Patents by Inventor Elif Affan

Elif Affan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dispensing system with liquid level sensing and level-based actions
    Patent number: 11897754
    Abstract: A dispensing system includes a container, a holder, and a signal processing module. The container includes a body configured to store a liquid and a conductive strip coupled to an outer surface of the body. The holder is configured to receive the container. The holder includes an electrical contact configured to contact the conductive strip when the container is received in the holder. The signal processing module is in electrical communication with the electrical contact. The signal processing module is configured to receive signals from the electrical contact to determine a level of liquid within the container body based on the signals when the container is received in the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Elif Affan, Dirck Seynaeve, Nadezda Chakrova, Karel Pauwels, Edward Gilchrest, Andrew Bell Krystinik, Elana Rae Abrams, Alexander Borgestedt, Stanley Maurice Katz, Michael Cong Tao, Mark Craig Brannan
  • Commodity dispenser system with inventory monitor and use-based replenishment features
    Patent number: 11641984
    Abstract: A commodity dispenser system includes a terminal dispenser device with a container configured to contain a commodity. The terminal dispenser device includes a user-controlled dispenser for selectively dispensing the commodity from the container. The terminal dispenser device includes a sensor and a communication device, and the sensor is configured to detect an inventory condition of the commodity within the container. The system further includes a server configured to communicate with the communication device of the terminal dispenser device, receive a communication corresponding to the inventory condition detected, and initiate an order for a replenishing shipment of the commodity to the dispenser device based, at least partly, on the communication corresponding to the inventory condition detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Elif Affan, Glenn William Kaye, Nicholas Robert Bull, Daniel Peter Sterling, Mark A. Granja
  • DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH LIQUID LEVEL SENSING AND LEVEL-BASED ACTIONS
    Publication number: 20220306446
    Abstract: A dispensing system includes a container, a holder, and a signal processing module. The container includes a body configured to store a liquid and a conductive strip coupled to an outer surface of the body. The holder is configured to receive the container. The holder includes an electrical contact configured to contact the conductive strip when the container is received in the holder. The signal processing module is in electrical communication with the electrical contact. The signal processing module is configured to receive signals from the electrical contact to determine a level of liquid within the container body based on the signals when the container is received in the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Elif AFFAN, Dirck SEYNAEVE, Nadezda CHAKROVA, Karel PAUWELS, Edward GILCHREST, Andrew Bell KRYSTINIK, Elana Rae ABRAMS, Alexander BORGESTEDT, Stanley Maurice KATZ, Michael Cong Tao, Mark Craig Brannan
  • Commodity Dispenser System With Inventory Monitor And Use-Based Replenishment Features
    Publication number: 20220007898
    Abstract: A commodity dispenser system includes a terminal dispenser device with a container configured to contain a commodity. The terminal dispenser device includes a user-controlled dispenser for selectively dispensing the commodity from the container. The terminal dispenser device includes a sensor and a communication device, and the sensor is configured to detect an inventory condition of the commodity within the container. The system further includes a server configured to communicate with the communication device of the terminal dispenser device, receive a communication corresponding to the inventory condition detected, and initiate an order for a replenishing shipment of the commodity to the dispenser device based, at least partly, on the communication corresponding to the inventory condition detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Elif Affan, Glenn William Kaye, Nicholas Robert Bull, Daniel Peter Sterling, Mark A. Granja