Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100176237 | PAPER ROLL DISPENSER WITH SENSOR ATTACHED TO MANUAL ACTUATOR - A hybrid towel dispenser is provided that is operable in an automatic dispensing mode and a manual dispensing mode. The dispenser comprises a rotatable drum; a motor; a one-way bearing coupling the motor to the drum such that the motor rotates the drum in the automatic dispensing mode and a user can rotate the drum in the manual dispensing mode separately from the motor. The sensor controlling the motor has a sensing path through the user engagement surface of the manual advance assembly. The dispenser can additionally have a manual advance assembly with a lever rotationally coupled to the cutting drum and operable by the user to rotate the drum in the manual dispensing mode. | 07-15-2010 |
20100243696 | ELECTRONIC ROLL TOWEL DISPENSER - This disclosure relates to a dispenser which in one form is a motorized electric dispenser, designed to be a low-cost device having a reduced footprint. The dispenser electromechanically dispenses a pre-determined length sheet of material to the user, without the requirement of a touchless sensor, or the user needing to directly touch any part of the dispenser while the hygienic portion is functioning properly. In the event that the hygienic portion is not functioning properly, a manual advance assembly may also be utilized. One objective of the device in one form is to provide a variably determined sheet of material to the user in accordance with industry standards, without the use of the standard “touchless” sensors. In another form, the entire roll of material remains sanitary and enclosed within the dispenser until it is dispensed. In one form, there is no “tail” projecting from the dispenser that may be a source of cross-contamination. | 09-30-2010 |
20110215188 | Paper towel dispensing systems - Paper towel dispenser apparatus and method wherein one or more targets are connected to a rotatable toweling support roller. A sensor senses capacitance changes caused by the rotating roller and the one or more targets and sends signals to a controller to control rotation of the roller. | 09-08-2011 |
20110215820 | Delta detection method for detecting capacitance changes - A delta detection method for detecting capacitance changes caused by relative movement between a physical object and a capacitance sensor. | 09-08-2011 |
20130026019 | Handle operated switch for paper towel dispenser - Control apparatus for controlling operation of a paper towel dispenser includes control switches and a handle having two relatively movable handle portions rotating when a paper toweling support drum rotates. One of the handle portions has projections which engage the switches when the handle rotates. | 01-31-2013 |
20140021887 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CURRENT DRAIN AND CURRENT SPIKE IMPACT ON BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRONIC DISPENSERS - Apparatus and method for reducing current drain and current spike impact on a dispenser electric motor by employing a series of supercapacitors in a power supply current to provide at least a portion of the energy requirement of the dispenser electric motor upon initial energization. | 01-23-2014 |