Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for calibrating remaining doses in a refillable dispenser
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Application No.: US15595255Application Date: 2017-05-15
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Publication No.: US10732021B2Publication Date: 2020-08-04
- Inventor: Mark W. Moore
- 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: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
- Main IPC: G01G13/24
- IPC: G01G13/24 ; G01F25/00 ; B65D83/00 ; B67D3/00 ; G01F13/00 ; A47K5/12 ; A47K5/10 ; A47K10/42 ; A47K10/36 ; G01F11/00 ; A47K10/32

Abstract:
An exemplary dispenser includes a housing and a refill unit. The refill unit being removable and replaceable. The dispenser also includes a processor, memory, a dose count stored in memory that is indicative of the number of doses in a full refill unit, a level sensor for detecting a predetermined level the refill unit and a dispense count indicative of the number doses of product dispensed from the refill unit. In addition, the dispenser includes memory and has logic stored in the memory for recalibrating the number of doses remaining in the refill unit as a function of the dose count, the number of doses of product dispensed and the predetermined level of product. The number of doses of product remaining in the refill unit may be displayed on the dispenser, on a remote station, or on both the dispenser and a remote station.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170336244A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING REMAINING DOSES IN A REFILLABLE DISPENSER Public/Granted day:2017-11-23
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