Patent ID: 8393363

Claim:
A system for manual storage and mixing components to provide an operator the ability to create a mixture, the system having a plurality of storage bins, each bin holding at least one component and each bin in communication with a control apparatus, the control apparatus having at least a memory, input controls, and a display, the system comprising: the memory storing at least one formulated mixture, each formulated mixture defined to include a listing the component(s) and amount(s) associated therewith; software configured to display the formulated mixture indicating the component(s) and amount(s) to create the mixture; each bin having an opening position and a closing position, and each bin having an electronic mechanism positioned at each storage bin to open and/or close the storage bins; and software configured to send a signal to the electronic locking mechanism to open and/or close one or more bins relative to the component(s) being displayed to create the mixture.