System and method for micro dosing

US10011375B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• E. &J. Gallo Winery · US

Inventors

• Jeff Miller · Ripon, US
• Leland Fleming · Modesto, US
• Lewis Stern · Modesto, US
• Satish Puran · Modesto, US
• Richard Branscombe · Modesto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 8, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 3, 2018
• Expiry date: Jul 18, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01F11/32
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A system and method of micro dosing containers on a conveying system is disclosed. The system includes a supply tank to maintain suspended solids in a mixture; a dosing assembly to inject micro-doses of the mixture into bottles; a recirculation assembly to circulate the mixture from the supply tank to the dosing assembly and back to the supply tank; a power and controls operation assembly to supply the system with power, to provide the system with electromechanical control and/or to provide a user interface; and a stand to hold at least the supply tank, the portable dosing assembly, the recirculation assembly and/or the power and/or controls operation assembly.