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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
6d Bytes Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vipin Jain, Saratoga, CA (US);
Venkateswaran Ayalur, Cupertino, CA (US);
Vijayasimha Doddabalapur, Foster City, CA (US);
6D Bytes, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a granule dispenser comprising a container for holding granulated components, a cap coupled to a bottom of said container, and a stopper. The stopper may be spring loaded against the ridge of said cap. An interface between the stopper and the cap comprises a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of sawtooth forms, wherein the protrusions mate to a base portion between the sawtooth forms in a first position to form a seal between the cap and the stopper, and wherein, when the stopper is rotated, the protrusions engage a sloped portion of the sawtooth forms to create a plurality of openings between the cap and the stopper.