Filling element for filling machines for dispensing a liquid filling material into containers
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Oct 15, 1996
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Mar 10, 1994
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Abstract
A filling element for dispensing a liquid filling material into bottles or similar containers. The filling element has no filling tube or at most a short filling tube. For treating a respective container with a sterilization medium, preferably with steam, a sterilization tube is provided that can be moved out of an upper lifting or stroke position into a lower lifting or stroke position in which at least one opening formed in a lower end portion of the sterilization tube is disposed in the container in such a way that especially also the base portion of the container that is disposed opposite a mouth region thereof is adequately subjected to the sterilization medium that is discharged into the interior of the container from the tube opening or is withdrawn from the interior of the container through the tube opening and the tube.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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KHS MASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | KLOCKNERSTRASSE 29 47057 DUISBURG |
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- 1994 Application Filing Year
- B65B Class
- 736 Applications Filed
- 274 Patents Issued To-Date
- 37.23 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Clusserath, Ludwig | Bad Kreuznach, DE | 63 | 773 |
# of filed Patents : 63 Total Citations : 773 |
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- 23 Citation Count
- B65B Class
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