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Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2020
Applicant:

Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag, Gothenburg, SE;

Inventors:

Dan Wanninger, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Erol Searfoss, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Peter Bergman, Gothenburg, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); A47K 5/12 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); A47K 5/1202 (2013.01); A47K 5/1217 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a dispenser system comprising a dispenser and a replaceable liquid container, wherein said liquid container has a unique identity and is provided with a transponder unit with stored identification data representing said identity; wherein a transponder reader unit for cooperating with said transponder unit is located within the dispenser and wherein the transponder reader unit is configured for communicating with an external computer unit; and wherein the dispenser system is configured for detecting the usage of said liquid container so as to indicate whether said liquid container needs to be replaced. Furthermore, the dispenser system comprises an insert module which is removably arranged in said dispenser and which is configured for accommodating a liquid container.


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