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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 18, 2012
Applicants:

Tai P. Luc, Oak Creek, WI (US);

Kenneth W. Michaels, Spring Grove, IL (US);

Megan L. Polzin, Sturtevant, WI (US);

Bhavesh Shah, Kenosha, WI (US);

Inventors:

Tai P. Luc, Oak Creek, WI (US);

Kenneth W. Michaels, Spring Grove, IL (US);

Megan L. Polzin, Sturtevant, WI (US);

Bhavesh Shah, Kenosha, WI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 7/00 (2006.01); G05D 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 7/14 (2010.01); G08B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A dispensing device includes first and second actuators that actuate first and second containers, respectively, to dispense volatile material therefrom and a sensor for detecting an environmental condition. In a first period the first and second actuators are inactive, in a second period the first actuator actuates the first container at a first frequency to dispense volatile material therefrom, and in a third period the second actuator actuates the second container at a second frequency to dispense volatile material therefrom. If the sensor has detected the environmental condition, the first and/or second actuators actuate the first and/or second containers, respectively, during a fourth period at a third frequency.


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