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US 12,262,853 B2Granted
Product identification system
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsFrederick J. Williams, Jr., Babak R. Ghazi
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Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatus for determining or identifying the type of product in a dispenser based at least in part on the length of rolled product dispensed and/or the radial measurement.
Claims5
A method of determining a type of a rolled product comprising:
- determining, from a first dispensing event indicated by motor actuation, to a start of a next consecutive dispensing event indicated by a next consecutive motor actuation, a length of the rolled product dispensed;
- determining, from the first dispensing event to the start of the next consecutive dispensing event, a change in diameter of the rolled product;
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- determining the rolled product is authorized or unauthorized type based at least in part on the length and the change in diameter, and preventing further dispensing of the rolled product in response to the determination the rolled product is unauthorized.
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