Container fill station

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11738981
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17527644

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A container fill station includes a seal bar configured to temporarily contact an open end of a container, to temporarily seal an interior of the container from a surrounding atmosphere, a fill head configured to be moved by a fill head actuator through a sealed opening in the seal bar, a fill head valve located in a fluid pathway between a liquid source and the fill head outlet, and an outflowing gas valve in fluid communication with the interior of the container. Therein, control of a liquid fill rate is provided by opening the outflowing gas valve a select amount while simultaneously opening the fill head valve. During a filling operation method, the interior of the container may be temporarily sealed and pressurized, or filling may be done at ambient/atmospheric pressure, preferably with the fill head outlet being disposed below the liquid's surface during filling.

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WILD GOOSE CANNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC633 CTC BOULEVARD SUITE 100 LOUISVILLE CO 80027

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bickers, John Louisville, US 1 0
Foreman, Alexis Louisville, US 2 0
Halvorsen, Josh Louisville, US 1 0
McKim, Adam Louisville, US 1 0
Mercier, Michael Louisville, US 12 535
Moody, Dan Louisville, US 1 0
Nickerson, Tyler Louisville, US 5 4
Pivonka, Jace Louisville, US 1 0
Wells, Paul Louisville, US 13 105

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