Patent ID: 9618942
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B67D,G05D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a control unit configured to control dispensing of one or more materials from one or more of a plurality of containers to be used in an application; and a cabinet configured to receive one of a plurality of containers in each of a plurality of locations within the cabinet, wherein: each container of the plurality of containers is configured to hold a material and comprises a cap and an information storage device stored in or on the cap, the information storage device storing information regarding the material stored within the container, wherein the cap comprises a rupturable membrane sealing the material within the container until the information read from the information storage device indicates that the material stored in the container is suitable for the application; and each of the plurality of locations is designated to receive one of the plurality of containers that holds a particular material for use in the application, wherein each location of the plurality of locations further includes: a connector configured to receive the material stored in the container received at the location, wherein the connector comprises a probe which penetrates the rupturable membrane of the cap when the information read from the information storage device indicates that the material stored in the container is suitable for the application; and a communication assembly configured to read the information about the material stored in the container received at the location and to communicate the information to the control unit, wherein the control unit only permits transfer of the material stored in any of the plurality of containers when the information read from the information storage device indicates that the material stored in the container is suitable for the application.