EP2382450A4 - System and method for refilling consumer packaging - Google Patents

System and method for refilling consumer packaging

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Publication number
EP2382450A4
EP2382450A4 EP09835862.5A EP09835862A EP2382450A4 EP 2382450 A4 EP2382450 A4 EP 2382450A4 EP 09835862 A EP09835862 A EP 09835862A EP 2382450 A4 EP2382450 A4 EP 2382450A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
refilling
consumer packaging
consumer
packaging
refilling consumer
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Ceased
Application number
EP09835862.5A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2382450A1 (en
Inventor
Lawrence M Levenstein
Eric A Williams
Robert D Thibodeau
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
CH&I Technologies Inc
Original Assignee
CH&I Technologies Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by CH&I Technologies Inc filed Critical CH&I Technologies Inc
Publication of EP2382450A1 publication Critical patent/EP2382450A1/en
Publication of EP2382450A4 publication Critical patent/EP2382450A4/en
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F13/00—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs
    • G07F13/10—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with associated dispensing of containers, e.g. cups or other articles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
    • G07F7/0609—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by fluid containers, e.g. bottles, cups, gas containers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
    • G01F11/28—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement
    • G01F11/284—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement combined with electric level detecting means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/0007—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm for discrete indicating and measuring
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
    • G01F23/284—Electromagnetic waves
EP09835862.5A 2008-12-23 2009-12-23 System and method for refilling consumer packaging Ceased EP2382450A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US14017808P 2008-12-23 2008-12-23
US26110209P 2009-11-13 2009-11-13
PCT/US2009/069479 WO2010075557A1 (en) 2008-12-23 2009-12-23 System and method for refilling consumer packaging

Publications (2)

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EP2382450A1 EP2382450A1 (en) 2011-11-02
EP2382450A4 true EP2382450A4 (en) 2015-01-07

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EP09835862.5A Ceased EP2382450A4 (en) 2008-12-23 2009-12-23 System and method for refilling consumer packaging

Country Status (9)

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EP (1) EP2382450A4 (en)
JP (1) JP5642705B2 (en)
CN (1) CN102265122B (en)
AU (1) AU2009329875B2 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0923691A2 (en)
CA (1) CA2747828C (en)
CL (1) CL2011001549A1 (en)
MX (1) MX2011006707A (en)
WO (1) WO2010075557A1 (en)

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See also references of WO2010075557A1 *

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JP2012513352A (en) 2012-06-14
CN102265122A (en) 2011-11-30
CA2747828C (en) 2017-02-21
AU2009329875B2 (en) 2014-08-07
MX2011006707A (en) 2011-08-17
BRPI0923691A2 (en) 2017-07-11
JP5642705B2 (en) 2014-12-17
CN102265122B (en) 2012-12-26
WO2010075557A1 (en) 2010-07-01
CL2011001549A1 (en) 2012-03-02
AU2009329875A1 (en) 2011-07-14
CA2747828A1 (en) 2010-07-01
EP2382450A1 (en) 2011-11-02

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