore sintered glass and has a porosity of greater than 50 vol %. The average pore size is in a range from 1 to 450 m. The glass of the sintered body has a transition temperature T.sub.g of at least 450 C.

The present invention relates to an electronic water pipe device capable of automatically burning a substance placed into its burner, cooling and to some degree cleansing the resulting smoke of some of its toxins, then, if desired, pressurizing and/or storing all smoke produced in a canister or other gas storage device, for transport or storage. It includes a multicolored light display which responds to music and other audio input. It is also capable of being wirelessly controlled using a PC or Smart Device utilizing a wireless connection through an app or webpage interface/portal, or through voice recognition or on a timer or with input from one or more sensor(s) or the press of one or more buttons be activated and automatically perform to completion all its programmed functions.

An aerosol generating system is provided, including: a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate, an aerosol generating element for generating an aerosol from the aerosol-forming substrate, control circuitry in communication with the storage portion, and disabling component within the storage portion for rendering the storage portion inoperable in the aerosol generating system in response to a disable signal from the control circuitry. There is also provided a method in an aerosol generating system, including sending a disable signal from the control circuitry to the disabling component following a determination that an amount of the aerosol-substrate in the storage portion is below a threshold level or following a determination of a malfunction in the system.

An air treatment media dispenser assembly that passively delivers an air treatment media to an environment. The dispenser assembly includes a carriage that is constructed to removably cooperate with a replaceable container. The container slidably cooperates with the carriage in a manner wherein the container is secured to the carriage without perforation of the container and, when axially translated relative to one another, perforates a seal of the container to allow egress of the contents of the container to the carriage and subsequent passive communication of the media to an environment.

Methods, systems, and devices relating to an electronic scented candle that is convenient to use and enables rapid generation and dissipation of scented materials are described. One electronic candle device includes a shell that has a through hole, a flame element protruding through the through hole, an installation lid including a locking base to allow removable coupling of a fragrance container, a scent chamber including a locking clip, a first channel, a second channel, a third channel, and a fourth channel. The scent chamber is removably coupled to the locking base by the locking clip, and an air pump provided to supply pressurized air.

A scent diffuser device electrically charged in a wireless manner contains: an aromatic element, a wireless charger configured to convert first electric currents into electromagnetic signals, and a heater configured to receive and to convert the electromagnetic signals into second electric currents, by which the heater operates. The heater includes a case, a container, a heat insulator, a wireless charging receiver, and a heating unit. The case has an accommodation chamber, and the container has a holding space, a bottom fence, and a thermal conductor. The heat insulator includes two open segments so as to accommodate the container, the heating unit, and the thermal conductor. The holding space is configured to accommodate the aromatic element, and the wireless charger is electrically connected with a power supply so as to produce a magnetic field to send the electromagnetic signals and energy.

An electric plug type fragrance liquid heating and diffusing device includes an aroma bottle with a carrier having capillary pores for absorbing an aroma liquid, and a heater for heating the aroma liquid in the capillary pores of the carrier to dissipate the aromatic molecules into the outside air. When the aroma liquid is used up, the aroma bottle can be easily and rapidly detached for replacement. The aroma liquid absorbed by the carrier will not flow out of the carrier even if the aroma bottle is tilted or dumped during use or movement, ensuring safe use.

A decontamination assembly, for pharmaceutical applications includes at least one chamber to be decontaminated (4) having a decontamination liquid storage tank (36) by which several atomizers (A, B, C. D) disposed in the chamber to be decontaminated (4) for producing a decontaminant aerosol can be supplied with decontamination liquid using valves (27) which can be controlled by electronic control, the atomizers (A, B, C, D) being in fluid communication with a ring conduit (32) having an inlet (33) and a separate outlet (34) by the valves (27), decontamination liquid from the decontamination liquid storage tank (36) being conveyable into the inlet of the ring conduit by a pump (35) and decontamination liquid flowing out of the outlet of the ring conduit back into the decontamination liquid storage tank (36), and a pressure adjustment mechanism (37) for keeping the pressure in the ring conduit (32) at a predefined liquid pressure range assigned to the ring conduit (32). A measuring mechanism (40) for determining a total volume of decontamination liquid dispensed to the atomizers (A, B, C, D) during a decontamination cycle includes a weighing mechanism (41) for determining a decontamination liquid volume in the decontamination liquid storage tank (36).