Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dispenser functionality evaluation
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Application No.: US14597645Application Date: 2015-01-15
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Publication No.: US10403079B2Publication Date: 2019-09-03
- Inventor: Jackson William Wegelin , Paul Jason Brown , Chip Curtis
- Applicant: GOJO Industries, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OH Akron
- Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Akron
- Agency: Cooper Legal Group, LLC
- Main IPC: G06F9/02
- IPC: G06F9/02 ; G07F9/02 ; B05B12/00 ; B05B12/08 ; A47K5/12

Abstract:
One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for evaluating dispenser functionality of a dispenser for dispensing a material. In an example, a non-loaded electrical characteristic and/or a loaded electrical characteristic of the dispenser may be measured and evaluated to determine whether to perform a dispense event. In another example, current measurements, such as peak current, may be measured during a dispense event. The current measurements may be evaluated to determine whether a problem exists, such as a mechanical stall, a gear train problem, an actuator problem, a pump problem (e.g., a clogged pump), a mechanical impedance, and/or other issue. Such information may be collected, stored as historical data, and/or used to determine whether to perform subsequent dispense events.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150199865A1 DISPENSER FUNCTIONALITY EVALUATION Public/Granted day:2015-07-16
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