Continuous manufacturing system

US9423801B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Colgate-Palmolive Company · US

Inventors

• John Hogan · Piscataway, US
• H. Steven Misner · Verona, US
• Peter Wisniewski · Eichenzell, DE
• Tammy Evans · Easton, US
• Shawn Flanders · Manalapan, US
• Ron Growe · Flanders, US
• Ramon Santana · Teaneck, US
• Paul Joseph Vincenti · Jefferson, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 22, 2010
• Grant date: Aug 23, 2016
• Expiry date: Jul 2, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D11/138
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A continuous system for manufacturing a composition that contains an active ingredient that includes a base manufacturing portion and an addition portion. The system can manufacture compositions having different levels of the active ingredient. A base is formed that contains a first level of the active ingredient that is desired for any composition to be manufactured. The addition portion can be used to add more of the materials for the composition to lower the level of the active ingredient, or more active ingredient can be added to increase the level of the active ingredient. The system is controlled by a sensor that measures an amount of associated material that is associated with the active ingredient. This is useful when the active ingredient is not detectable by the sensor.