Patents by Inventor Nadezda CHAKROVA

Nadezda CHAKROVA 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
  • 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