Smart measuring and dispensing apparatus
AssigneeSorrento Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJi Shen, Brandon Shen
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Abstract
The present disclosure, a smart measuring and dispensing apparatus, generally relates dosers that assist in measuring the amount of a given substance, liquid or solid. The present disclosure aims to reduce time, space, and effort required to measure the amount of a substance, and focuses on the measuring of foodstuffs, ingredients such as salt, pepper, herbs, spices, oils, vinegars, condiments, etc., with a handheld apparatus.
Claims20
A smart, handheld measuring and dispensing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a grinder housed within the base;
- a motor connected to the grinder;
- a power source connected to the motor;
- a foodstuff container coupled to the base;
- an assembly cover coupled to the foodstuff container and enclosing the motor and the power source;
- wherein the assembly cover and the base are structurally shaped to fit within a human hand;
- and
- a counting module connected to the power source;
- wherein the counting module comprises
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
- turn the motor on or off;
- and
- determine the amount of material to be dispensed from a bottom of the base.
A smart measuring and dispensing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a pump housed within the base;
- a passage connected to the pump;
- a power source connected to the pump;
- a foodstuff container coupled to the base;
- an assembly cover coupled to the foodstuff container and enclosing the pump and the power source;
- wherein the assembly cover and the base are structurally shaped to fit within a human hand;
- and
- a counting module connected to the power source and pump;
- wherein the counting module comprises
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
- turn the motor on or off;
- and
- determine the amount of material to be dispensed from a bottom of the base.
A smart measuring and dispensing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a grinder housed within the base;
- a motor connected to the grinder;
- a power source connected to the motor;
- a foodstuff container coupled to the base;
- an assembly cover coupled to the foodstuff container and enclosing the motor and the power source;
- wherein the assembly cover and the base are structurally shaped to fit within a human hand;
- a counting module connected to the motor and the power source;
- an actuator connected to the counting module;
- a gate connected to the actuator;
- and
- a receptacle connected to the base,
- wherein the counting module comprises
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
- turn the pump on or off;
- determine the amount of material to be dispensed from a bottom of the base;
- and
- activate the actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.