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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2022
Applicant:

Cirkul, Inc., Tampa, FL (US);

Inventors:

Jonathon Perrelli, Leesburg, VA (US);

Robert Lawson-Shanks, Reston, VA (US);

Mark Lyons, Leesburg, VA (US);

Assignee:

Cirkul, Inc., Tampa, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A45F 3/18 (2006.01); A47J 31/00 (2006.01); B01F 23/2361 (2022.01); B01F 35/22 (2022.01); B01F 101/14 (2022.01); B65D 51/28 (2006.01); B65D 81/32 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/521 (2018.08); A45F 3/18 (2013.01); A47J 31/005 (2013.01); B01F 23/23611 (2022.01); B01F 35/2205 (2022.01); B65D 51/2807 (2013.01); B65D 81/3222 (2013.01); B67D 1/0016 (2013.01); B67D 1/0019 (2013.01); B67D 1/0078 (2013.01); B01F 2101/14 (2022.01); B67D 2210/00146 (2013.01);
Abstract

The systems and methods provide a container assembly comprising: a container having a known storage capacity for storing a liquid; an additive dispensing assembly, the additive dispensing assembly dispensing variable, non-zero quantities of one or more additives into the liquid stored in the container; one or more vessels that each contain one of the additives, of the one or more additives, to be dispensed into the liquid; and a gas dispensing assembly, the gas dispensing assembly releasing a gas into the liquid stored in the container, and the gas dispensing assembly including: an onboard gas tank; a valve assembly; and a gas outlet, and the valve assembly controlling flow of gas from the onboard gas tank, through the valve assembly, and to the gas outlet so as to output the gas into the liquid; and wherein the valve assembly, to perform the controlling the flow of gas, is movable between: an open position, in which flow of gas is allowed to flow from the onboard gas tank to the gas outlet; and a closed position in which the flow of gas is prevented to flow from the onboard gas tank to the gas outlet.


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