IP Library Granted Patent US 12,653,921
Granted Patent B2
US 12,653,921 · App. 18/038,049 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Device for diffusing volatile substances

Inventors: Walter Sordo (Trento, IT); Stefano Deflorian (Trento, IT)
Assignee: Zobele Holding, S.p.A
A61L9/127
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Patent No.
US 12,653,921
App. No.
18/038,049
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Device for diffusing volatile substances that comprises a container ( 1 ), an upper closing element ( 2 ) which closes the opening of the container ( 1 ) and a wick ( 3 ) jointed to the closing element ( 2 ). The container ( 1 ) comprises an opening, a reservoir containing a predetermined volume of a liquid volatile substance, and a lower neck ( 6 ). The closing element ( 2 ) further comprises at least one internal perimetral grove ( 4 ), and the lower neck ( 6 ) of the container ( 1 ) further comprises a groove with no thread pitch ( 7 ) in turn comprising protrusions ( 9 ) so that the internal perimetral grove ( 4 ) and the groove with no thread pitch ( 7 ) work together for an adjustment on a fixed pre-determined position of the upper closing element ( 2 ) with regards to the container ( 1 ).

Claims (15)

1 . A device for diffusing volatile substances that comprises:

a container which comprises:

an opening;

a reservoir containing a predetermined volume of a liquid volatile substance; and

a lower neck;

an upper closing element which closes the opening of the container and slides upwards and downwards across the neck; and

a wick which comprises an upper end and a lower end, wherein the lower protrudes into the liquid, while the upper end protrudes from the liquid and from the container;

being the device characterized in that:

the closing element further comprises at least one internal perimetral groove, and

the lower neck of the container further comprises a groove with no thread pitch, the groove with no thread pitch comprising a plurality of protrusions;

wherein the internal perimetral groove and the plurality of protrusions work together for an adjustment on a fixed pre-determined position of the upper closing element with regards to the container.

2 . The device for diffusing volatile substances according to claim 1 wherein the container and the closing element are mutually joint to each other by means of a correspondent closing thread.

3 . The device for diffusing volatile substances according to claim 1 wherein the closing element further comprises vertical internal ribs for structural reinforcement.

4 . The device for diffusing volatile substances according to claim 3 wherein the internal perimetral groove is made over the lower end of each rib, therefore being discontinuous.

5 . The device for diffusing volatile substances according to claim 1 wherein the closing element further comprises through holes.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2023
From: SORDO, WALTER; DEFLORIAN, STEFANO
To: ZOBELE HOLDING, S.P.A
Reel/Frame 065444/0920 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20208868 · Nov 20, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230355824A1 · Nov 9, 2023
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