Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pressurized viscous condiment dispenser
- Patent Title (中): 加压粘稠调味品分配器
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Application No.: US14200087Application Date: 2014-03-07
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Publication No.: US09538872B2Publication Date: 2017-01-10
- Inventor: Kyle Kestner , Anthony Caringella , Trevor Wesolowski , Cameron Harder , Nathan Wicker , Aaron B. Eiger , Mark Kurth , Timothy Jordan Payne , Joseph P. Krause
- Applicant: Prince Castle, LLC.
- Applicant Address: US IL Carol Stream
- Assignee: Prince Castle LLC
- Current Assignee: Prince Castle LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Carol Stream
- Agency: Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP
- Main IPC: B65D35/56
- IPC: B65D35/56 ; A47G19/18 ; B05B9/08

Abstract:
User-selectable volumes of a viscous condiment such as ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise are consistently dispensed from a pressurized vessel. The vessel is pressurized using a small air pump, a cylinder of compressed gas or an external gas source. Pressure in the vessel is kept constant by sensing the pressure using a MEMS pressure transducer. Condiment flows from the pressurized vessel into a flexible tube, which passes through an electrically-actuated pinch valve. For a given pressure in the vessel, the amount of condiment to be dispensed is determined by the time that the pinch valve is open. A processor monitors the pressure, actuation of a user interface and controls operation of the air pump.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150251204A1 Pressurized Viscous Condiment Dispenser Public/Granted day:2015-09-10
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