Dispensing device

Among other things, a dispensing device and/or a refill container are provided. The dispensing device may comprise a dispenser component configured to dispense a refill material. A sensor component may be configured to identify an optical property (e.g., whether an optical brightener is present in t...

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Main Authors McNulty, John J, Proper, Scott Theodore
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.02.2021
Subjects
APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
ATOMISING APPARATUS
COFFEE MILLS
DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES
FURNITURE
HUMAN NECESSITIES
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
NOZZLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
SPICE MILLS
SPRAYING APPARATUS
SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL
SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
TESTING
TOILET ACCESSORIES
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Among other things, a dispensing device and/or a refill container are provided. The dispensing device may comprise a dispenser component configured to dispense a refill material. A sensor component may be configured to identify an optical property (e.g., whether an optical brightener is present in the refill material) of the refill material. The dispensing device may evaluate the optical property against an optical profile to determine whether the refill material is a valid refill material (e.g., comprises the optical brightener) or an invalid refill material (e.g., does not comprise the optical brightener). Operation of the dispensing device may be enabled based upon the refill material being the valid refill material. If the refill material comprises the invalid refill material, then operation of the dispensing device may be disabled and/or a flush option (e.g., evacuating the invalid refill material from the dispensing device) may be activated.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201916511521