CA2377323A1 - System and method for collecting data on product consumption - Google Patents

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CA2377323A1
CA2377323A1 CA002377323A CA2377323A CA2377323A1 CA 2377323 A1 CA2377323 A1 CA 2377323A1 CA 002377323 A CA002377323 A CA 002377323A CA 2377323 A CA2377323 A CA 2377323A CA 2377323 A1 CA2377323 A1 CA 2377323A1
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Wesley J. Mcconnell
John R. Oyler
James A. Winder
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/42—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K2010/3226—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper collecting data of usage

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A system and method for collecting data on usage of towels or other folded web products. The system includes one or more product dispensers having a respective sensor arrangement associated therewith for determining product usage. For example, a plurality of piezoelectric transducers may be situated about the throat of a product dispenser to generate a detection signal as sheets are withdrawn by a user. Detection signals produced by the transducers are fed to signal condition circuitry, the output of which is fed to a local processor. Selected benchmark information is derived by the local processor, and is transmitted, such as by wireless techniques, to a central data collection unit. The central data collection unit includes a processor which compares the benchmark information against predetermined data to produce the desired usage information.
CA002377323A 1999-06-23 2000-06-21 System and method for collecting data on product consumption Expired - Fee Related CA2377323C (en)

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US09/338,691 US6411920B1 (en) 1999-06-23 1999-06-23 System and method for collecting data on product consumption
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PCT/US2000/040271 WO2000078197A1 (en) 1999-06-23 2000-06-21 System and method for collecting data on product consumption

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