Apparatus for producing a liquid concentrate from a dry material

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9981228
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15298292

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An apparatus for converting a dry material into a liquid concentrate includes a mixing vessel having an outlet opening, a dispenser for dispensing a predetermined weight of a dry material at a predetermined drop rate onto a predetermined drop location within the vessel, an inlet pipe connectable to a source of liquid for introducing a liquid into the vessel; a sensor for sensing the volume of liquid within the vessel; a pump for supplying a pressurized flow of recirculating liquid to the vessel; and a first, a second and a third agitating nozzle mounted within the vessel. Each agitating nozzle is operative to produce a jet of liquid oriented in a predetermined direction within the vessel. The nozzles are cooperable to generate within the vessel a moving body of liquid into which a dry material dispensed into the vessel is able to dissolve or to disperse.

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FMC CORPORATION1735 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19103

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gaultney, Lawrence Doka Elkton, US 8 55

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