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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.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey T. Maddox, Hudson, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 5/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 5/06 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing a measured quantity of fluid includes a touchless object sensor and a container carrying a supply of fluid. A dispense mechanism is coupled to the container to control an amount of fluid to be dispensed. A pump actuator mechanism is connected to the object sensor such that detection of an object by the object sensor cycles the pump actuator mechanism to engage the dispense mechanism which, in turn, dispenses a measured quantity of fluid. A series of lights are sequentially illuminated to instruct a user where to place the object to activate the touchless sensor and the pump actuator mechanism.