Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Product level detection apparatuses and systems for fluid dispensers
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Application No.: US16114623Application Date: 2018-08-28
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Publication No.: US11181413B2Publication Date: 2021-11-23
- Inventor: Stephen Russel Kobs
- Applicant: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
- Current Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
- Main IPC: G01F23/26
- IPC: G01F23/26 ; G01F23/00 ; A47K5/12 ; A47K5/16 ; G01F11/00

Abstract:
A fluid dispenser, such as a skincare product dispenser, comprises a dispenser housing configured to hold a reservoir of fluid for dispensing and a drive assembly for interacting with the reservoir and causing dispensing of the fluid. A fluid detection sensor is positioned within the dispenser housing proximate the reservoir and configured to detect a capacitance level therein. A controller is configured to determine, based on data from the fluid detection sensor, a change in the fluid level across a dispense. The controller is also configured to determine, based on the determined change, that the fluid level in the reservoir reaches a threshold level and cause an action, such as providing an alert, sending information to a remote server, or modifying an operating parameter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190063980A1 PRODUCT LEVEL DETECTION APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR FLUID DISPENSERS Public/Granted day:2019-02-28
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