Apparatus for dispensing a substance
Abstract
A container filling apparatus for topping off receiving containers that are partially filled with an initial amount of a solution of a concentrate and a diluent includes a dispenser for discharging additional concentrate into the receiving container, the dispenser being connected to a source of the concentrate. A controller is connected to the concentrate dispenser, the controller being programmed to determine the amount of the solution initially in the partially filled receiving container, and to discharge concentrate into the receiving container in an amount sufficient to provide a desired concentration of solution for a full receiving container of the solution.
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15 members in 7 offices
Priority claims1
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34864603 | United States of America | A |
Members15
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US822994A | United States of America | A | |
| US850797A | United States of America | A | |
| US2004140013A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| WO2004065285A1 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A1 | |
| WO2004065285B1 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | B1 | |
| EP1594796A1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A1 | |
| US6968876B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| BRPI0406878A | Brazil | A | |
| MXPA05007751A | Mexico | A | |
| US7237577B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| US7284576B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| EP1594796B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| AT404491T | Austria | T | |
| ATE404491T1This record | Austria | T1 | |
| DE602004015731D1 | Germany | D1 |
1 legal event, as the office reported them to INPADOC
Events
| Event | Code | |
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| Ceased as to paragraph 5 lit. 3 law introducing patent treatiesCeasedRER | RER |
Numbers
- Application
- 4704044
Titles2
- German
- SPENDEVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINE SUBSTANZ
- English
- DISPENSER FOR A SUBSTANCE
Classification
- CPC, 4
- B67D7/346
- B67D7/348
- B67D7/02
- B67D7/84
- IPC, 4
- B67D99 00
- B67D1 12
- B67D3 00
- B67D7 34