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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Jonathan D. Boulos, Appleton, WI (US);
Galdric Marcotte, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Vannarak Demonteiro, Suwanee, GA (US);
Shawn J. Sullivan, Neenah, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A key can be configured for interfacing with a dispenser in a commercial facility, the key can include a body and key hardware configured to unlock the dispenser. A beacon device can be incorporated into the body and configured to transmit beacon data including an identity of the beacon device. The key can be used for maintenance of commercial facilities by maintenance personnel, wherein the commercial facilities include consumable product dispensers that require periodic refill. Maintenance can include interfacing a receiver device incorporated in a product dispenser with a beacon device incorporated into a key configured to unlock the product dispenser, interfacing the receiver device with a server system to transmit the identity of the beacon device to the server system, and identifying, by the server system, an identity of a maintenance personnel that unlocks the product dispenser based at least in part on the identity of the beacon device.