Patent ID: 7934680

Claim:
An apparatus for blending fluids comprising: a first tank containing a first fluid; a second tank containing a second fluid; a blend tank in fluid communication with said first and second tanks, said blend tank for containing a blended fluid formed from the first and second fluids; a fluid analyzer for identifying the composition of the blended fluid, said fluid analyzer positioned substantially adjacent to said blend tank; a first controller operatively responsive to signals representative of the composition of the blended fluid and the composition of a target fluid, said first controller in communication with said fluid analyzer; a first heater spaced apart from, yet in fluid communication with, said blend tank, said first heater having a second controller for operating said first heater; a mixing manifold providing fluid communication between said first tank, said second tank, said blend tank, and said first heater; and a delivery device for applying the heated blended fluid to a surface, said delivery device in fluid communication with said blend tank and said first heater; wherein said first controller compares the composition of the blended fluid to the composition of the target fluid and advances the first and second fluids from said first and second tanks, respectively, into said blend tank to achieve and maintain the target fluid composition in said blend tank.