Composting appliance comprising an odor sensor

• Main Authors: DEVINE JENNIFER MELISSA ROSS, NEERGAARD ARTHUR HAMPTON, SPEILLER RUSELL LANCE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.01.2015
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; FERTILISERS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF; METALLURGY; ORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C, e.g. FERTILISERS FROM WASTE OR REFUSE

Composting Appliance comprising at least a first container capable of containing compostable materials; and an odor sensor configured to sense malodor emitted from the first container. The odor sensor is in electrical communication to a perfume dispenser, wherein the perfume dispenser is configured to dispense perfume composition. A method of composting comprising the steps: (a) providing a home composter comprising: (i) at least a first container capable of containing compostable materials; (ii) an odor sensor configured to sense malodor emitted from the first container; (iii) a perfume dispenser capable of dispensing a perfume composition, wherein the odor sensor and the perfume dispenser are configured to be in electrical communication; and (iv) a vial containing the perfume composition, wherein the vial is configured such that the perfume dispenser is in fluid communication with the perfume composition contained in the vial; (b) containing compostable materials in the first container; (c) composting the compostable materials contained in the first container; (d) emitting malodor in airspace from the compostable materials contained in the first container; (e) sensing malodor emitted from the first container in the airspace using the odor sensor; (f) dispensing the perfume composition contained in the vial in response to the sensed malodor emitted from the first container.