Patent ID: 7316249

Claim:
An apparatus for dispensing infant formula in conjunction with a bottle, comprising: a sterilizer for sterilizing said bottle; at least one milk powder container for storing milk powder; at least one milk powder dispenser for dispensing said milk powder from said container into said bottle; a water container for storing water; a water dispenser for dispensing water into said bottle; and a programmable first controller to control said milk powder and water dispensers; wherein said programmable first controller has a memory arranged to store data identifying at least one variety of milk powder; and wherein said programmable first controller is arranged to determine a required amount of said milk powder to be dispensed by said milk powder dispenser from: a) data entered into said memory, said data identifying the stored milk powder, and b) a required amount of said water to be dispensed by said water dispenser such that the infant formula to be dispensed has user required proportions of said milk powder and said water.