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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:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2003
R. Bruce Yacko, Toledo, OH (US);
Edward L. Mueller, Toledo, OH (US);
John A. Wiegand, Sylvania, OH (US);
Jeffrey C. Gayer, Sylvania, OH (US);
Todd G. Schimmoeller, Ottawa, OH (US);
R. Bruce Yacko, Toledo, OH (US);
Edward L. Mueller, Toledo, OH (US);
John A. Wiegand, Sylvania, OH (US);
Jeffrey C. Gayer, Sylvania, OH (US);
Todd G. Schimmoeller, Ottawa, OH (US);
JAWS International, Ltd., Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
A container filling apparatus includes at least one source container that contains a substance and a reading mechanism capable of reading data from a data indicator on a receiving container wherein the data indicator identifies data about the receiving container. The apparatus also includes a controller that is connected to the reading mechanism. The controller is programmed to determine when a dispensing condition is satisfied. The apparatus also has a dispenser for discharging the substance into the receiving container in response to a signal from the controller. The dispensing condition can be a match between data from the data indicator and the data stored for access by the controller. The source container can also have a data indicator. The dispensing condition is then satisfied when the data from the source container data indicator matches the data from the receiving container data indicator.