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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Luke P. Thompson, Woodbury, MN (US);
James L. Copeland, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Ronald B. Howes, Jr., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06M 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06M 3/08 ;
Abstract
A device which measures individual employee usage of a liquid product or hand soap dispenser as part of an overall hygiene compliance program. The dispenser consists of a self-contained keypad/display module which is attached to a standard hand soap dispenser. An employee enters a unique personal ID code and then activates the dispenser. The dispenser counts all inputs to the dispenser in order to generate meaningful data for management. Alternatively, the dispenser may only track and report total usage and not account for individual employee usage.