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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11807978 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 21, 2022

Apparatus, system, and method of providing a liquid level monitor

Applicant:

Nypro Inc., Clinton, MA (US);

Inventors:

Amanda Williams, St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Julio Danel Oropeza, St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Yu-Chang Lee, St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Ying Hao Lee, St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Martin Johnson, St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Marc Theeuwes, St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Stefan Vaes, St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Toon Diels, St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Assignee:

Nypro Inc., Clinton, MA (US);

Attorney:

Riverside Law LLP

Primary Examiner:

Paul R Durand

Assistant Examiner:

Michael J Melaragno

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/02 (2006.01); G01F 23/00 (2022.01); A47L 15/44 (2006.01); B67D 3/00 (2006.01); B65D 83/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/80 (2022.01); D06F 105/60 (2020.01); D06F 33/37 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/022 (2013.01); A47L 15/449 (2013.01); A47L 15/4418 (2013.01); A47L 15/4463 (2013.01); B60K 15/00 (2013.01); B65D 83/00 (2013.01); B67D 3/0077 (2013.01); B67D 3/0093 (2013.01); G01F 23/0007 (2013.01); G01F 23/804 (2022.01); D06F 33/37 (2020.02); D06F 2105/60 (2020.02); G01F 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The embodiments are and include an apparatus, system and method for a liquid level monitoring dispenser for association with a liquid filled consumable. The apparatus, system and method may include: a receiver for receiving the consumable upon inversion thereof; at least one electrical contact within the receiver for communicative association with conductive strips on the consumable; a sensing module communicative with the at least one electrical contact and having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the conductive strips and received at the electrical contact to an indication of the liquid level; a communications module for communicating the liquid level to at least a user display and over at least one network; a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module; and at least one dispensing output in fluid communication with the consumable and capable of dispensing the liquid from the consumable to modify the liquid level.

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