US 12,006,202 B1
Ingredient container valve control
Joshua David Anthony, N. Billerica, MA (US); Ethan T. Brown, Cambridge, MA (US); Nathan Bollen, Boston, MA (US); Brandon J. Suleski, Cambridge, MA (US); and Kyle Janko, Stoneham, MA (US)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Jul. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/362,513.
Application 18/362,513 is a continuation of application No. 17/989,657, filed on Nov. 17, 2022, granted, now 11,738,988.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B67D 1/04 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 1/12 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B67D 1/1281 (2013.01) [B67D 1/04 (2013.01); B67D 1/0801 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0094 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0812 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An additive container, comprising:
a container housing defining a hollow interior;
an inlet port with an inlet valve disposed on the container housing and configured to couple to a fluid source such that fluid can be delivered through the inlet valve to increase an internal pressure of the hollow interior; and
an outlet port with an outlet valve disposed on the container housing and movable from a closed configuration to an open configuration to dispense fluid from the hollow interior in response to the increase in internal pressure, the outlet valve having an outer facing surface that is concave in the closed configuration and convex in the open configuration, and the outlet valve being configured to unfold away from the hollow interior in response to the increase in internal pressure during movement from the closed to the open configuration.