ELECTRONIC FLUID DISPENSING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a funnel comprising a receiving mouth open to atmosphere, a sidewall that defines a frustum, and an apex that comprises an end portion, wherein the frustum tapers from the receiving mouth towards the apex;
a tube fluidly coupled to the end portion, the tube configured to receive a fluid from the funnel, the combined volume of the funnel and the tube being no greater than 64 fluid ounces; and
a device coupled to the tube, the device configured to determine a parameter of a fluid that flows through the funnel and tube.
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Abstract
An electronic fluid dispensing apparatus and related method. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are apparatuses comprising a funnel comprising a receiving mouth open to atmosphere, a sidewall that defines a frustum, and an apex that comprises an end portion (the frustum tapers from the receiving mouth towards the apex), a tube fluidly coupled to the end portion (the tube configured to receive a fluid from the funnel, the combined volume of the funnel and the tube being no greater than 64 fluid ounces), and a device coupled to the tube (the device configured to determine a parameter of a fluid that flows through the funnel and tube).
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a funnel comprising a receiving mouth open to atmosphere, a sidewall that defines a frustum, and an apex that comprises an end portion, wherein the frustum tapers from the receiving mouth towards the apex; a tube fluidly coupled to the end portion, the tube configured to receive a fluid from the funnel, the combined volume of the funnel and the tube being no greater than 64 fluid ounces; and a device coupled to the tube, the device configured to determine a parameter of a fluid that flows through the funnel and tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A fluidic measurement device comprising:
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a microcontroller; and a device electrically coupled to the microcontroller and configured to be in operational relationship to a fluid; the fluidic measurement device configured to determine a parameter of a fluid that flows through a segment of a tube, an outside diameter of the segment of the tube being no greater than 1.5 inches; the segment of the tube configured to receive the fluid via a first end; and the segment of the tube configured to discharge the fluid via a second end directly into a user'"'"'s mouth, the second end held entirely inside the user'"'"'s mouth. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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detecting that a user starts to perform a bong by a first device coupled to a flow of a fluid; generating data related to the flow of the fluid; and detecting an end of the performed bong by the first device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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a funnel comprising a receiving mouth open to atmosphere, a sidewall that defines a frustum, and an apex that comprises an end portion, wherein the frustum tapers from the receiving mouth towards the apex; a tube comprising a first end fluidly coupled to the end portion and a second end, an outside diameter of the tube being no greater than 1.5 inches, the tube configured to receive a fluid from the funnel by the first end and the tube configured to discharge the fluid by the second end directly into a user'"'"'s mouth, the second end held entirely inside the user'"'"'s mouth; and a device coupled to the tube, the device comprises; a microcontroller; a display electrically coupled to the microcontroller; and a sensor electrically coupled to the microcontroller, the sensor configured to be in operational relationship to the fluid; the device configured to detect that the user starts to perform a bong by a flow of the fluid through the funnel and the tube; the device configured to generate data related to the flow of the fluid; and the device configured to detect an end of the performed bong by the flow of the fluid through the funnel and the tube.
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