Dosing System and Method

Abstract

A method for introducing a bittering agent into an aerosol container. The method can include the steps of: adding a dose of the bittering agent in the container, positioning a valve on the container, crimping the valve to the container, and adding an aerosol propellant to the container. The method can further include the step of adding an actuator to the container. The method can further include the step of testing the container in a bath. The steps of adding a dose of the bittering agent in the container and positioning a valve on the container can be performed by an automated device.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 891,426, filed on Feb. 23, 2007, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for introducing chemical agents into aerosol containers.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Liquefied-gas aerosol dusters provide a safe, useful, convenient, and economically efficient means of cleaning dust and debris from hard to reach places, where it can be harmful or detrimental. This can be especially true for the multitude of electronic equipment used today, where small foreign particles can render expensive equipment inoperable or shorten its useful life. These aerosol dusters provide an easily available source of pressurized gas that can be used to remove such debris. Packaged in appropriately designed aerosol cans, the liquefied gas and aerosol package components can be...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]Beneficially, a dosing module, valve module and crimping module are all included on a single, automated apparatus. Because of this orientation, the time from when the bittering agent is added to the container, until a valve is placed on the container and subsequently crimped, is relatively short. For this reason, there is relatively little time when the bittering agent is exposed to the ambient environment. The bittering agent, by its nature, has a unsavory aroma and / or taste, and minimizing such exposure reduces the unwanted introduction of bittering agent to facility workers and the general facility environment. In addition, embodiments of the invention provide for an efficient system and method for adding a bittering agent to aerosol containers.

Problems solved by technology

This can be especially true for the multitude of electronic equipment used today, where small foreign particles can render expensive equipment inoperable or shorten its useful life.

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