US 12,251,723 B2
Metering apparatus for dispensing household, pool, and industrial fluids and methods for making and using same
Aziz Hikem, Sealy, TX (US); and Tara Lee Hikem, Sealy, TX (US)
Assigned to Hiketron Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Hiketron Inc., Sealy, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/405,039.
Application 18/405,039 is a division of application No. 17/018,824, filed on Sep. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,865,566.
Prior Publication US 2024/0226928 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. C02F 1/68 (2023.01); B05B 7/04 (2006.01); B05B 7/12 (2006.01); C02F 103/42 (2006.01); D06F 33/37 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 105/42 (2020.01)
CPC B05B 7/0408 (2013.01) [B05B 7/1254 (2013.01); C02F 1/686 (2013.01); D06F 33/37 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 39/022 (2013.01); C02F 2103/42 (2013.01); C02F 2209/006 (2013.01); C02F 2209/40 (2013.01); C02F 2307/12 (2013.01); D06F 2105/42 (2020.02)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more removable fluid containers, each of the one or more removable fluid containers includes:
a container fluid outlet;
a cold water conduit including:
a cold water inlet adapted to engage a cold water supply line,
a cold water outlet adapted to engage a washing machine cold water inlet, and
one or more cold water conduit fluid introduction ports distributed at locations along a length of the cold water conduit;
a hot water conduit including:
a hot water inlet adapted to engage a hot water supply line,
a hot water outlet adapted to engage a washing machine hot water inlet, and
one or more hot water conduit fluid introduction ports distributed at equivalent locations along a length of the hot water conduit relative to the one or more cold water conduit fluid introduction ports;
one or more fluid injection assemblies, each of the one or more fluid injection assemblies includes:
a fluid injector including:
an injector inlet, and
an injector outlet,
a fluid conduit assembly including:
a fluid conduit assembly inlet conduit having:
an inlet adapted to engage one of the removable container fluid outlets, and
an outlet adapted to engage the injector inlet,
a fluid conduit assembly outlet conduit having:
an inlet adapted to engage the injector outlet,
a cold water outlet adapted to engage one of the cold water conduit fluid introduction ports, and
a hot water outlet adapted to engage one of the hot water conduit fluid introduction ports; and
a control assembly including:
a power supply,
a processing unit or a microprocessing unit,
one or more output devices, and
one or more input devices,
wherein:
the power supply supplies power to the processing unit or the microprocessing unit, the one or more output devices, the one or more input devices, and the one or more fluid injection assemblies,
the processing unit or the microprocessing unit is in communication with the one or more input devices, the one or more output devices, and the one or more fluid injection assemblies, and
the control assembly controls a fluid flow rate of fluid from each of the one or more removable fluid containers into the one or more cold water conduit fluid introduction ports, into the one or more hot water conduit fluid introduction ports, or into both the one or more cold water conduit fluid introduction ports, and the one or more hot water conduit fluid introduction ports.