Patent ID: 9611108
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A23L,B65G

Claim:
1. An anti-oxidation bulk product dispensing system for oxidation-sensitive bulk product, comprising: a plurality of gravity-feed bins, each of the bins including: an oxygen displacement substance configured to lessen oxidation of the product; a supply source configured to selectively provide the oxygen displacement substance to the bins; each of the bins being configured to be in communication with the supply source via a branch supply line, branch supply lines of the bins forming a supply manifold; a plurality of control valves, each of the control valves being in communication with the supply source and a corresponding bin, each of the control valves being configured to selectively deliver the oxygen displacement substance to the corresponding bin; a counter in communication with a plurality of dispensing handles of the bins, the counter configured to receive usage information relating to a number of actuations of each of the dispensing handles; and a controller configured to receive and analyze the usage information, the controller further configured to actuate a corresponding control valve to deliver the oxygen displacement substance to a corresponding bin when a predetermined number of actuations of a corresponding dispensing handle has been counted; whereby the oxygen displacement substance displaces the oxygenated ambient air in the bins, thereby lessening oxidation of the stored product.