HyperInfo Canada Inc. <http://WWW.HyperInfo.CA/GS.Sunatori/>
65, des Parulines <mailto:GS.Sunatori@HyperInfo.CA>
Gatineau, QC J9A 1Z4 <skype:GS.Sunatori>
Canada <tel:+1-819-595-9210>
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Technical Approach
Title of Proposal:
Viscous Material Dispenser/Distributor: Hand Pump
Proposed Technical Approach:
The proposal is to develop a hand pump mechanism for dispensing/distributing viscous material.
The Solver has been using a hand pump to dispense toothpaste for more than 3 years. The hand pump comes from a soap dispenser (e.g., Ivory) or from a sanitiser dispenser (e.g., Purell). The toothpaste is viscous with consistency of caulking material or smooth peanut butter. The hand pump offers consistent and qualitative delivery of material, and is one-touch semi-automatic in a consumer proposition.
A series of field tests have proven that the toothpaste dispenser can deliver viscous material in precise yet varying quantities, and that the material can be consistently and evenly distributed over a rough and complex 3-dimensional surface of a toothbrush.
The toothpaste dispenser's delivery cycle is about 3 seconds, and frequency of dispense is a few times per day. Quantity of material to be delivered is gram quantities with accuracy within 20 %. The toothpaste dispenser does not use external energy, i.e., the dispenser is neither battery operated nor plugs into a standard wall outlet.
Based on the successful use of a hand pump for toothpaste, a patent application has been filed for "Toothpaste Dispenser with an Integrated Toothbrush Holder" (Canada 2 497 399).
The pump mechanism can be modified to deliver a very high percentage of the material contained in the package without alteration to material packaging. If the Seeker's requirement calls for a no-touch operation, e.g., Touch N Brush, then the dispenser can be converted to a gravity-assist configuration using proprietary technology. Also, the spout can be placed below or above the reservoir, depending on the Seeker's requirement.
The dispenser can be made to be appealing and acceptable to consumers. Final dispenser can be classifiable as a Class 1 medical device.
Due to intellectual property reasons, more detail about the novel mechanism is not available at this time.
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Proposed Plan and Deliverables:
Phase 1 - Proof concept
demonstration of feasibility with working prototypes
Phase 2 - Commercial or joint development
TBD
Proposed Budget
Phase 1 (a total of $100 000 USD)
$50 000 USD for labour
$30 000 USD for sub-contract
$20 000 USD for patenting
Phase 2
TBD
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Proposal Team Experience
Simon Sunatori, P.Eng./ing., M.Eng., is a Canadian engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He obtained a Master of Engineering (Engineering Physics) degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1983, and is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Member of the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), a Life Member of the World Future Society (WFS), a Lifetime Fellow of the North American Academy of Arts and Sciences (NAAAS), among others.
HyperInfo Canada has conducted Research and Development projects, especially in the field of Electromagnetic Technology. The company owns more than 60 patents in many fields, i.e., electronics, magnetics, optics, dynamics, software, hardware, energy, safety, environment, medical, consumer products, sporting goods, fashion, food, etc. The company has commercialised the "HyperFeeder" (a squirrel-proof bird feeder with concentric perching rings and a transparent globe), the "MagneScribe" (an auto-retractable ballpoint pen with an ergonomic cushion) and the "Magic Spicer" (a self-sealing auto-aligning magnetically-hanging spice dispenser with a continuously-variable hole-size selector).
Here is a partial list of Simon Sunatori's Canadian patent applications.
Method for Producing a Coreless Frozen Pizza (2 650 085)
Drip-free Interconnect with Unisex Magnetic Connector (2 626 157)
Backpressure Regulator using Magnetic Repulsion (2 624 740)
