Dispensing – Processes of dispensing
Patent
1995-10-25
1997-12-09
Huson, Gregory L.
Dispensing
Processes of dispensing
222 39, 222 52, 222333, B67B 700
Patent
active
056950918
ABSTRACT:
A unit suitable for wall mounting contains a supply of disinfectant and a proximity detector that senses an individual's approach. When an approaching individual is detected, the unit issues a visual and/or audible reminder to disinfect. A second proximity detector senses the presence of an individual's hands beneath a disinfectant ejection outlet, and the unit thereupon dispenses a predetermined amount of disinfectant. The invention may display compliance information including a compliance rate based on the ratio of alarms to actual dispensations of disinfectant, and may store historical compliance information for subsequent analysis.
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Samson Robert
Winings Thomas R.
Huson Gregory L.
The Path-X Corporation
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