Background

Marketing and Entertainment are two very powerful influencers in our society. Both have been going through technological changes as consumers want more realistic experiences. From Virtual Reality Technology, “4D” rides, and live entertainment experiences like escape rooms, these realms are advancing. While the touch, sight, and hearing senses are usually satisfied by these experiences, smell is often left out, even though scents are very powerful, emotional forces. This is primarily due to the technology being generally expensive and difficult to set up, especially if multiple scents are required. However, with this Remote Smell technology developed by UNT inventors, it is more efficient and effective to remotely disperse multiple scents ().

Technology Overview

The invention consists of a controller, a reservoir with one or more chemical mixtures to comprise the scents, an air pump, and a passage for airflow. Each reservoir has a well that retains and covers the scents to stop them from leaking. A permeable membrane covers the wells.

This invention uses the “reservoir” to store multiple scents within the device. These scents are dispenses following a trigger of a laser signal, which can be modulated to control the relative strength and duration of each scent. The strength of each scent is controlled through varying the airflow of the device. A higher airflow with more frequent dispersion would cause a stronger, longer-lasting scent, while a lower and short airflow would be weaker and would fade quicker ().

Benefits

Capable of dispensing multiple scents remotely
Uses lasers to determine scent dispensing timing and volume

Applications

Scent
Odor Dispensing Entertainment
Scent Marketing

Scent Despensing “Remote Smell” Technology

Patents

IP Status

Seeking