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Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013

Filed:

Aug. 16, 2007
Applicants:

Thomas A. Helf, New Berlin, WI (US);

Edward L. Paas, Los Altos, CA (US);

Brent D. Madsen, Providence, UT (US);

Paul E. Furner, Racine, WI (US);

Inventors:

Thomas A. Helf, New Berlin, WI (US);

Edward L. Paas, Los Altos, CA (US);

Brent D. Madsen, Providence, UT (US);

Paul E. Furner, Racine, WI (US);

Assignee:

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A volatile material dispenser includes a housing adapted to be releasably mounted on a container having a tilt-activated valve stem. The housing includes a discharge orifice. A drive unit is disposed within the housing, wherein the drive unit is activated in response to a signal from at least a sensor, and wherein the drive unit is adapted to radially displace the tilt-activated valve stem in response to the signal.


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