SG11201903233PA - Measuring device - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1#11011110111010101111101 110 1 001110111011111111010101111 11110 1111 011 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\" WO 2018/069527 Al 19 April 2018 (19.04.2018) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventor: ALVEY, John Daniel; c/o Mead Johnson Nutri- GO1F 19/00 (2006.01) tion Company, 2400 West Lloyd Expressway, Evansville, Indiana 47721 (US). (21) International Application Number: PCT/EP2017/076246 (74) Agent: GILL-CAREY, Michael et al.; Reckitt Benckiser (22) International Filing Date: Corporate Services Limited, Legal Department - Patents 13 October 2017 (13.10.2017) Group, Dansom Lane, Hull HU8 7DS (GB). (25) Filing Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (26) Publication Language: English AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (30) Priority Data: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, 15/293,474 14 October 2016 (14.10.2016) US DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (71) Applicant: MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPA- KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, NY [US/US]; 225 North Canal Street, 25th Floor, Chicago, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, Illinois 60606 (US). OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, (71) Applicant (for MN only): RECKITT BENCKISER TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (BRANDS) LIMITED [GB/GB]; 103-105 Bath Road, Slough Berkshire SL1 3UH (GB). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, = (54) Title: MEASURING DEVICE = = , = = _ _ 57 36 40 1 = — _ = = 55 34 — ,...:-...... = 6 Ssilrl\" I r . '''''. = = 50 58 _ ,-1 30 FIG. 5 .4 IN ei kin cn (57) : The disclosure relates to a measuring device for a granulated product, including a top component comprising a leveling component and a clump-breaking component and a bottom component comprising a scoop and a handle. The measuring device allows C a user to remove excess product from the scoop by moving the leveling component along the opening of the scoop. Further, the clump- 1-1 breaking component serves to break the clump of product that forms in the scoop upon dispensing the product from the measuring © device into a receptacle, which may contain a liquid. Breaking the clump of product improves the dissolution of the product into a liquid. ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/069527 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIIMERIONEMIHRIOIDERVOIMIE GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))