An automated liquid dispensing attachment monitors and controls preparation of drinks poured from bottles. The automated liquid dispensing attachment attaches to a bottle and senses multiple aspects of the pouring of the drink, and based on the sensor outputs, monitors and controls the flow of fluids from the bottle through the attachment. The automated liquid dispensing attachment communicates with other electronic devices to enable individualized control and monitoring, and data aggregation and analysis.

Electronic pouring device (10) for dosing a pre-determined amount of liquid from a liquid container, said electronic pouring device comprising a housing (11), said housing comprising: an inlet opening (17) and an outlet opening (19) for the passage of liquid from said liquid container, a valve comprising a valve member (22) for controlling the passage of said liquid and a valve seat (20) at said outlet opening (19) for arresting said valve in a closed position, a liquid internal region (28) for accommodating said valve and for allowing the passage of said liquid through said housing (11), a dry internal region (30) for accommodating displacement means for displacing said valve against said valve seat (20) into said closed position, or for displacing said valve away from said valve seat (20) into an opened position, said displacement means comprising drive means (25) and transmission means (24), and a membrane (29) for separating said thy internal region (30) from said liquid internal region (28).

An automated liquid dispensing attachment monitors and controls preparation of drinks poured from bottles. The automated liquid dispensing attachment attaches to a bottle and senses multiple aspects of the pouring of the drink, and based on the sensor outputs, monitors and controls the flow of fluids from the bottle through the attachment. The automated liquid dispensing attachment communicates with other electronic devices to enable individualized control and monitoring, and data aggregation and analysis.

A fuel additive bottle has a neck and thread pattern that allows insertion into a capless diesel fuel system so the bottle's contents can be poured by gravity into a fuel tank. The neck of the bottle is elongated and has a diameter of approximately 0.932 inches, and the novel thread pattern includes thread interruptions that form two or four threadless paths. In use, the spring loaded tabs of a capless fuel system are depressed by the threadless path portion of bottle, thereby triggering the self-sealing mechanism to open, so the fluid receiving aperture is exposed. The use of the threadless paths facilitates the safe and easy entry and removal of the bottle from the capless fuel system.

A plastic liquid container and dispensing system includes a plastic bottle with first and second detachable bottle parts, a bladder for holding liquid including a bladder top, a bladder base and a bladder lock-nut positioned in the bladder inner volume and a spout having a spout body with a connecting end, an internal liquid flow path extending from the connecting end to a liquid outflow port and a release button for enabling liquid flow through the internal liquid flow path and out the liquid outflow port. The bladder opening is covered by a covering that is pierced by a blade at the spout connecting end to create a liquid flow path from the bladder to and through the spout (when the release button is pressed).

Provided are a robotic device and a method for controlling a robotic device for pouring a granular media including obtaining an image of a receiving container, identifying, using the image and a convolutional neural network, a current height of granular media in the receiving container, identifying a terminal height of the granular media in the receiving container, determining an input trajectory signal to the robotic device for pouring a non-granular media to the terminal height of the granular media based on the current height of the granular media, determining a wrist tilt command signal by modifying the input trajectory signal using a square wave that is based on a type of the granular media, and controlling the robotic device to tilt and vibrate a source container according to the wrist tilt command signal.

A dispensing system may include a fluid container and a container receptacle. The fluid container may include a stacked arrangement of cross-slit valves through which a rigid projecting member of the container receptacle may be inserted through. Upon insertion of the rigid projecting member therethrough, fluid from the fluid container may flow into a tank of a 3D printing system through a dispensing channel of the rigid projecting member. The stacked arrangement of cross-slit valves acts a partial seal around the rigid projecting member, preventing fluid from leaking out of the fluid container from the outer surface of the rigid projecting member, while at the same time allowing ambient air to flow into the fluid container so as to backfill the partial vacuum created by the dispensing of the fluid from the fluid container.

A liquid container tilting apparatus designed for household and commercial use; made from a resilient material, capable of automatically tilting to a maximum tilt angle to optimize the draining of the last 1-6 cups of liquid from the container. As the liquid from the container drains, the tilting angle increases. The tilting apparatus is made of a base, a platform lever and a basket. The platform lever is part of the base. The basket holds the liquid container securely to the platform lever. The liquid container tilting apparatus can be cleaned and stored inside the liquid container or hung.

Electronic pouring device (10) for dosing a pre-determined amount of liquid from a liquid container, the electronic pouring device including a housing (11), the housing including: an inlet opening (17) and an outlet opening (19) for the passage of liquid from the liquid container, a valve including a valve member (22) for controlling the passage of the liquid and a valve seat (20) at the outlet opening (19) for arresting the valve in a closed position, a liquid internal region (28) for accommodating the valve and for allowing the passage of the liquid through the housing (11), a dry internal region (30) for accommodating displacement structure for displacing the valve against the valve seat (20) into the closed position, or for displacing the valve away from the valve seat (20) into an opened position, the displacement structure including drive structure (25) and transmission structure (24), and a membrane (29) for separating the dry internal region (30) from the liquid internal region (28).

Techniques for monitoring dispensed liquid include an intelligent spout that incorporates an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) for tracking its own orientation and movement in three-dimensional space. The spout has its own processor, memory, and wireless networking components, which support local data processing, data logging, and bi-directional wireless communication. Communication may be carried out with a server, with other spouts of like kind, and/or with other devices.