Wireless Locking Jar with Integrated Vacuum Pump
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage solutions for substances like cannabis and opioids lack secure, airtight, and user-friendly mechanisms to prevent unauthorized access, particularly for children, and fail to maintain freshness by allowing moisture migration.
Innovation Solution
A Wireless Controlled Locking Jar with an integrated electrically powered vacuum pump and biometric fingerprint or thumbprint activation, using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connectivity to create a vacuum seal that can only be opened with authorized access, ensuring secure storage and freshness by maintaining an airtight environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional lid seal is used, then the jar can be opened easily, but unauthorized access cannot be prevented and moisture migration occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical lid seal system with an electrically controlled vacuum pump system. The vacuum pump creates a pressure differential that secures the lid to the jar, and this mechanical locking is controlled electronically through wireless communication and biometric authentication, eliminating the need for traditional mechanical seals while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameter of pressure inside the jar by using a vacuum pump to create negative pressure. This pressure differential becomes the locking mechanism - when the vacuum is active, the pressure difference holds the lid securely; when released, the lid can be easily removed. This parameter change resolves the contradiction between security and ease of opening.
2Stability of the object's composition
If an airtight seal is created to prevent moisture migration, then freshness is maintained, but the jar cannot be opened without releasing the vacuum
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical sealing mechanisms with an electrically controlled vacuum system. The airtight seal is maintained through wireless communication between the lid and base that controls the vacuum pump, allowing the seal to be secured or released electronically without mechanical intervention, thus maintaining freshness while enabling easy opening through the app.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically maintains the airtight seal and vacuum state without user intervention. The wireless communication system between lid and base autonomously controls the vacuum pump to maintain the seal, and only releases it when authentication is provided through the mobile application, making the freshness maintenance self-service while keeping opening simple for authorized users.
3Reliability
If a vacuum pump is integrated into the lid, then secure locking and freshness are achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the vacuum system into two independent parts: the vacuum pump is integrated into the lid portion, while the control system (wireless communication module, biometric sensor, and app interface) is separated into the base portion. This segmentation allows the locking security function to be achieved while distributing complexity across separate components that can be developed and maintained independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The lid portion serves multiple functions: it contains the vacuum pump for creating the seal, houses the biometric authentication sensor, and provides the user interface through the mobile application. By making the lid multi-functional, the patent reduces overall device complexity by eliminating the need for separate control mechanisms that would otherwise be required in the base.
4Reliability
If biometric authentication is implemented, then unauthorized access is prevented, but manufacturing cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical locking mechanisms with biometric authentication. Instead of using physical keys, combination locks, or mechanical biometric devices, the system uses optical or capacitive sensors to read fingerprints or facial features, converting these biological characteristics into digital authentication data. This substitution provides high security while using modern, cost-effective sensing technologies that are easier to manufacture than traditional mechanical security devices.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a secure, user-friendly storage mechanism that prevents unauthorized access and maintains the freshness of stored substances by maintaining an airtight environment, extending the usable life span and scalability from small bottles to large containers.
Implementation Method 1
A Wireless Controlled Locking Jar with an integrated electrically powered vacuum pump... to create a vacuum seal
Implementation Method 2
lid gasket which acts to lock the jar from unauthorized access by pulling a vacuum within the jar
Data Source
AI summary
This application is directed to a Wireless Controlled Locking Jar with Integrated Vacuum Pump. More particularly, this application provides a wireless controlled lock on a jar lid having a built-in electrically powered vacuum pump and lid gasket which acts to lock the jar from unauthorized access by pulling a vacuum within the jar making it impossible to open the lid. The locking jar may be used to keep contents secure and fresh, and also out of the reach of children or other unauthorized individuals as it employs the user's Wi-Fi connected or Bluetooth paired smartphone or other device, in combination with a smartphone or other device software application, to lock and open the jar and allow access to the contents inside. By using the paired device and software application, the jar may be locked and unlocked by the user from any location.