Filler assembly and method of filling a pouch

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11999519
APP PUB NO 20240043154A1
SERIAL NO

17881524

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Abstract

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A filler assembly comprising a pouch preheat zone, a pouch sterilization zone, and a pouch flush zone. The preheat zone includes a preheat nozzle assembly having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet engageable with a pouch assembly, and a preheat vacuum nozzle assembly having an inlet engageable with a pouch assembly and an outlet attachable to a vacuum. The pouch sterilization zone includes a sterilization nozzle assembly having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet engageable with a pouch assembly, and, a sterilization vacuum nozzle assembly having an inlet engageable with a pouch assembly and an outlet attachable to a vacuum. The pouch flush zone includes a pouch flush nozzle assembly having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet engageable with a pouch assembly, and, a pouch flush vacuum nozzle assembly having an inlet engageable with a pouch assembly and an outlet attachable to a vacuum.

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Patent Owner(s)

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SCHOLLE IPN CORPORATION200 WEST NORTH AVENUE NORTHLAKE IL 60164

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bellmore, David DeWitt, US 36 187
Fitzgerald, Sean West Dundee, US 19 176

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