Patent ID: 7610943

Claim:
A system for dispensing portions of a viscous material, the system comprising: (a) a first dispenser; (b) a second dispenser; and (c) a branched conduit connected to both the first dispenser and the second dispenser, the branched conduit comprising a splitter that divides the branched conduit, the splitter consisting of a first segment that connects the first dispenser to the splitter, a second segment that connects the second dispenser to the splitter, and a third segment leading from the splitter and connected to an exit port for depositing portions of viscous material onto a surface, wherein, in operation, a viscous material is introduced into the splitter from the first dispenser, a liquid is introduced into the splitter from the second dispenser, wherein the liquid divides the viscous material into portions within the splitter, wherein the branched conduit is a hollow tube having a generally circular transverse cross-section, the internal diameter of the conduit is in the range of from 0.001 inch to 0.016 inch, and the first dispenser and the second dispenser provide alternating pressure such that only one of the viscous material and the liquid is forced through the branched conduit at one time.