ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,700, issued on July 8, was assigned to Forte Supply LLC (Loveland, Colo.).
"Ingredient blending system and method" was invented by Jeffrey D. Resnick (Dallas), Tyler Hawker (Timnath, Colo.) and David Resnick (Dallas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ingredient blending system for food and beverage applications incorporates a manifold body with a blending chamber, ingredient inlet ports, egress ports, and ingress ports to facilitate ratiometric mixing of multiple ingredients. The system employs a pump connected to an egress port to create suction, eliminating the need for positive pressure pumps at the inlet. Valve caps maintain select...