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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2012
Saleh A. Saleh, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Gene Sipinski, Elgin, IL (US);
Craig J. Witcraft, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Saleh A. Saleh, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Gene Sipinski, Elgin, IL (US);
Craig J. Witcraft, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
An energy efficient dispenser for dispensing product from a container includes at least one indicator for displaying a first indication sequence when the dispenser is in a dispense mode operational state and a second indication sequence when the dispenser in a lockout mode operational state. Each indication sequence includes one or more activations of the at least one indicator, which utilize no more than 0.0625 mAh of energy to provide an indication to a user of the operational state of the dispenser.