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US 7,247,140 B2Granted
Dispenser with sensor
AssigneeGotohti.com Inc.
InventorHeiner Ophardt
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Abstract
A product dispenser incorporating radiation sensor preferably for ultra violet radiation and preferably with an alarm or notification mechanism which provides indications of ultra violet radiation levels and which may activate the alarm and notification mechanism and/or the product dispenser having regard to ultra violet radiation levels sensed.
Claims19
In combination:
- (i) a radiation sensing mechanism,
- (ii) an alarm mechanism, and
- (iii) a dispensing mechanism,
- the radiation sensing mechanism sensing radiation and providing an output signal representative of radiation impinging on the sensing mechanism,
- the alarm mechanism to disseminate either an audible or a visual alarm perceptive to a person in proximity of the dispensing mechanism,
- the dispensing mechanism to dispense product on demand by a user,
- wherein when radiation impinging as the radiation sensing mechanism is above a predetermined level, the output signal activating the alarm mechanism to disseminate the alarm.
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In combination:
- (i) a radiation sensing mechanism,
- (ii) an alarm mechanism, and
- (iii) a dispensing mechanism,
- the radiation sensing mechanism sensing radiation and providing output signals representative of radiation impinging on the sensing mechanism,
- the alarm mechanism to disseminate either an audible or a visual alarm perceptive to a person in proximity of the dispensing mechanism,
- the dispensing mechanism to dispense product on demand by a user, and
- a control mechanism to receive the output signals and control operation of the alarm mechanism having regard to the output signals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.