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US 12,055,139 B2Granted
Micro-nutating pump assembly
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsJevawn Sebastian Roberts, Eric Thomas Flint, Luke Anthony Smith
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Abstract
The present application provides a nutating pump assembly for pumping a fluid. The nutating pump assembly may include a nutating pump and an air vent chamber assembly in fluid communication with the nutating pump.
Claims18
A nutating pump assembly for pumping a fluid, comprising:
- a nutating pump;
- an air vent chamber assembly in fluid communication with the nutating pump;
- and
- wherein the air vent chamber assembly is positioned on an agitation shelf.
1 more element
A method of pumping a fluid from a container to a nozzle, comprising:
- pumping the fluid by a nutating pump from the container to an air vent chamber assembly;
- storing the fluid within the air vent chamber assembly;
- agitating the fluid within the air vent chamber assembly;
- pumping the fluid by the nutating pump from the air vent chamber to the nozzle;
- and
- pumping more fluid by the nutating pump from the container to the air vent chamber assembly when the air vent chamber assembly is substantially empty.
3 more elements
A beverage dispensing system for dispensing a fluid, comprising:
- a fluid container;
- a nutating pump;
- an air vent chamber assembly;
- wherein the air vent chamber assembly comprises an angled chamber;
- and
- a nozzle;
- wherein the nutating pump pumps the fluid from the fluid container to the air vent chamber assembly and from the air vent chamber assembly to the nozzle.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.