Patent ID: 11930970
Assignee: GOJO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A method of dispensing soap or sanitizer comprising:
providing a dispenser having a container for holding soap or sanitizer, a motor, a pump driven by the motor, a power source, an object sensor, a processor and an encoder;
detecting the presence of an object by the object sensor;
applying power to the motor to cause rotation of the pump;
receiving a plurality of signals from the encoder that are indicative of the position of the motor;
wherein when the pump is driven by the motor,
wherein the fluid is pumped out of the dispenser;
determining a number of revolutions of the pump;
deenergizing the motor after a set number of revolutions of the pump, wherein the set number of revolutions is greater than about 5.