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Automatic paper product dispenser with data collection and method

  • US 9,963,314 B2
  • Filed: 03/20/2017
  • Issued: 05/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sheet product dispenser, comprising:

  • a loading station for loading a roll of sheet material;

    a sheet feeding mechanism configured to feed sheet material from the roll;

    a separation mechanism for separating one or more discrete sheet products from the roll of sheet material;

    a presentation station for presenting the one or more discrete sheet products to an end user;

    a sheet product conveying mechanism configured to convey the one or more discrete sheet products to the presentation station;

    a sensor downstream of the sheet feeding mechanism and upstream of the sheet product conveying mechanism, the sensor being configured to detect a presence of the sheet material; and

    a controller configured to facilitate dispensing of the one or more discrete sheet products to the presentation station in response to a signal, the controller also being configured to receive and store data comprising data associated with the sensor.

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