Universal Beverage Equipment, Inc.

Gunnar Bjerklund

Casimir Pulawski

William C Ore

Luigi Notardonato

Gino Notardonato

A proportioner apparatus is capable of proportioning and admixing at least two liquids at relatively low pressures and minimizing waste of the liquids. The proportioner apparatus has a pressurizable reservoir for each liquid and a mix reservoir. The liquid reservoirs define an interior having a lower region. A fluid communication conduit provides fluid communication between the interior of the mix reservoir and the interior of the liquid reservoirs. A run-out conduit provides fluid communication between the lower region of at least one of the liquid reservoirs and the mix reservoir interior. When it is desired to run-out the liquid in the one liquid reservoir fluid flow from the one liquid reservoir through the fluid communication conduit is suspended and fluid flow through the run-out conduit is permitted.

Liquid proportioner apparatus and method

A column for removing a gas from a gas-containing liquid using a stripping gas has an enclosed shell having a side wall defining an inner periphery and a top and a bottom. A gas containing liquid inlet is provided proximate at the top of the shell for introducing a gas-containing liquid into the column. At least two adjacent parallel spaced apart substantially planar sieve plates, each sieve plate being oriented transverse the side wall of the shell and having an edge conforming substantially to the inner periphery of shell, are provided within the shell. The seive plates are perforated to facilitate the passing of the gas-containing liquid therethrough. A stripping gas inlet causes a stripping gas to flow between the adjacent sieve plates. Baffles are provided between adjacent sieve plates for directing the stripping gas to flow in a torturous path, the path being parallel to and between planes formed by the sieve plates. An outlet is provided for exhausting the stripping gas from between the adjacent sieve plates.

Gas exchange column

A deoxygenation system has a tank defining a deoxygenation chamber and a liquid input pipe that terminates in a dispenser head within the chamber. A gas input pipe injects gas into the liquid input pipe prior to the dispenser head. Optionally, the deoxygenation system also includes a chamber gas input pipe having a gas outlet within the chamber for introducing gas directly into the chamber and a sifter plate for enhancing contact between the liquid and the gas injected into the chamber. The sifter plate is located between the dispenser head and the chamber gas input. To further enhance deoxygenation, a portion of the deoxygenated liquid can be recirculated back into the chamber.

Deoxygenation system and method

A proportioner apparatus is capable of proportioning and admixing at least two liquids at relatively low pressures. The proportioner apparatus has a pressurizable reservoir for each liquid and a mix reservoir. A fluid communication conduit provides fluid communication between the interior of the mix reservoir and the interior of the liquid reservoirs. The liquid reservoirs are pressurized with a pressurizing gas to cause flow from the liquid reservoirs into the mix reservoir. A discharge conduit of the mix reservoir discharges admixture therefrom. When flow ceases in the discharge conduit the flow into the mix reservoir is also stopped as by shutoff valves in the fluid communication conduit. The proportioner apparatus can also include a pump operably associated with the discharge conduit to enhance admixture flow to a pressurizable tank that holds the admixture for further downstream processing. The pressure downstream of the pump is usually higher than the pressure upstream of the pump.

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Rolling Meadows, IL, United States of America

Gunnar Bjerklund