Method and apparatus for packaging a liquid food product

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10369737
APP PUB NO 20170113396A1
SERIAL NO

15399346

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An apparatus for forming a thermoplastic container from a cylindrical preform and for delivering a predetermined volume of a beverage component into the container. The apparatus includes: a mold defining a shape of the container; a member configured to inject at least one beverage component into a recess in the preform so as to promote expansion of the preform inside the mold into the shape of the container, the member being further configured to inject the at least one beverage component in a first volume intentionally greater than the predetermined volume; and the member also being configured to remove a fraction of the first volume of the beverage component until a second volume of beverage component remaining in the container is equal to the predetermined volume.

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  • DISCMA AG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chauvin, Guillaume Monthureux sur Saone, FR 35 156
Chimetto, Fabio Piazzola Sul Brenta, IT 11 193
Hartwig, Klaus Nancy, FR 25 245

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