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US 5,884,808 AGranted
Material dispensing method and apparatus having display feature
AssigneeTechnical Concepts, LLC
InventorsKenneth J. Muderlak, Rocky Sheih
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing material from a container having a dispensing element includes a motor for repeatedly actuating the dispensing element to facilitate dispensing of the material from the container and a controller for activating the motor at predetermined time intervals. The controller may also control an LCD display to display the time remaining until the container is empty and optionally to display the battery life remaining.
Claims8
An apparatus for dispensing material from a container having a dispensing element, the apparatus comprising:
- a motor for repeatedly actuating the dispensing element to facilitate dispensing of the material from the container;
- at least one battery for providing electrical power to the motor;
- a controller which activates the motor at time intervals;
- and
- a liquid crystal display operatively coupled to the controller, the liquid crystal display configured to provide at least an indication of remaining time until the container is empty.
2 more elements
A method for dispensing material comprising the steps of:
- a) activating an electric motor to actuate a dispensing cycle to dispense a desired amount of the material;
- and
- b) displaying an indication of time remaining until the material being dispensed is exhausted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.