Fluid dosing substrate dispenser

Abstract

A fluid dosing substrate dispenser comprises a housing with a first fluid reservoir and/or a first fluid reservoir holder configured to removably receive the first fluid reservoir and a second fluid reservoir and/or a second fluid reservoir holder configured to removably receive the second fluid reservoir. The dispenser includes a substrate advancing mechanism configured to receive substrate from a substrate source and to advance a portion of the substrate through the housing and an application mechanism configured to apply fluid from at least one of the first fluid reservoir or the second fluid reservoir to one or more portions of the substrate. A computing system is configured to select at least one of amount of fluid for application, composition of fluid for application, or portion of the substrate the fluid is applied based on an input received by the computing system indicating the user of the substrate dispenser.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fluid dosing substrate dispenser comprising:
 a housing including a base portion, a first fluid reservoir and/or a first fluid reservoir holder configured to removably receive the first fluid reservoir, and a second fluid reservoir and/or a second fluid reservoir holder configured to removably receive the second fluid reservoir;   a substrate advancing mechanism configured to receive substrate from a substrate source and to advance a portion of the substrate through the housing;   an application mechanism configured to apply fluid from at least one of the first fluid reservoir or the second fluid reservoir to one or more portions of the substrate; and   a computing system configured to control the application mechanism to apply the fluid and to select at least one of amount of fluid for application, composition of fluid for application, or portion of the substrate the fluid is applied based on an input received by the computing system, wherein the computing system is further configured to control the substrate advancing mechanism to advance the portion of the substrate through the housing based on the input received indicating a user of the substrate dispenser.   
     
     
         2 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the computing system includes a first profile and a second profile, wherein the first profile includes a first predetermined composition of fluid for application, wherein the second profile includes a second predetermined composition of fluid for application, wherein the computing system is further configured to select the first profile or the second profile based on the input received. 
     
     
         3 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the input received by the computing system comprises a wireless signal from a transmitter. 
     
     
         4 . The dispenser of  claim 3 , wherein the substrate dispenser further includes a proximity sensor configured to detect distance of the transmitter to the housing, wherein the computing system is further configured to control the application to apply the fluid when the transmitter is within a threshold distance from the housing. 
     
     
         5 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the first fluid reservoir holder includes a sensor configured to detect fluid content of the first fluid reservoir, wherein the second fluid reservoir holder includes a second sensor configured to detect fluid content of the second fluid reservoir. 
     
     
         6 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein fluid in the first fluid reservoir and fluid in the second fluid reservoir are different. 
     
     
         7 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further includes a third fluid reservoir holder configured to removably receive a third fluid reservoir, wherein the application mechanism is further configured to apply fluid from the third fluid reservoir. 
     
     
         8 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the computing system is configured to cause the application mechanism to apply fluid from the first fluid reservoir to a first portion of the substrate and to apply fluid from the second fluid reservoir to the first portion of the substrate on top of the fluid from the first fluid reservoir. 
     
     
         9 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the application mechanism comprises a plurality of nozzles arranged in a dot matrix. 
     
     
         10 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the portion of the substrate the fluid is applied to is a predetermined pattern. 
     
     
         11 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the application mechanism includes a fluid conduit to fluidly connect a nozzle to apply fluid to the substrate to the first fluid reservoir and the second fluid reservoir. 
     
     
         12 . The dispenser of  claim 11 , wherein the computing system is further configured to cause a second application mechanism to apply a cleaning fluid to the fluid conduit to flush the fluid conduit after applying the fluid to the substrate. 
     
     
         13 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , further including a substrate separator configured to separate the substrate from a second substrate from the substrate source. 
     
     
         14 . The dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further includes a portion configured to removably retain the substrate source to allow substrate from the substrate source to be advanced by the substrate advancing mechanism. 
     
     
         15 . A computing system for operating a fluid dosing substrate dispenser comprising:
 a processor; and   memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
 detecting presence of a user based on input received from a sensor of the substrate dispenser; 
 advancing substrate from a substrate source through a housing via a substrate advancing mechanism in response to receiving the input; 
 selecting at least one amount of fluid for application onto the substrate, composition of fluid for application onto the substrate, or portion of the substrate the fluid is applied based on the input received; and 
 applying fluid from at least one a first fluid reservoir or a second fluid reservoir onto the advanced substrate via an application mechanism based on the selection. 
   
     
     
         16 . The computing system of  claim 15 , wherein selecting includes selecting a profile from a list of profiles, wherein each profile corresponds to a different user. 
     
     
         17 . The computing system of  claim 15 , wherein detecting presence of the user includes detecting a distance of the user from the housing. 
     
     
         18 . The computing system of  claim 15 , the acts further comprising separating the advanced substrate from a second substrate from the substrate source via a substrate separator. 
     
     
         19 . A method of operating a fluid dosing substrate dispenser comprising:
 detecting presence of a user based on input received from the sensor;   advancing substrate from a substrate source through a housing via a substrate advancing mechanism in response to receiving the input;   selecting at least one amount of fluid for application onto the substrate, composition of fluid for application onto the substrate, or portion of the substrate the fluid is applied based on the input received; and   applying fluid from at least one a first fluid reservoir or a second fluid reservoir onto the advanced substrate via an application mechanism based on the selection.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein selecting includes selecting a profile from a list of profiles, wherein each profile corresponds to a different user.