Fluid transfer system and method of use there
OwnerWilliam Collingsworthinventor
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Abstract
A fluid transfer system, including a liquid container to store a liquid therein, a first valve that facilitates movement of air therethrough, a second valve connected to the first valve and the liquid container to receive at least one of the liquid and the air therethrough, an air dispenser unit connected to the first valve and dispenses the air toward the first valve, and a vacuum generator connected to the first valve and the second valve, the vacuum generator to vacuum the air through the second valve, such that at least one of the liquid and the air moves through the second valve for extraction.
Claims18
A fluid transfer system, comprising:
- a liquid container to store a liquid therein;
- a first valve that facilitates movement of air therethrough;
- a second valve connected to the first valve and the liquid container to receive at least one of the liquid and the air therethrough;
- an air dispenser unit connected to the first valve and dispenses the air from a compressed air source toward the first valve;
- a vacuum generator connected to the first valve and the second valve, the vacuum generator to vacuum the air through the second valve, such that at least one first setting of operation of the first valve and the second valve tests for a pressure leak based on an air pressure level within the first valve, the second valve, and an external connector, at least one second setting of operation of the first valve and the second valve tests for a vacuum leak based on a vacuum pressure level of the air drawn from the external connector toward the first valve and the second valve, and at least one third setting of operation of the first valve and the second valve extracts the liquid from the liquid container toward the external connector;
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- a check valve connected to the second valve and the vacuum generator to restrict movement of the air from the second valve into the vacuum generator.
A method, comprising:
- storing a liquid within a liquid container;
- facilitating movement of air through a first valve;
- receiving at least one of the liquid and the air through a second valve connected to the first valve;
- dispensing the air from a compressed air source toward the first valve from an air dispenser;
- vacuuming, via a vacuum generator, the air through the second valve, such that at least one first setting of operation of the first valve and the second valve tests for a pressure leak based on an air pressure level within the first valve, the second valve, and an external connector, at least one second setting of operation of the first valve and the second valve tests for a vacuum leak based on a vacuum pressure level of the air drawn from the external connector toward the first valve and the second valve, and at least one third setting of operation of the first valve and the second valve extracts the liquid from the liquid container toward the external connector;
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- restricting, via a check valve, movement of the air from the second valve into the vacuum generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.