Patent ID: 11872602
Assignee: UNIFIED BRANDS, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 10:
11. A method of reducing hydraulic skip in a discharge manifold of a continuous motion fluid style machine comprising a tank for selectively holding a volume of fluid and a pump for creating an action within the volume of fluid, wherein the method comprises:
pumping fluid into the discharge manifold through a manifold inlet, thereby generating a primary fluid flow along a primary flow path, wherein the primary flow path extends from the manifold inlet to each of a plurality of nozzles positioned sequentially along the length of the discharge manifold;
directing the fluid into the tank through a plurality of secondary flow paths, thereby defining a secondary fluid flow along each of the secondary flow paths, wherein each of the plurality of secondary flow paths is defined by a respective nozzle of the plurality of nozzles; and
diverting the primary fluid flow away from a nozzle inlet of a first nozzle of the plurality of nozzles;
wherein each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles is associated with a respective flow diverter.