Secure loop system and method for supply and delivery of product contained in a carrier
First Claim
1. A system for distributing a product releasably incorporated within a carrier, and for removing the product and returning spent for rehabilitation, the system including a first supply loop comprising:
- a rehabilitation facility for releasably incorporating a product into a first carrier to form fresh;
delivery means for conveying fresh to a first user, the first user comprising a fresh storage vessel for receiving and storage of fresh, the first user further comprising means for removing product or product elements from the carrier to form spent;
a spent storage vessel for receiving, storing, and dispensing of spent from the first user; and
means for delivering the spent to a rehabilitation facility of the spent to form fresh;
wherein the first user comprises means for storing the removed product and means for incorporating the product or product elements into a second carrier within a second supply loop that comprises the rehabilitation facility.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for distributing a product releasably incorporated within a carrier, and for removing the product and returning the carrier for rehabilitation. In one embodiment, the system includes a first supply loop comprising a manufacturing facility for releasably incorporating a product into a first carrier to form fresh. The first loop further includes transportation means for conveying fresh to a first user, the first user including a fresh storage vessel for receiving and storage of fresh. The first user further comprises means for removing product from the carrier to form spent, and a spent storage vessel for receiving, storing, and dispensing of spent. The loop further includes means for returning the spent to a rehabilitation facility of the spent to form fresh wherein a product is contained in a carrier. The carrier may be in any physical state such as for example, solid, liquid, vapor, plasma, or any combination thereof. In addition, the carrier may involve any known mechanism to capture, retain, or release product, for example, chemical reaction, adsorption, dilution, among others. Optionally, the invention comprises a second supply loop that received product liberated from the first supply loop, without exchanging carrier, fresh, or spent with the first supply loop. The invention thus provides for product transfer efficiently and economically with minimal possible losses of the carrier quantity and quality. Contamination of a carrier and/or unintended mixing of different carriers is avoided, or at least localized to limited quantities.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for distributing a product releasably incorporated within a carrier, and for removing the product and returning spent for rehabilitation, the system including a first supply loop comprising:
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a rehabilitation facility for releasably incorporating a product into a first carrier to form fresh; delivery means for conveying fresh to a first user, the first user comprising a fresh storage vessel for receiving and storage of fresh, the first user further comprising means for removing product or product elements from the carrier to form spent; a spent storage vessel for receiving, storing, and dispensing of spent from the first user; and means for delivering the spent to a rehabilitation facility of the spent to form fresh;
wherein the first user comprises means for storing the removed product and means for incorporating the product or product elements into a second carrier within a second supply loop that comprises the rehabilitation facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for manufacturing and distributing a product releasably incorporated within a carrier, and for removing the product and returning the carrier for rehabilitation, the system including a first supply loop comprising:
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a manufacturing facility for releasably incorporating a product into a first carrier to form fresh or producing a carrier having product incorporated therein; delivery means for conveying fresh to a first user, the first user comprising a fresh storage vessel for receiving and storage of fresh, the first user further comprising means for removing product or product elements from the carrier to form spent, the first user further including delivery means for conveying the product to a second supply loop; a spent storage vessel for receiving, storing, and dispensing of spent from the first user, spent being defined as fresh with at least some product removed therefrom; and means for delivering the spent to a rehabilitation facility of the spent to form fresh;
wherein the first user further comprises means for incorporating the product or product elements into a second carrier within a second supply loop that comprises an on-site rehabilitation facility. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of distributing a product releasably incorporated into a carrier, the method comprising the steps of:
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releasably incorporating a product into a carrier to form fresh; transferring fresh to a first user for removal of product to form spent, without contaminating the product or spent; and delivering uncontaminated spent to a rehabilitation facility having means for rehabilitating the spent to form fresh; and
further comprising the step of the first user delivering the product to a second supply loop, the first carrier and second supply loop being separated from one another to form two separate supply loops that do not interchange fresh, carrier, or spent. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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