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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
May. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Gpcp Ip Holdings Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Harold Goeking, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Robert W. Cornell, Rothschild, WI (US);
Panagiotis Zosimadis, Brampton, CA;
Noah McNeely, Suwanee, GA (US);
Assignee:
GPCP IP Holdings LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 10/36 (2006.01); A47K 10/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 10/36 (2013.01); A47K 10/26 (2013.01); A47K 10/3612 (2013.01); A47K 10/3625 (2013.01); A47K 10/3687 (2013.01); Y10T 83/896 (2015.04);
Abstract
A sheet product dispenser is provided. The sheet product dispenser includes a roll of sheet product, a dispensing arrangement, and a method of sensing the separation of a dispensed sheet product. A sensor is provided for detecting the movement of a movable member, such as a tear bar or paper guide. The sensor generates a signal in response to the movement of the movable member. A controller de-energizes a roller in said dispensing arrangement in response to said signal.