Container filling system and valve for same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12110225
APP PUB NO 20230312321A1
SERIAL NO

18313967

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A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.

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PEPSICO INC700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD PURCHASE NY 10577

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coleman, Nathan John Murrieta, US 8 31
Eaton, John A Valhalla, US 10 116
Evans, Thomas John Brighton, US 5 21
Feller, Samuel Frank Somerville, US 5 21
Martin, David William Londonberry, US 12 70
Sorge, Jason Karl Geneseo, US 5 21
Straub, Randy A Palmyra, US 5 21
Warburton, David Jay Lexington, US 5 21

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