US Patent Issued to Barron Associates on June 24 for "Odor emission system, device and method" (Virginia, Oklahoma Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,082, issued on June 24, was assigned to Barron Associates Inc. (Charlottesville, Va.).

"Odor emission system, device and method" was invented by William T. Gressick (Charlottesville, Va.), Brian R. Clark (Charlottesville, Va.) and Clifford Schultz (Perkins, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of a controlled odor emission system and device include an odor presentation port tube and an odor tray securely retained against a platform, a valve housing securable to the platform adjacent the tray, a valve secured within the valve housing and an actuator for moving the valve. By controlling movement of the valve, precise amount...