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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1991
Filed:
May. 04, 1990
Aleandro DiGianfilippo, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
James R Hitchcock, Barrington, IL (US);
Robert E Lewis, Waukegan, IL (US);
Randall A Zielsdorf, Mundelein, IL (US);
James P Vos, Burlington, WI (US);
Rudolph Starai, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Michael J Becker, Palatine, IL (US);
Donald W Warner, Gurnee, IL (US);
Leon Huang, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Clintec Nutrition Company, Deer, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for transferring fluids from multiple source containers to a single receiving container wherein fluid is transferred from a source container to a transfer chamber under the influence of a differential pressure and under the control of an occlusion force between the source container and the transfer chamber; the amount of fluid in the transfer chamber is confirmed; and, subsequently, the fluid is transferred from the transfer chamber to the receiving container under the influence of a differential pressure and under the control of an occlusion force between the transfer chamber and the receiving container.