An authentication reader and a dispenser comprising the authentication reader for authenticating a product having a taggant ink disposed on the product's surface.

The systems and processes described herein correspond to a device that is to be detachably coupled to a hydration system, such as a backpack-based hydration system. The device may receive fluid from a reservoir included within the hydration system via a reservoir hose coupled to the reservoir. The device may include a pump and one or more valves that control the extent to which the fluid flows in and out of the interior of the pump. The fluid may exit a mouthpiece of the device based at least partly in response to a user applying pressure to the exterior surface of the pump, such as by the user squeezing or otherwise compressing the pump. The user may consume or otherwise use the fluid without having to apply suction to the mouthpiece of the device.

A cleaning device is provided that includes a cleaning element, a cleaning head, a housing, an electric pump, a battery, a container of cleaning fluid, an activation button, and a spray nozzle. The cleaning element and the cleaning head have spray openings that are in registration with one another. The container forms a fluid and air tight connection with the pump. The activation button places the pump and the battery in electrical communication. The spray nozzle forms a fluid tight and air tight connection with the pump so that the pump is configured to spray fluid from the container through the first and second spray openings onto a surface to be cleaned. The cleaning head, the cleaning element, and the spray nozzle define a cavity that traps spray from the spray nozzle between the cleaning device and the surface to be cleaned.

An authentication reader and a dispenser comprising the authentication reader for authenticating a product having a taggant ink disposed on the product's surface.

An antibacterial dispensing bracelet includes a frame having a receptacle receiving a removable cartridge defining an interior reservoir for containing a quantity of antibacterial fluid. A finger-activated pump assembly is mounted to the frame proximate to the receptacle and engages an extraction port in the cartridge for extracting antibacterial fluid. The pump assembly further defines a nozzle port for dispensing the antibacterial fluid therethrough by activation of a piston of the pump assembly being mounted in a housing of the pump assembly and movable between raised and depressed positions. The pump assembly also includes a spring biasing the piston to the raised position and a conduit extending in the cartridge to the extraction port thereof. The conduit, housing, and piston define a fluid pathway between the cartridge and nozzle port. A wristband extends from each side of the frame for securing about an arm of a user.

An authentication reader and a dispenser comprising the authentication reader for authenticating a product having a taggant ink disposed on the product's surface.

A method and apparatus for depositing a fluid over an interface. A nozzle may comprise a body having a first end and a second end, an input located at the first end of the body, an output located at the second end of the body, and a plurality of channels located within the body. The input may be configured to receive a fluid. The plurality of channels may have a configuration that causes the fluid received through the input to flow through the plurality of channels and exit the output to form a deposition having a desired shape over an interface.

A dispenser for dispensing a product, the dispenser comprising a base unit (2) into which a refill (1) containing the product is removably insertable in a fixed position. The refill has a taggant ink (12) on part of its external surface. The base has a light source (13) to illuminate the ink. The light source has a first wavelength and the taggant ink is arranged to cause the ink to emit light at a second different wavelength. A sensor (14) receives light emitted by the taggant ink upon illumination by the light source. A control circuit receives signal indicative of the wavelength of the detected light from the sensor, compares it with stored data, and prevents operation of a dispensing mechanism unless the refill is authentic.

The invention relates to an applicator for applying a photocurable composite material over a large surface of a component, having a reservoir for the composite material and at least one lamp for curing the photocurable composite material, and according to the inventionthe reservoir comprises at least one discharge region for the photocurable material, through which the photocurable material can be supplied to an applicator elements;the applicator element is opaque to the light emitted by the lamp;the photocurable material can be applied to the surface or spread on the surface of the component by contact of the applicator element with the surface. The invention further relates to an applicator element for an applicator, having at least one lamp and designed like a nozzle, the applicator element applying the photocurable material to the surface and/or spreading the photocurable material on the surface of the component by contact with the surface.

A dispenser for dispensing a product, the dispenser comprising a base unit (2) into which a refill (1) containing the product is removably insertable in a fixed position. The refill has a taggant ink (12) on part of its external surface. The base has a light source (13) to illuminate the ink. The light source has a first wavelength and the ink is arranged to cause the ink to emit light at a second different wavelength. A sensor (14) receives light emitted by the ink upon illumination by the light source. A control circuit receives signal indicative of the wavelength of the detected light from the sensor, compares it with stored data, and prevents operation of a dispensing mechanism unless the refill is authentic.