Product dispensing system

US8322570B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DEKA Products Limited Parternship · US

Inventors

• Russell H. Beavis · Merrimack, US
• Benjamin W. Jones · Salisbury, US
• John M. Kerwin · Manchester, US
• Larry B. Gray · Merrimack, US
• Casey P. Manning · Manchester, US
• Felix Winkler · Oakland, US
• Robert A. Charles · New Boston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 5, 2008
• Grant date: Dec 4, 2012
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F04B13/02
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A product dispensing system includes a flow control device configured to regulate a first ingredient. A pump module is configured to be coupled to a supply of a second ingredient. A controller is configured to provide a first control signal to the flow control device for controlling the supply of a first quantity of the first ingredient based upon, at least in part, a predetermined recipe. The controller is further configured to provide a second control signal to the pump module for controlling the supply of a first quantity of the second ingredient based upon, at least in part, the predetermined recipe.