Global Patent Index - EP 2335537 A2

EP 2335537 A2 20110622 - Photochromic optically keyed dispenser

Title (en)

Photochromic optically keyed dispenser

Title (de)

Fotochrome optisch verschlüsselte Ausgabe

Title (fr)

Distributeur claveté optiquement photochromatique

Publication

EP 2335537 A2 20110622 (EN)

Application

EP 10194434 A 20101210

Priority

CA 2688734 A 20091216

Abstract (en)

A removable and replaceable keying component which is required for operation of a mechanism and which component includes a waveguide having a photochromic portion. A method of controlling operation of a mechanism, preferably a dispenser (10), having a removable component (12) comprising the steps of measuring electromagnetic radiation passing through a waveguide carrying at least in part on the removable component (12) and permitting operation of the mechanism only when the measured electromagnetic radiation corresponds with one or more pre-selected parameters. Preferably, the method involves directing emitted electromagnetic radiation with pre-selected input parameters selected from a plurality of input parameters.

IPC 8 full level

A47K 5/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47K 5/1217 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2335537 A2 20110622; EP 2335537 A3 20171101; EP 2335537 B1 20220202; CA 2688734 A1 20110616; CA 2688734 C 20170620; JP 2011157808 A 20110818; JP 2016145082 A 20160812; JP 5881944 B2 20160309; JP 6461835 B2 20190130

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10194434 A 20101210; CA 2688734 A 20091216; JP 2010276813 A 20101213; JP 2016019067 A 20160203