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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299607 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage, having a filling element for filling bottles with a liquid beverage and a filling machine having such a filling element A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage, having a filling element for filling bottles with a liquid beverage and a filling machine having such a filling element. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7162851 | Method for changing a stopper A stopper change device (10) includes an airtight chamber body (21) detachably mountable on a head of a bottle, a gas supply port (19) for supplying N gas to the chamber body, an air vent valve (57) for discharging air from the chamber bo... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7065940 | Product delivery system A product delivery system is provided wherein consumer products are delivered in bulk to the retail site and can be dispensed to individual containers at the retail site. The consumer products can include products in concentrated form that may be diluted prior to di... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6998094 | Apparatus for and methods of handling biological sample containers Apparatus for handling biological sample containers comprises a conveyor assembly for conveying containers and a lid handling assembly operable to remove lids from and replace lids onto containers while the containers are in motion on the conveyor assembly. The lid ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6925780 | Plug and gland aseptic package system A method of aseptically filling an internally sterilized sealed container having a transfer port which comprises a tubular body which is sealed to the wall of the container and defines a flow passage therethrough, and a sealing plug engaged into the passage, the tub... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6889482 | Filler device sub-assembly A filler device sub-assembly having a manipulator for manipulating a cap of a container comprising a first and second cap gripper arm and a member for controllably manipulating the cap gripper arms. The controllable manipulating member comprising an inner cam assemb... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6848235 | Adverse environment foil cap seal system Filling and sealing devices and methods of aseptically filling containers are disclosed herein. More specifically, the filling and sealing devices include a sterile filling chamber and an induction sealing device provided within the filling chamber. The induction se... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6694709 | Apparatus to charge and seal in contents An apparatus to charge and seal in contents is provided with a supporting portion for containers, holding portions for seal plugs, airtight chambers, a pressure gas supplier and a vacuum pump. The container has a receiving chamber and it is to be put on t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6199350 | Evacuation and closure device in linear construction An evacuation and closure device in linear construction can be docked to a conveyor device for bottles. A closure stopper supply device is used to supply closure stoppers for the bottles. The device provides a combined closure stopper and evacuation unit ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5623975 | Gas capsule filling and sealing process A cylindrical plug made of elastomeric material is introduced into a cylindrical cartridge. The rim of the cartridge is swagged-in to reduce the diameter of its opening to one-third of the cartridge internal diameter and of the closely matching plug exter... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5419096 | Packaging method and apparatus for packaging large meat products in a desired gaseous atmosphere A package, packaging method, and packaging apparatus for facilitating the packaging of large meat products and exchanging the ambient atmosphere to establish a desired gaseous atmosphere that extends the shelf life of the product. The package includes a p... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5299408 | Wine recorking apparatus and method An apparatus for processing one or more wine bottles to extract and replace corks safely. Specifically, a compartment segregates a first volume from a second volume and contains wine processing tools. Introduction of an inert gas to the first volume displ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5247746 | Tray sealing and gas flush apparatus Apparatus for atmosphere-modifying and sealing individual trays includes a film disposing roller disposed closely adjacent the top of the tray to define a nip region and an elongated gas injection nozzle spanning the nip region for injecting gas through t... | 09/28/1993 |
| 4972652 | Closures for containers Radioactive waste is loaded from a cell 10 into a drum 16 by sealing the drum about a port 12 in the cell, attaching the drum lid to the port door by clamp jaws 30 engaging a boss 76, withdrawing the port door and drum lid 69 into the cell in back-to-back... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4936943 | Quick detach assembly for a sealing head This relates to the mounting of a sealing head for sealing a plastic lid in a plastic container by way of induction heating. In order that a sealing head may be readily removed and replaced by a like sealing head for cleaning and repair, there is provided... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4848419 | Device for evacuating oxygen from a container A device for reducing the quantity of oxygen in the space above the filling in a container before closing of the container, in which a vacuum is formed in the space, then a compressed gas is blown into the container in a direction running obliquely to the... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4731978 | Closable bag and method and arrangement for aseptic filling thereof A closable bag of flexible material is provided with a separate inlet member (3) with an opening for filling the bag with a substance, for instance liquid, which inlet member is fastened to the bag. A separate member (7) is arranged for closing the fillin... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4651497 | Apparatus for packaging a pressurized dispenser Apparatus for packaging product in an inverted, open bottom piston-type pressurized dispenser has a mechanism for pressurizing the container above the piston and for inserting a bottom closure on the open bottom and connecting it to the container body to ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4615165 | Product capsuling plant, particularly for pharmaceutical products Process and plant for capsuling products, particularly pharmaceutical products, using capsules each consisting of a bottom, containing the product itself, and a removable top, whereby each bottom, once separated from the respective top, is fed by a convey... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4522089 | Test tube cap remover A device for removing a cap from a test tube under sanitary conditions has an enclosure receiving at least part of the test tube and cap and isolating them from the atmosphere. A plunger reciprocable in a cylinder sealed to the enclosure can be hand opera... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4498508 | Container filler A device for filling a container through a spout extending from the container includes a sterile chamber having a wall opening therethrough for inserting the spout into the chamber. A cover inside the chamber is positioned over a base plate which encloses... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4494363 | Method and apparatus for aseptically filling containers There is disclosed apparatus for aseptically filling a flexible container having a rigid fitment including a neck, outer flange surrounding the neck, a frangible membrane and an outer rim. The apparatus includes an enclosed filling chamber including a pla... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4458734 | Apparatus and method for aseptically filling a container A device for filling containers through a spout on the container includes a sterile chamber that has an opening in a wall through which the spout of the container may be inserted into the chamber, a filling head inside the chamber for connecting with the ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4446674 | Contamination-free apparatus for filling spouted bags with a fluid For filling successive spouted bags with a beverage or like fluid product to a prescribed weight, a filling valve assembly and a cap remover assembly are immovably mounted side by side in a germfree chamber formed over a weighing platform. After the germf... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4409252 | Procedure for packaging of food under protective gas in synthetic containers with flexible tops Food is packaged under a protective gas in synthetic containers having flexible lids. The sequence of the packaging steps is product filling, lid application, flushing with a protective gas, and sealing the lid. The flushing takes place wherein the lid is... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4363203 | Liquid fill apparatus An apparatus for filling a flexible container has a filling head and a pair of closure removing heads so that while the one container is being filled a filled container is closed and another prepared for filling.... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4186542 | Apparatus for vacuum-sealing a vial An apparatus for vacuum-sealing a vial includes a table for receiving the vial temporarily closed with a rubber stopper, a vertically movable enclosing device having a chamber at the lower end thereof for air-tightly enclosing a mouth of the vial in the c... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4170861 | Method and apparatus for filling petri dishes A method and apparatus for filling petri dishes include the features of situating a stack of empty petri dishes at a dish-drop station where the stack rests with the lowermost petri dish of the stack on a stationary support. A moving structure engages thi... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4077182 | Liquid fill apparatus An apparatus for liquid filling a flexible collapsible container in the form of a plastic pouch for packaging wine is disclosed. The pouch has a pouring spout and a closure for the spout. The apparatus comprises a base for firmly holding the spout and a f... | 03/07/1978 |
