Dispensing system with liquid level sensing and level-based actions

US11897754B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Henkel AG & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

• Elif Affan · Stamford, US
• Dirck Seynaeve · Brugge, BE
• Nadezda Chakrova · Kruibeke, BE
• Karel C.F. Pauwels · Izegem, BE
• Edward Gilchrest · Oxford, US
• Andrew Krystinik · Middlefield, US
• Elana Rae Abrams · Shelton, US
• Alexander Borgestedt · Shelton, US
• Stanley Maurice Katz · Stoughton, US
• Michael Cong Tao · Brookline, US
• Mark Craig Brannan · Pidley, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 23, 2022
• Grant date: Feb 13, 2024
• Expiry date: Mar 23, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67D3/0083
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A dispensing system includes a container, a holder, and a signal processing module. The container includes a body configured to store a liquid and a conductive strip coupled to an outer surface of the body. The holder is configured to receive the container. The holder includes an electrical contact configured to contact the conductive strip when the container is received in the holder. The signal processing module is in electrical communication with the electrical contact. The signal processing module is configured to receive signals from the electrical contact to determine a level of liquid within the container body based on the signals when the container is received in the holder.