Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sheet product dispenser and method of operation
- Patent Title (中): 片材产品分配器和操作方法
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Application No.: US13186040Application Date: 2011-07-19
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Publication No.: US08600547B2Publication Date: 2013-12-03
- Inventor: Gary N. Petersen , Craig D. Yardley
- Applicant: Gary N. Petersen , Craig D. Yardley
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
- Current Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/00
- IPC: G06F17/00

Abstract:
A product dispenser includes a housing configured to receive a supply of product, a dispensing mechanism disposed and configured to dispense the product, and a controller operably coupled to the dispensing mechanism. The controller includes a processer responsive to executable instructions which when executed by the processor facilitates: recording of usage data associated with the product; calculation of a usage rate of the product; and, prediction of at least one of a depletion date of the product, a time to depletion of the product, a time to near-depletion of the product, and a near-depletion date of the product.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110276178A1 SHEET PRODUCT DISPENSER AND METHOD OF OPERATION Public/Granted day:2011-11-10
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