Henkel Ag & Company, Kgaa

Alexander Borgestedt

Andrew Bell Krystinik

George Wells

Edward Gilchrest

Elif Affan

Elana Rae Abrams

Stanley Maurice Katz

Mark Craig Brannan

Dirck Seynaeve

Michael Cong Tao

Nadezda Chakrova

Karel Pauwels

A dispensing system includes a container, a holder, and a signal processing module. The container includes a body configured to store a liquid and a conductive strip coupled to an outer surface of the body. The holder is configured to receive the container. The holder includes an electrical contact configured to contact the conductive strip when the container is received in the holder. The signal processing module is in electrical communication with the electrical contact. The signal processing module is configured to receive signals from the electrical contact to determine a level of liquid within the container body based on the signals when the container is received in the holder.

Dispensing system with liquid level sensing and level-based actions

A dispensing system including a container and a dispenser. In some embodiments, the container includes a container body, a dispensing opening, and a seal over the dispensing opening. In some embodiments, the dispenser includes a base, a drawer, a piercing tube, and a dispensing tap. In some embodiments, the base is configured to receive the container. In some embodiments, the drawer is moveable relative to the base between a first position and a second position. In some embodiments, the piercing tube is coupled to and moveable with the drawer. In some embodiments, the dispensing tap is in fluid communication with the piercing tube. In some embodiments, the piercing tube is configured to pierce the seal of container when the container is received in the base and the drawer is moved from the first position to the second position.

Dispensing system for dispensing a liquid from a replacement container

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Shelton, CT, United States of America

Alexander Borgestedt