Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses for Producing and Packaging Fluids

• Main Authors: Bradley, Margaret B, Haynes, Michael J, Kamen, Dean, Johnson, Hans E, Lawler, JR., Robert H, Waldron, Keller, Hughes, Thaddeus J, Hurley, Gregory J, Dube, Jeremy S
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.05.2021
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; METALLURGY; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE; UNPACKING

A system for producing and packaging fluid may comprise a water distillation device. The system may further comprise a mixing circuit coupled to an output of the water distillation device and including a source of concentrate. The mixing circuit may include a plurality of flow controllers configured to adjust the flow of fluid through the mixing circuit so as to generate a preset fluid. The system may further comprise an enclosure including an antechamber and a packaging compartment. The system may further comprise a reservoir dispenser in the packaging compartment having a feed plate and a housing block. The reservoir dispenser may include a bias member which urges the feed plate toward the housing block. The system may further comprise a filling station in the packaging compartment including a filling nozzle coupled to the mixing circuit. The system may further comprise a sealing station in the packaging compartment having a ram and a sealing member dispenser. The system may further comprise a quarantine repository in the packaging compartment having a plurality of reservoir holders. The system may further comprise a labeler in the packaging compartment. The system may further comprise an output chute from the packaging compartment to an exterior of the enclosure.