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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Cleary E. Mahaffey, Canton, GA (US);
Stephen Becker, Cumming, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 5/12 (2006.01); G01H 17/00 (2006.01); A47K 10/32 (2006.01); G01F 1/66 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 5/1217 (2013.01); A47K 5/12 (2013.01); A47K 10/32 (2013.01); G01F 1/66 (2013.01); G01H 17/00 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3226 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatus for determining product use by acoustically sensing actuations of product dispensers to determine how much product remains, and, optionally, alert a provider when low product states exist.