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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2018
Graco Minnesota Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bradley G. Kahler, Otsego, MN (US);
Mark L. Bauck, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Joshua R. Holmstadt, St. Michael, MN (US);
Glenn E. Highland, East Bethel, MN (US);
Benjamin J. Paar, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Chad G. Igo, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Graco Minnesota Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A fluid management system includes an authentication device and a fluid dispensing meter, and the fluid dispensing meter includes a processor and a memory. The authentication device is configured to provide data to the processor. The processor is configured to recall information from the memory, to compare the information to the data received from the authenticator, and to control a trigger control mechanism between the activated state and the deactivated state based on the comparison.