Fluid dispensing device with metered delivery

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8387833
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12711853

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A method of dispensing a fluid comprises providing a container made from flexible material and having an outer surface, a first opening and an interior fluid storage region therein. The method further comprises providing a volume of fluid within interior fluid storage region and providing a flexible metering housing, having a metering chamber therein with a predetermined volume, disposed in fluid communication with interior fluid storage region. The method further comprises providing an intake valve disposed between container and flexible metering housing permitting unidirectional fluid flow from interior fluid storage region into metering chamber. The method further comprises providing an exit port in fluid communication with container with an output valve disposed between exit port and metering chamber, depressing and releasing flexible metering housing, and filling the metering chamber with a volume of fluid by vacuum force in an amount by the volume of the metering chamber.

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  • SEALED AIR CORPORATION (US)

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
LaFlamme, Roger J West Hartford, US 29 396
Pekar, Robert W Florence, US 32 1327

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