Cap sterilizer, content filling system, cap sterilization method, and content filling method
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United States of America
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Apr 13, 2021
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Abstract
A cap sterilizer (50) includes an infeed chamber (52), a sterilant atomizing chamber (53), and an air rinse chamber (54). At least the infeed chamber (52) and the air rinse chamber (54) are exhausted. Both an exhaust pressure (E2) in the infeed chamber (52) and an exhaust pressure (E4) in the air rinse chamber are higher than an exhaust pressure (E3) in the sterilant atomizing chamber (53), or the sterilant atomizing chamber (53) is not exhausted.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
- DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO LTD.
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- 2017 Application Filing Year
- B67B Class
- 90 Applications Filed
- 62 Patents Issued To-Date
- 68.89 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Hayakawa, Atsushi | Tokyo-to, JP | 154 | 1078 |
# of filed Patents : 154 Total Citations : 1078 | |||
Takagi, Masatoshi | Tokyo-to, JP | 58 | 562 |
# of filed Patents : 58 Total Citations : 562 | |||
Takaku, Hitoshi | Tokyo-to, JP | 21 | 112 |
# of filed Patents : 21 Total Citations : 112 |
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