Patent ID: 11926454
Assignee: KRAFFT INDUSTRIES LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 8:
9. A smart container, comprising:
a body portion;
a lid portion removably attached to the body portion, wherein the lid portion comprises a valve assembly configurable in an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein contents of the smart container are able to flow out of the smart container when the valve assembly is in the open configuration, and wherein the contents of the smart container are unable to flow out of the smart container when the valve assembly is in the closed configuration;
an actuator configured to move the valve assembly between the open configuration and the closed configuration;
a sensor configured to detect a condition, wherein the sensor comprises a touch-sensitive interface configured to receive a user input, and wherein the detected condition comprises the user input;
an arrangement of overlapping capacitive sensors forming at least two rings on the lid; and
a control system in communication with the sensor and the actuator, wherein the control system is configured to:
receive a first signal from the sensor indicative of the detected condition;
receive a second signal from the capacitive sensors indicative of a user contact; and
send a third signal to the actuator to motivate the valve assembly into the open configuration when the detected condition corresponds to a unique code and the user contact corresponds to an intentional contact.