IP Library Granted Patent US 8,628,028
Granted Patent B2
US 8,628,028 · App. 12/985,595 · Granted Jan 14, 2014

Method of injecting solution into a misting line

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Patent No.
US 8,628,028
App. No.
12/985,595
Granted
Jan 14, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and system of providing a mist in a grocery display that injects biocidal solution into a misting line of water during a phase of the misting cycle.

Claims (27)

1. A system for providing a mist having a biocidal solution comprising:

a misting rack with at least one nozzle;

a supply of water;

a misting line connecting the supply of water to the misting rack;

an injection line, having a solution valve, connecting a supply of the biocidal solution to the misting line; and

a control system that opens the solution valve to inject the biocidal solution into the misting line such that the biocidal solution mixes with the water in the misting line and closes the solution valve after the biocidal solution is injected, wherein the control system comprises a detector that opens the solution valve when a pressure in the misting line decreases and closes the solution valve after the misting line is purged to stop injection of the biocidal solution.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the control system further comprises the solution valve and at least one other valve.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising a misting box having a purge valve that drains the misting line, a high pressure valve that feeds the misting line, and a pressure source that feeds the supply of water to the misting line.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the pressure source comprises a pump.

5. The system of claim 3 wherein the misting box further comprises the control system.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the solution valve receives a signal from a purge valve to open and close.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the biocidal solution is pressurized.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the supply of water is stored in a tank.

9. A system for providing a mist having a biocidal solution comprising:

a misting rack with at least one nozzle;

a supply of water;

a misting line connecting the supply of water to the misting rack;

an injection line, having a solution valve, connecting a supply of the biocidal solution to the misting line; and

a control system that opens the solution valve to inject the biocidal solution into the misting line such that the biocidal solution mixes with the water in the misting line and closes the solution valve after the biocidal solution is injected, wherein the control system comprises a pressure switch that measures pressure in the misting line and a timer that starts when a pressure in the misting line decreases and resets when the pressure increases.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the control system further comprises a detector that opens the solution valve when a pressure in the misting line decreases and closes the solution valve after the misting line is purged to stop injection of the biocidal solution.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the control system further comprises the solution valve and at least one other valve.

12. The system of claim 9 further comprising a misting box having a purge valve that drains the misting line, a high pressure valve that feeds the misting line, and a pressure source that feeds the supply of water to the misting line.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the pressure source comprises a pump.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the misting box further comprises the control system.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein the solution valve receives a signal from a purge valve to open and close.

16. The system of claim 9 wherein the biocidal solution is pressurized.

17. The system of claim 9 wherein at least a portion of the supply of water is stored in a tank.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2019
From: CHEMSTAR CORP.
To: ECOLAB USA INC.
Reel/Frame 050903/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2019
From: SYNOVUS BANK
To: SCHURMAN FAMILY HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHEMSTAR CORP.)
Reel/Frame 050265/0901 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2016
From: PURICORE, INC.
To: CHEMSTAR CORP.
Reel/Frame 040478/0007 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 30, 2016
From: CHEMSTAR CORP.
To: SYNOVUS BANK
Reel/Frame 040184/0708 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2016
From: PACIFIC WESTERN BANK (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER TO SQUARE 1 BANK)
To: PURICORE, INC.
Reel/Frame 038019/0196 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 27, 2014
From: PURICORE, INC.
To: SQUARE 1 BANK
Reel/Frame 032126/0844 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2011
From: DIBELLO, GERALD N.; PIXLEY, NOEL J.; HALL, ROGER D.; KOONTZ, GEOFFREY RICHARD
To: PURICORE, INC.
Reel/Frame 026217/0742 →