IP Library Granted Patent US 12668479
Granted Patent B2
US 12668479 · App. 17/382,693 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Ultra high ratio liquid delivery system

Inventors: John Newton (Vero Beach, FL); Jacob Lockwood (Vero Beach, FL); Michael Cheney (Vero Beach, FL); Dustin Hartsfield (Sebastian, FL); Rory Pawl (West Bloomfield, MI); Peter Brooke (Micco, FL); Gillian Callaghan (Vero Beach, FL)
Assignee: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.
B67D1/0051B01F23/451B01F25/314B01F25/3143B01F35/7162B01F35/71745B67D1/0021B67D1/004B67D1/07B67D7/0216B67D7/0255B01F23/471B01F2101/14B67D2001/075B67D7/74B67D2210/00163
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12668479
App. No.
17/382,693
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid dispensing system comprises a container enclosing a chamber. A flexible bag in the chamber contains a first liquid. First and second conduits are contained in the chamber. The first conduit connects the chamber to an outlet port in the container were the second conduit connects the bag to the first conduit. A supply source introduces a pressurized second liquid into the chamber. The first conduit serves to direct an exiting flow of the second liquid from the chamber to the outlet port, with the pressurized second liquid serving to collapse the bag and expel the first liquid contained therein via the second conduit to the first conduit for mixture with the exiting flow of the second liquid. The second conduit lacks flow restrictions, such as metering orifices or the like.

Claims (21)

1 . A cleaning system for a drink dispensing device comprising:

a cleaner canister coupled to a water source;

a cleaner CFValve coupled to the water source which provides a first water flow to the cleaner canister, the cleaner canister configured to provide a cleaner solution to one or more parts of the drink dispensing device;

a sanitizer canister coupled to the water source and a sanitizer CFValve coupled to the water source which provides a second water flow to the sanitizer canister, the sanitizer canister configured to provide a sanitizer solution to one or more parts of the drink dispensing device;

a water flush device coupled to the water source and a water flush CFValve coupled to the water source which provides a third water flow to the one or more parts of the drink dispensing device;

a total dissolved solids device which measures an inlet total dissolved solids and an outlet total dissolved solids;

an inlet dry breaking fitting and an outlet dry breaking fitting on the sanitizer canister;

an inlet dry breaking fitting and an outlet dry breaking fitting on the cleaner canister; and

a controller that controls one or more ratios based on the inlet total dissolved solids and the outlet total dissolved solids.

2 . The cleaning system of claim 1 , further comprising the sanitizer canister coupled to the water source and the sanitizer CFValve coupled to the water source which provides a second water flow to the sanitizer canister, the sanitizer canister configured to provide a sanitizer solution to one or more parts of the drink dispensing device.

3 . The cleaning system of claim 2 , further comprising a water flush device coupled to the water source and a water flush CFValve coupled to the water source which provides a third water flow to the one or more parts of the drink dispensing device.

4 . The cleaning system of claim 2 , further comprising an inlet dry breaking fitting and an outlet dry breaking fitting on the sanitizer canister.

5 . The cleaning system of claim 1 , further comprising an inlet dry breaking fitting and an outlet dry breaking fitting on the cleaner canister.

6 . The cleaning system of claim 1 , further comprising a total dissolved solids device which measures an inlet total dissolved solids and an outlet total dissolved solids.

7 . The cleaning system of claim 1 , further comprising:

the sanitizer canister coupled to the water source and the sanitizer CFValve coupled to the water source which provides a second water flow to the sanitizer canister, the sanitizer canister configured to provide a sanitizer solution to one or more parts of the drink dispensing device;

a water flush device coupled to the water source and a water flush CFValve coupled to the water source which provides a third water flow to the one or more parts of the drink dispensing device; and

a total dissolved solids device which measures an inlet total dissolved solids and an outlet total dissolved solids.

8 . The cleaning system of claim 1 wherein one or more of the cleaner CFValve, the sanitizer CFValve, and the water flush CFValve is configured to maintain a relative constant flow of fluid from a variable pressure fluid supply to a fluid outlet, the CF Valve including: a) a valve housing having an inlet port and an outlet port adapted to be connected to the variable pressure fluid supply and the fluid outlet; b) a diaphragm chamber interposed between the inlet port and the outlet port; c) a cup contained within the diaphragm chamber; d) a diaphragm closing the cup; e) a piston assembly secured to a center of the diaphragm, the piston assembly having a cap and a base; f) a stem projecting from the cap through a first passageway in a barrier wall to terminate in a valve head; and g) a spring in the cup coacting with the base of the piston assembly for urging the diaphragm into a closed position, and the spring being responsive to fluid pressure above a predetermined level to adjust a size of a control orifice.

9 . The cleaning system of claim 1 wherein one or more of the cleaner CFValve, the sanitizer CFValve, and the water flush CFValve is configured to maintain a relative constant flow of fluid from a variable pressure fluid supply to a fluid outlet, the CF Valve including: a base having a wall segment terminating in an upper rim, and a projecting first flange; a cap having a projecting ledge and a projecting second flange, the wall segment of the base being located inside the cap with a space between the upper rim of the base and the projecting ledge of the cap; a barrier wall subdividing an interior of a housing into a head section and a base section; a modulating assembly subdividing the base section into a fluid chamber and a spring chamber;

an inlet in the cap for connecting the head section to a fluid source; a port in the barrier wall connecting the head section to the fluid chamber, the port being aligned with a central first axis of the CF Valve; an outlet in the cap communicating with the fluid chamber, the outlet being aligned on a second axis transverse to the first axis; a stem projecting from the modulating assembly along the first axis through the port into the head section; a diaphragm supporting the modulating assembly within the housing for movement in opposite directions along the first axis, a spring in the spring chamber, the spring being arranged to urge the modulating assembly into a closed position at which the diaphragm is in sealing contact with the barrier wall, and the spring being responsive to fluid pressure above a predetermined level to adjust a size of a control orifice.