Dispensing systems with wave sensors
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1. A dispensing system, comprising:
- a conduit including a valve stem of an aerosol container and a volumetric capacity between an internal discharge orifice for receipt of a flow of pressurized fluid from the valve stem and an external discharge orifice;
a volume of pressurized fluid; and
a sensor,wherein the fluid has a volumetric flow rate of about 0.05 ml/ms to about 15 ml/ms when released into the volumetric capacity from the internal discharge orifice,wherein the sensor detects a sound at the external discharge orifice,wherein the sensor detects a level of the sound that corresponds to different flow rates, andwherein a ratio of a threshold level of sound to the detected level of sound during an actuation state is less than one at a first stage and substantially unity at a second stage.
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Abstract
A dispensing system includes a conduit having a volumetric capacity between an internal discharge orifice for receipt of a flow of pressurized fluid from a valving assembly and an external discharge orifice. The dispensing system further includes a volume of pressurized fluid and a sensor. The fluid has a volumetric flow rate of about 0.05 ml/ms to about 15 ml/ms when released into the conduit from the internal discharge orifice. The sensor detects a sound at the external discharge orifice.
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1. A dispensing system, comprising:
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a conduit including a valve stem of an aerosol container and a volumetric capacity between an internal discharge orifice for receipt of a flow of pressurized fluid from the valve stem and an external discharge orifice; a volume of pressurized fluid; and a sensor, wherein the fluid has a volumetric flow rate of about 0.05 ml/ms to about 15 ml/ms when released into the volumetric capacity from the internal discharge orifice, wherein the sensor detects a sound at the external discharge orifice, wherein the sensor detects a level of the sound that corresponds to different flow rates, and wherein a ratio of a threshold level of sound to the detected level of sound during an actuation state is less than one at a first stage and substantially unity at a second stage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A dispensing system comprising:
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a conduit including a valve stem of an aerosol container and a volumetric capacity between an internal discharge orifice for receipt of a flow of pressurized fluid from the valve stem and an external discharge orifice; a volume of pressurized fluid; and a sensor, wherein the fluid has a volumetric flow rate of about 0.05 ml/ms to about 15 ml/ms when released into the volumetric capacity from the internal discharge orifice, wherein the sensor detects a sound at the external discharge orifice, wherein the sensor detects a frequency characteristic of the sound that is generated by at least one of a shape of the conduit and a product formulation, and wherein a controller initiates or prohibits at least one of an initial or subsequent actuation of the dispensing system based on the detected frequency characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A dispensing system, comprising:
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a conduit including a valve stem of an aerosol container and a volumetric capacity between an internal discharge orifice for receipt of a flow of pressurized fluid from the valve stem and an external discharge orifice; a volume of pressurized fluid; and a sensor, wherein the fluid has a volumetric flow rate of about 0.05 ml/ms to about 15 ml/ms when released into the volumetric capacity from the internal discharge orifice, wherein the sensor detects a sound at the external discharge orifice, and wherein a ratio of the level of volumetric flow rate during an actuation state to a threshold level of volumetric flow rate is less than one at a first status and substantially unity at a second status.
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8. A dispensing system, comprising:
a sensor for detecting a sound emitted from a reservoir of fluid having a conduit; and
a controller having a plurality of preprogrammed operational parameters associated with a plurality of preprogrammed frequency characteristics, wherein the controller compares a frequency characteristic of the sound to the plurality of preprogrammed frequency characteristics, and wherein the sensor further detects a sound from an environment to activate the dispensing system.- View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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