Appeal No. 2007-0495
Application No. 10/699,510
Tubular line 111 is a conduit for communicating the base oil B to nozzle portion
113, and tubular line 121 is a conduit for communicating additive A to nozzle portion 123
(specification, p. 16, lines 2-3 and 6-8; Figure 1).
Nozzles 113 and 123 are preferably in close proximity so that base oil B and
additive A can be simultaneously dispensed in a test reservoir, or in the alternative, base
oil B and additive A can be sequentially added to the test reservoir (specification, p. 16,
lines 12-14).
Metering pumps 112 and 122 determine the amount of base oil and additive
dispensed. The metering pumps can be computer controlled (specification, p. 16, lines
4-5 and 8-9).
The base oil B and additive A are preferably combined in the reservoirs by
mixing, for example by agitation, static mixing, individual stirring of the contents of the
reservoirs (mechanical or magnetic stirring) or by bubbling the reservoir with a gas, e.g.,
nitrogen (specification, p. 18, lines 12-15).
Optionally, base oil B and additive A can be combined prior to dispensing into the
reservoirs. For example, a single dispensing nozzle having a mixing chamber can be
used, wherein base oil B and additive A are metered into the mixing chamber and then
dispensed through the nozzle into the reservoir (specification, p. 18, lines 16-19; Figure
2).
As illustrated in Figure 2, conduits 202, 204, and 206 convey a quantity of base
oil B, a first additive A-1, and a second additive A-2, respectively, through metering
apparatus 201, 203, and 205, respectively (specification, p. 19, lines 2-5).
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