Dispenser dosing based on hand size
US10219656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D7/0676
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Exemplary methods and systems for dispensing soap sanitizer or lotion as a function of hand size are disclosed herein. An exemplary dispenser for dispensing a soap, sanitizer or lotion includes a housing, a processor in the housing, a reservoir for holding fluid, a pump for pumping the fluid and a sensor for sensing a parameter that is indicative of the hand size. The exemplary dispenser also includes circuitry for determining a dose volume of fluid to be dispensed as a function of the sensed parameter that is indicative of a hand size and circuitry for causing the pump to dispense the dose volume.
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