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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Lockland Corley, Coquitlam, CA;
Andrew Jackman, Langley, CA;
Alex Trampolski, Richmond, CA;
Richard Ybo Lalau, North Vancouver, CA;
Damir Wallener, Duncan, CA;
Lockland Corley, Coquitlam, CA;
Andrew Jackman, Langley, CA;
Alex Trampolski, Richmond, CA;
Richard Ybo Lalau, North Vancouver, CA;
Damir Wallener, Duncan, CA;
DISPENSING DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL LTD., Surrey, CA;
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a dispenser which in one embodiment is a motorized electric dispenser that reliably detects a request for a portion of product and electromechanically dispenses a pre-determined length of product to the user, without the user needing to directly touch any part of the dispenser. The dispenser comprises a product path passing between an engagement opening and a capacitive sensor. A controller is operatively configured to identify a dispense request based upon a detection signal received from the capacitive sensor and activate a drive motor upon the identification of the dispense request. The dispense request is defined as an introduction of a user target within an introduction threshold distance from the capacitive sensor followed by a removal of the user target beyond a removal threshold distance away from the capacitive sensor.