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US 10,376,109 B2Granted
Paper product dispenser
OwnerScott Fellhoelterinventor
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Abstract
A paper product dispenser that includes a toilet paper spindle adapted to hold and dispense a toilet paper roll, at least one motor connected to the toilet paper spindle, a controller connected to the motor, and a thermopile sensor in communication with the controller, the thermopile sensor comprising a plurality of thermocouples that form a junction A and a junction B, wherein when the thermocouples sense thermal radiation, thermal gradient between junction A and junction B is created, the thermal gradient generating an electrical signal that the thermopile sensor sends to the controller.
Claims33
A toilet paper dispenser comprising:
- a toilet paper spindle adapted to hold and dispense a toilet paper roll;
- at least one motor connected to the toilet paper spindle;
- a controller connected to the motor;
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- a thermopile sensor in n with the controller and comprising a plurality of thermocouples that form a junction A and a junction B,
- wherein when the thermocouples sense thermal radiation, a thermal gradient between junction A and junction B is created, the thermal gradient generating an electrical signal that the thermopile sensor sends to the controller.
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A paper product dispenser comprising:
- a motor adapted to dispense a paper product;
- a controller;
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- a thermopile sensor in communication with the controller, the thermopile sensor including a plurality of thermocouples adapted to detect a change in temperature, wherein when the thermopile sensor detects a change in the temperature, the thermopile sensor sends a signal to the controller, the controller processes the signal and compiles the signal to generate occupancy data.
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A paper product dispenser comprising:
- a motor adapted to dispense a paper product;
- a controller having a firmware;
- a front cover enabled to at least enclose the toilet paper roll and spindle;
- an infrared sensor in communication with the controller and aligned with an opening of the front cover;
- a thermopile sensor in communication with the controller, the thermopile sensor including a plurality of thermocouples adapted to detect a change in temperature, wherein when the thermopile sensor detects the change in the temperature, the thermopile sensor sends a signal to the controller indicating presence of an occupant;
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- a dual in-line package switch connected to the controller, the dual in-line package switch including a plurality of levers arranged in series, each lever being moveable in a plurality of positions, the positions of the levers being readable by the firmware.
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A toilet paper dispenser comprising:
- a toilet paper spindle adapted to hold and dispense a toilet paper roll;
- at least one motor connected to the toilet paper spindle;
- a controller connected to the motor;
- a front cover enabled to at least enclose the toilet paper roll and spindle;
- a hand wave sensor in communication with the controller and aligned with an opening of the front cover;
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- an occupant sensor for sensing thermal radiation in communication with the controller;
- wherein, when the hand-waive sensor detects a hand-waive, a signal is received at the controller causing to toilet paper to be dispensed and when the occupant sensor senses thermal radiation, a thermal gradient is created, the thermal gradient generating an electrical signal that the occupant sensor sends to the controller indicating the presence of an occupant.
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A toilet paper dispenser comprising:
- a toilet paper spindle adapted to hold and dispense a toilet paper roll;
- at least one motor connected to the toilet paper spindle;
- a controller connected to the motor;
- a front cover enabled to at least enclose the toilet paper roll and spindle;
- an infrared sensor in communication with the controller and aligned with an opening of the front cover;
- and
- a thermopile sensor in communication with the controller and comprising a plurality of thermocouples that form a junction A and a junction B;
- wherein when the infrared sensor detects a hand-waive, a signal is received at the controller and when the thermocouples sense thermal radiation, a thermal gradient between junction A and junction B is created, the thermal gradient generating an electrical signal that the thermopile sensor sends to the controller indicating presence of an occupant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.