Controlled dissolution solid product dispenser

US8945476B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8945476-B2
Application numberUS-201313771351-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 20, 2013
Priority dateFeb 21, 2012
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A method, apparatus, and system for obtaining a solution from a solid product are disclosed. A solid product is housed in a dispenser. A liquid is introduced into the housing of the dispenser to interact with the solid product to form a solution. To control the concentration of the formed solution, the turbulence of the liquid introduced to the dispenser is controlled and adjusted either manually or on a real time basis to account for varying characteristics of either or both of the solid product and the liquid. The dispenser will adjust the turbulence based on the characteristics to maintain a formed solution within an acceptable range of concentration. The concentrated solution can then be discharged from the dispenser to an end use application.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for obtaining a solution from a solid product and a liquid, comprising: providing a solid product in a housing of a dispenser; introducing the liquid into the housing to contact the solid product with liquid turbulence; and adjusting the liquid turbulence of the liquid based upon a characteristic of the turbulence or solid product to maintain a predetermined concentration of the solution; said solution being discharged from the dispenser towar…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B01F3/12Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8945476B2 cover?
A method, apparatus, and system for obtaining a solution from a solid product are disclosed. A solid product is housed in a dispenser. A liquid is introduced into the housing of the dispenser to interact with the solid product to form a solution. To control the concentration of the formed solution, the turbulence of the liquid introduced to the dispenser is controlled and adjusted either manual…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ecolab Usa Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B01F3/12. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).