Method and device for filling with a filling product

US11111124B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-11111124-B2
Application numberUS-201816218337-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 12, 2018
Priority dateDec 14, 2017
Publication dateSep 7, 2021
Grant dateSep 7, 2021

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Abstract

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A method for filling with a filling product, for example for filling with a beverage in a beverage filling plant by the free jet method, includes supplying a flow of filling product through a filling product supply line by opening a filling valve disposed in the filling product supply line and opening an associated regulating valve for regulating a volume flow, and closing the regulating valve and the filling valve in order to end the flow of filling product at the end of filling. The closing of the regulating valve and the filling valve are synchronized. A corresponding device is also described.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for filling with a filling product, comprising: supplying a flow of the filling product through a filling product supply line by opening a filling valve disposed in the filling product supply line and opening a regulating valve configured to regulate a volume flow of the filling product; closing the regulating valve and the filling valve to end the flow of filling product at an end of filling, wherein the closing of the regulating valve and the fi…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B67C3/286Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US11111124B2 cover?
A method for filling with a filling product, for example for filling with a beverage in a beverage filling plant by the free jet method, includes supplying a flow of filling product through a filling product supply line by opening a filling valve disposed in the filling product supply line and opening an associated regulating valve for regulating a volume flow, and closing the regulating valve …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Krones Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B67C3/286. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 07 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 5 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).