US Patent Issued to Retail Space Solutions on July 14 for "Bulk dispenser actuation detection" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,657, issued on July 14, was assigned to Retail Space Solutions LLC (Milwaukee).

"Bulk dispenser actuation detection" was invented by Christopher Lyons (Western Springs, Ill.) and Craig Pavlich (Glen Ellyn, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gravity-feed dispenser is connected to a hopper configured to hold a bulk material for dispense. The gravity-feed dispenser includes a spout and a valve separating the hopper from the spout. An actuator assembly is connected to the valve and includes a detectable element. The actuator assembly is operable to move the valve between open and closed conditions to selectively permit bulk material t...