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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Charles H. Goerg, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Joseph Mitchell, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Dixon NG, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ronald R. Padak, Suwanee, GA (US);
Cheryl L. York, Canton, GA (US);
Charles H. Goerg, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Joseph Mitchell, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Dixon Ng, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ronald R. Padak, Suwanee, GA (US);
Cheryl L. York, Canton, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for the dispensing of product is provided. The apparatus includes a dispenser that is configured for dispensing product and a sensor in communication with an electrical circuit carried by the dispenser. The sensor is configured for detecting identification information about the product when the electrical circuit is completed by the product. Additional exemplary embodiments are also provided in which the sensor operates through optical detection, smell, physical contact with the product, or vibration instead of or in addition to the completion of an electrical circuit.