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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Balakrishna Reddy, Dublin, OH (US);
James Tuot, Dublin, OH (US);
Inventors:
Balakrishna Reddy, Dublin, OH (US);
James Tuot, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B 7/00 (2006.01); G01F 11/00 (2006.01); B65D 37/00 (2006.01); B67D 7/78 (2010.01); B67D 1/10 (2006.01); B67D 1/12 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); F04B 43/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/0022 (2013.01); B67D 1/108 (2013.01); B67D 1/1275 (2013.01); F04B 43/1261 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and a device for dispensing multiple portions of a fluid, the fluid being stored in a container comprising a port and a flexible dispensing tube having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being integrally sealed to the port and viscoelastic valve is mounted in the outlet. The method comprising a compression step and a step of terminating compression wherein the method comprises a further step implemented at the end of the compression step of releasing the pressure in the tube portion between the first tube portion and the valve.