Patent ID: 11884531
Assignee: OASES INNOVATIONS CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a flow meter coupled to the beverage tubing downstream from the dispenser such that the beverage flowing through the beverage tubing passes the dispenser before contacting the flow meter;
wherein the controller is operatively coupled to the first valve, the second valve, and the dispenser, and the flow meter, the controller configured to:
open the first valve to fill the beverage tubing with the first flushing fluid;
close the first valve, and open the second valve so that the beverage flows from the beverage source, past the dispenser, to the flow meter;
determine that the beverage is flowing through the flow meter based on a pressure of the beverage source, and/or a length of the beverage tubing between the beverage source and the flow meter; and
determine a flow rate for the beverage based on one or more output signals from the flow meter;
facilitate dispensing of the beverage through the dispenser; and
responsive to completion of the beverage dispensing, close the second valve, and open the first valve, to re-fill the beverage tubing with the first flushing fluid from the first flushing fluid supply.