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US 12,178,369 B2Granted
Fluid dispenser with thermometer
AssigneeOP-Hygiene IP GmbH
InventorHeiner Ophardt
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Abstract
A fluid dispenser having a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an external surface presented by a user's hand, and a pump mechanism that is configured to dispense fluid onto the user's hand when the pump mechanism is activated. It is determined whether the fluid has been dispensed onto the user's hand based, at least in part, on the temperature of the external surface presented by the user's hand.
Claims20
A fluid dispenser comprising:
- a drip tray;
- a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an external surface presented by the drip tray;
- a fluid outlet that is positioned above the drip tray;
- a pump mechanism that is configured to dispense fluid from the fluid outlet when the pump mechanism is activated;
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- a processor that determines, based at least in part on the temperature of the external surface presented by the drip tray, whether the fluid has been dispensed.
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