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US 12,703,528 B2Granted
Refilling station for dispenser can with transponder reader and dispenser can transponder
AssigneeWüRth International AG
InventorsMichael Scheuber, Herbert Reuther
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Abstract
A refilling station comprises a receiving device for receiving a dispenser can to be refilled with an active ingredient, a transponder reader for selectively reading dispenser can-related data of a dispenser can transponder attached to the dispenser can when the dispenser can is attached to the receiving device, and a control device for controlling refilling of the dispenser can with the active ingredient based on the read dispenser can data, when the dispenser can is attached to the receiving device.
Claims8
Refilling arrangement, comprising:
- a refilling station comprising a receiving device for receiving a dispenser can to be refilled with an active ingredient;
- a transponder reader for selectively reading dispenser can-related data from a dispenser can transponder attached to the dispenser can when the dispenser can is attached to the receiving device;
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- a control device for controlling the refilling of the dispenser can with the active ingredient based on the read dispenser can-related data;
- wherein the transponder reader has an enclosure that protects against electrostatic discharge at the refilling station even in the presence of a flammable agent;
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- a dispenser can attachable or mounted to the receiving device and having a dispenser can transponder storing dispenser can-related data selectively readable by the transponder reader when the dispenser can is attached to the receiving device, wherein the dispenser can transponder is configured as a ring transponder and positioned in a region of a bottom of the dispenser can around a refill valve of the dispenser can.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.