Counter for fluid dispensers
US5622163A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B11/1028
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosure is of a device for indicating the number of fluid dispensations remaining in a container for holding and dispensing metered quantities of the fluid. The device is a hermetically-sealed unit which is assembled with the dispenser portion or component of the container and includes microprocessor means for maintaining an inventory of the doses or dispensations remaining of a predetermined number of dispensations. Indicator means signals when the predetermined number of dispensations reaches a level before empty.
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