# US 2016/0257551 A1 · Dosing system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0257551 A1 - Document ID: US20160257551A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/058,179 - Filed: 2016-03-02 - Published: 2016-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-04 - Assignees: Sodastream Industries Ltd. - Applicants: SodaStream Industries Ltd. - Inventors: Avi COHEN; Zvi BEN SHALOM - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160257551A1 ## CPC - B67D 1/0037: {based on volumetric dosing} - B67D 1/0022: {the apparatus comprising means for automatically controlling the amount to be dispensed} - B67D 1/0034: {for controlling the amount of each component} - B67D 1/0057: {Carbonators} - B67D 1/0058: {In-line carbonators} - B67D 1/0085: {electro-mechanical} - B67D 1/0888: {Means comprising electronic circuitry (e.g. control panels, switching or controlling means)} - B67D 1/108: {of the peristaltic type} - F04B 15/02: the fluids being viscous or non-homogeneous - F04B 43/0081: {systems, control, safety measures} - F04B 43/082: {the tubular flexible member being pressed against a wall by a number of elements, each having an alternating movement in a direction perpendicular to the axes of the tubular member and each having its own driving mechanism} - F04B 43/09: Pumps having electric drive - F04B 43/12: having peristaltic action - B67D 2001/0827: {Bags in box} - B67D 2210/00146: Component storage means - B67D 2210/0016: Adapted for dispensing high viscosity products - B67D: DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes B08B9/02; emptying or filling of bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for B67C; water supply E03; pipe systems F17D; domestic hot-water supply systems F24D; measuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level, metering by volume G01F; coin-freed or like apparatus G07F) - F04B: POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS (machines for liquids, or pumps, of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type F04C; non-positive-displacement pumps F04D; pumping of fluid by direct contact of another fluid or by using inertia of fluid to be pumped F04F) ## Abstract A dosing system including a dispensing tube to dispense a viscous liquid from a holding container to an output container, the tube includes an upper and a lower valve and a peristaltic pump to push against the dispensing tube and to cause the viscous liquid to open the lower valve. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A dosing system comprising: a dispensing tube to dispense a viscous liquid from a holding container to an output container, said tube comprising an upper and a lower valve; and a peristaltic pump to push against said dispensing tube and to cause said viscous liquid to open said lower valve. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1 and also comprising: a hall effect sensor to measure the strength of a front sensor magnet of said pump and to determine the presence of said dispensing tube. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1 and also comprising: an RFID reader to read information stored on an RFID tag attached to said holding container; a database to store pre-determined schedules based on said information; and a controller to instruct said pump to pump said syrup from said holding container according to said pre-determined schedules. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1 and wherein said information is at least one of: attributes of said syrup and the amount of said selected syrup previously dispensed from said holding container. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The system according to claim 3 and wherein said tag is at least one of: read and read/write capable. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1 and wherein said dispensing tube comprises threads to connect to said holding container via a threaded spout. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The system according to claim 3 and also comprising an RFID writer to write said information onto said RFID tag. ### Claim 8 A home system for producing flavored carbonated drinks, said system comprising: a carbonation system to carbonate water according to a desired level of carbonation; a syrup holder to hold at least at least one syrup container; a pumping system, one per said at least one syrup container, to pump syrup according to a pre-determined schedule; a drink dispenser to dispense said carbonated water and said syrup into a drinking vessel; and a controller to receive a desired level of carbonation and a selected syrup from said at least one syrup container and to coordinate between said carbonation system, said pumping system and said drink dispenser to dispense a drink according to said level of carbonation and said selected syrup. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8 and also comprising: a syrup dispensing tube, one per said at least one syrup container, attached to said at least one syrup container via a threaded spout to dispense said syrup into said drinking vessel, said syrup dispensing tube having an upper and a lower valve; and a water dispensing tube to dispense at least one of carbonated water and non-carbonated water into said drinking vessel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8 and also comprising: an RFID reader to read information stored on an RFID tag attached to said syrup container; and a database to store said pre-determined schedules based on said information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8 and wherein said tag is at least one of read and read/write capable. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9 and wherein said pumping system comprises: a peristaltic pump to push against said syrup dispensing tube and to cause said viscous liquid to open said lower valve; and a hall effect sensor to measure the strength of a front sensor magnet of said pump and to determine the presence of said dispensing tube. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9 and wherein said drink dispenser comprises a tube tray holder having multiple holes to position a plurality of said syrup dispensing tubes and said water dispensing tube to ensure direct dispensing into said drinking vessel.