Descenting systems and methods

Abstract

The present invention, in certain aspects, discloses systems and methods for treating a human being and/or items with descenting material, the systems, in certain aspects, including a generator for producing descenting material, and, in certain aspects at least one direction apparatus in communication with the generator for receiving produced descenting material from the generator and for directing said descenting material in a desired direction.

1 . A method for reducing foreign scent in a space between a human being and an animal, the method comprising 
 generating descenting material with a generator,    introducing the descenting material into a space between a human being and an animal, the space containing foreign scent, and    reducing the foreign scent in the space with the descenting material.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein 
 the foreign scent includes human odor.    
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein 
 the descenting material is ozone.    
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein 
 the descenting material is any of ozone, hydroxy radicals, hydroperoxides, and oxidants.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising 
 generating the descenting material as a gas.    
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising 
 generating the descenting material in a mist.    
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the human being is a hunter and the animal is an animal hunted by the human being.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the descenting material is ozone and the method further comprising 
 exposing the human being to a time-weighted average value of 0.1 ppm ozone in air or less over an area within a radius of six feet of the human being.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the descenting material is ozone and the human being is exposed to a time-weighted value of 0.2 ppm ozone in air or less.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the descenting material is ozone and 
 the human being over a time period of eight hours or less is exposed to a time-weighted value of 0.1 ppm ozone in air or less.    
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the animal is a human being.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 1  wherein there is at least one item in the space, the item having an item foreign scent, the method further comprising 
 descenting the item foreign scent.    
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the foreign scent includes human odor, the method further comprising 
 supporting the generator on the human being.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 1  wherein there is at least one direction apparatus in communication with the generator, the method further comprising 
 with the at least one direction apparatus, directing descenting material from the generator in a desired direction.    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the foreign scent includes human odor, the method further comprising 
 supporting the generator on the human being,    wherein there is at least one direction apparatus in communication with the generator, the method further comprising    with the at least one direction apparatus, directing descenting material from the generator in a desired direction at a part of the human being.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the part of the human being is any of an armpit, torso, head, mouth, nostrils, groin, and feet.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the at least one direction apparatus is a plurality of direction apparatuses.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the foreign scent is in a blind and the descenting material is introduced into the blind.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the foreign scent is in a tent and the descenting material is introduced into the tent.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the foreign scent is any of human odor, volatile material, and contaminating material.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a fan apparatus assists in introducing the descenting material into the space.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21  wherein the fan apparatus is spaced apart from the generator.  
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the descenting material is ozone and the human being has on an item of clothing and the item of clothing receives an amount of ozone produced by the generator, the amount of ozone sufficient so that ozone is retained on the item of clothing.  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 23  wherein the item of clothing has a color and the ozone changes the color of at least part of the item of clothing.  
   
   
       25 . A method for descenting foreign scent from an item, the method comprising 
 placing an item in a flexible bag, the item having a foreign scent, the flexible bag containing air, the flexible bag located outdoors,    generating descenting material in the flexible bag with a generator,    moving air in the flexible bag with a fan apparatus, and    reducing the foreign scent with the descenting material.    
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 25  wherein the fan apparatus is spaced apart from the generator.  
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 25  wherein the descenting material is ozone and the human being has on an item of clothing and the item of clothing receives an amount of ozone produced by the generator, the amount of ozone sufficient so that ozone is retained on the item of clothing.  
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 27  wherein the item of clothing has a color and the ozone changes the color of at least part of the item of clothing.  
   
   
       29 . A system for descenting human odors on an item, the system comprising 
 a flexible bag,    a descenting material generator in the flexible bag, and    a fan apparatus in the flexible bag for moving air in the flexible bag as descenting material is produced by the descenting material generator.    
   
   
       30 . A system for reducing foreign scent in a space between a human being and an animal, the system comprising 
 a generator for producing descenting material, and    at least one direction apparatus in communication with the generator for receiving produced descenting material from the generator and for directing said descenting material in a desired direction to reduce the foreign scent.    
   
   
       31 . A method for reducing foreign scent in a space between a human being and an animal, the method comprising 
 producing descenting material with a generator,    with direction apparatus, directing said descenting material in a desired direction into the space, the direction apparatus including at least one director in communication with the generator for receiving produced descenting material from the generator and for directing said descenting material into the space, and    reducing the foreign scent in the space with the descenting material.    
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the descenting material is ozone and the method further comprising 
 exposing the human being to a time-weighted average value of 0.1 ppm ozone in air or less over an area within a radius of about six feet of the human being.    
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the descenting material is ozone and the human being is exposed to a time-weighted average value of 0.2 ppm ozone in air or less.  
   
   
       34 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the descenting material is ozone and 
 the human being over a time period of eight hours or less is exposed to an ozone concentration of a time-weighted average value of 0.1 ppm ozone in air or less.