ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,444, issued on July 8, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).
"System comprising a static microdoser for introducing an additive into a container" was invented by Andrea Comin (Nancy, France) and Rony Abou-Naoum (Vittel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a system for introducing an additive into a container (4) partially filled with a main liquid material. It comprises an automated conveyor for transporting the container (4) along a straight horizontal trajectory (T) at a substantially constant container speed (Vc). It further comprises a static microdoser (6) having a nozzl...