US 12,344,415 B2
System and method for dispensing a liquid in a closed chamber
Jordi Boira Bonhora, Barcelona (ES); and Carlos Roura Salietti, Barcelona (ES)
Assigned to GRIFOLS WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
Appl. No. 17/906,053
Filed by GRIFOLS WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
PCT Filed Mar. 9, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IB2021/051950
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 23, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/181270, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20382186 (EP), filed on Mar. 12, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0234734 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 1/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01); B25J 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 3/003 (2013.01) [B01L 1/50 (2013.01); B01L 3/0293 (2013.01); B25J 21/005 (2013.01); B01L 2200/026 (2013.01); B01L 2200/06 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for dispensing a liquid in a closed chamber which comprises:
a rapid transfer port in at least one wall of the closed chamber;
a first container configured to be coupled to the rapid transfer port,
wherein, the first container housing in its interior a dispensing system which comprises a plurality of dispensing nozzles held in a support;
a robotic arm configured to remove the support and the plurality of dispensing nozzles from the first container and place them in a liquid dispensing position inside the closed chamber; and
a plurality of pumps configured to dispense the liquid, wherein each pump is connected to a separate one of the plurality of dispensing nozzles via a separate one of a plurality of supply pipes wherein, there is a one to one to one correspondence between the pumps, nozzles and supply pipes.