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US 20060221594A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2006/0221594 A1 Thuot Rann et al. (43) Pub. Date: Oct. 5, 2006 (54) MULTI-CLARITY LENSES Publication Classification (51) Int. Cl. (76) Inventors: Raechell Maria Thuot Rann, Racine, F2IV 33/00 (2006.01) WI (US): Imre J. Dancs, Greenfield, F2IV 5/00 (2006.01) WI (US); John S. Trent, Franklin, WI (52) U.S. Cl. ............................. 362/96; 362/332: 362/253 (US) (57) ABSTRACT The present invention is directed toward apparatuses, devices, methods, kits, programs, and combinations to dis Correspondence Address: perse and/or project light. For example, in one embodiment S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. of the present invention where a light effect of glowing, 1525 HOWE STREET diffuse, and projected light is desired, one lens is provided RACINE, WI 53403-2236 (US) that diffuses light in one section of the lens and is Substan tially clear in another section to allow substantially all the light to pass through the lens. In other embodiments to (21) Appl. No.: 11/097,770 obtain the same effect, one or more lenses diffuse light while one or more other lenses are clear to allow substantially all (22) Filed: Mar. 31, 2005 the light to pass through the lens. 20 38 52b 25a 25 53 53a 51 100 Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 1 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 2 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Fig. 2 J U. NSH-12 sa Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 3 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Fig. 3 - Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 5 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Fig. 5 Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 6 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 8 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Fig. 9 101 59 38 25 25a 24 100 33 51 26a 48 34 23 31 32 Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 9 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Fig. 10 102 101 101 a 25 25a 24 100 100a 21 Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 10 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 11 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 1000 Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 12 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Fig. 15 PLUG IN LIGHT STATE: APPLIANCE LIGHT STATE: PRESS BUTTON RAPIDLIGHT 1ST TIME LIGHT STATE: PRESSBUTTON SLOW LIGHT 2ND TIME LIGHT STATE: PRESSBUTTON FREEZE COLOR 3RDTIME FIXED COLOR PRESS BUTTON LIGHT STATE: 4TH TIME WHITE LIGHT PRESS BUTTON LIGHT STATE: 5TH TIME Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 13 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Fig. 16 LIGHT INTENSITY LOW O 1 2 3 (NUMBER OF TIMESBUTTONDEPRESSED) Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 14 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Fig.17 SW LOW MEANS SWITCH INTENSITY MODE POWER ON INPUT IS LOW (0): ACTIVE ALL LEDS STARTING INITIALIZATION SW HIGH MEANSSWITCH 100% ON, THEN INPUT ISHIGH (1): INACTIVE REDUCING 1500 INTENSITY. MODE #1 OFF 1512 SW low > 2s 20ms > SW low < 2s INTENSITY Which MODE #2 ROUTINE SW hig RAPID MORPH N SW low > 2s SW low > 2s SW low > 2S SW low > 2s MODE #5 -- WHITE COLOR 1508- 20ms> SW low < 2s sWow 2s MODE -- re RANDOM 1510 Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 15 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Fig. 18 Patent Application Publication Oct. 5, 2006 Sheet 16 of 16 US 2006/0221594 A1 Fig. 19 1614 1610b US 2006/0221594 A1 Oct. 5, 2006 MULTI-CLARITY LENSES a guidance system between a refill bottle having a wick and a housing unit to aid in guiding a refill bottle unit relative to CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED the housing unit and to center the wick contained in the refill APPLICATIONS bottle unit relative to a heating element contained within the housing unit when the refill bottle is inserted into the 0001. Not applicable housing unit. REFERENCE REGARDING FEDERALLY 0011. In some instances, a liquid evaporator uses a refill SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT bottle that has an engagement portion that engages a casing 0002) Not applicable of the liquid evaporator and a release that causes deforma tion of the receiver and to allow release of the container from SEQUENTIAL LISTING the casing. 0003) Not applicable 0012 Various types of fragrance dispensers other than the evaporative type use an electrostatic vapor or an aerosol BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION generator for Supplying aromatic oil, deodorant, disinfec tant, fumigant, fungicide, insecticide or bactericide, to a 0004) 1. Field of the Invention room. In some cases, an adjustable aerosol dispenser is 0005 The invention generally relates to multi-clarity lens provided for Supplying different amounts of fragrance into a that diffuse and/or project a light source. room according to sensed light, odor, Sound, etc. In other cases, a device is provided for emitting a vaporized Sub 0006 2. Description of the Background of the Invention stance into the atmosphere according to the setting of a 0007 Lenses that diffuse light are known in the art. timer. In yet other cases, an electrostatic sprayer that sprays Devices that incorporate lenses are also known. One Such insecticides is controlled according to selected “on” times device is a lighting unit for use with common household and "off times and also incorporates a sensor to sense the lighting fixtures that uses an illumination system near a wall available power for continued operation. Other dispensers or Surface for creating an image of light thereon by passing have an ultrasonic liquid atomizer with automatic frequency radiant light through a convergent refracting lens. The lens control, or have timers for controlling the operation of the in one instance is decorative in shape and embellished with dispensers according to preset times. etched, drawn, painted or applied designs for projecting the 0013 Additional dispensers of a type often referred to as image. diffusers have a fragrance warmer that incorporates a plug 0008. Other devices that project light are nightlights that through capability and an incandescent nightlight. Incandes have a neon lamp or a number of light-emitting diodes cent nightlights, however, Suffer from various disadvan (LEDs) as the light source that are arranged in series with tages. For example, incandescent bulbs produce a current-limiting capacitor. In some cases, lighting devices considerable heat. When incandescent nightlights are used emit different colors of light such as from multiple LEDs. in connection with a diffuser of volatile active material, the heat generated by the incandescent nightlight tends to affect 0009. Other devices that project light include a fragrance the rate at which the active material is diffused. Thus, when diffuser that is plugged directly into a wall Socket and the nightlight is turned on, the active material may, for generates heat to facilitate diffusion of an active material, example, diffuse too quickly. Also, because of the added Such as an air freshener or insect control material. Such heat, it is difficult to regulate the rate at which the active diffusers are also known as heat-assisted evaporative dis material is diffused. Another disadvantage of using incan pensers. descent bulbs as nightlights is that the bulbs tend to consume 0010. One particular type of diffuser that plugs into a wall relatively large amounts of energy. Since nightlights are employs a liquid or gel air-treating composition in an often left on for extended periods of time in multiple rooms enclosure having a permeable membrane, with all or part of of a house, this energy consumption may be a significant the enclosure formed of a polymeric film. When heated, the consideration. air-treating composition migrates through the membrane and is released as a vapor at an outer Surface. The use of this type 0014 Various techniques, such as using different incan of permeable polymeric membrane controls the dispensing descent bulbs and using bulbs of varying size or power of air-treating vapors and tends to eliminate great variations rating, have been used in an attempt to reduce heat produced in rate of dispensing over the life of the product. Another and power consumed by nightlights. These techniques, conventional type of diffuser employs a liquid air freshener however, have yielded only minor reductions in heat emis Such as scented oil or a liquid insect repellant contained in sion and energy consumption, and come at a cost to perfor a clear plastic container or bottle having a wick. One diffuser mance of the nightlight. employs a ring-type heater mounted in the air freshener to 0015. Another problem with conventional diffusers is vaporize and disperse the liquid contained in the container. that the diffusers do not make effective use of lighting Another device for evaporating a liquid from a container elements. For example, lighting elements in conventional having a wick utilizes a sliding part coupled to a housing to diffusers are typically not used to generate aesthetic lighting displace and axially guide the container in a non-rotating displays, such as multicolored displays, color-changing dis manner in relation to a heating element to regulate an plays, projection displays, shine-through displays, or the evaporation rate of the liquid. One vapor dispensing unit like. A still further problem is that conventional diffusers are uses a variable temperature heater configured as a positive limited in use to locations where wall sockets are already temperature coefficient (PTC) heater to control the evapo exist. Wall sockets are often located in places that are less ration level of fragrance. Yet another vaporizing device uses than ideal for placement of diffusers, such as near the floor, US 2006/0221594 A1 Oct.