Automated fluid dispensing system
US9591950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K2217/94106
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for automated dispensing of a fluid. The method includes providing a light pulse to a location proximate a dispensing outlet from which said fluid will be dispensed, sensing a light received from that location, where the sensed light includes at least one of an ambient light or a reflection of said light pulse, generating a signal corresponding to the sensed light, generating a transistor-transistor logic (TTL) signal if the reflection of the light pulse is determined and pumping a fluid to the dispenser outlet in response to said TTL signal.
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