System for handling displacement of liquid products
US9283527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F23/483
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for dispensing an off-gassing liquid product mixed with a diluting product are provided. A liquid product or product solution is moved through a primed product line and towards a dispenser. The liquid product is combined with the diluting product to create a solution. The solution is dispensed. The product line is cleared of unused or displaced liquid product by redirecting at least a portion of the unused or displaced liquid product in the product line to a displacement system operatively attached to the product line. The displacement system includes a check valve including a crack pressure that allows the unused or displaced product to be dispensed back into the product source or a separate, secondary container.
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