Package making – Methods – Filling preformed receptacle and closing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Harmon, Christopher (Department: 3721)
Package making
Methods
Filling preformed receptacle and closing
C053S167000, C053S284500, C053S284600, C053S079000, C053S485000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07980046
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for filling a container includes an enclosure (11) having an opening for receiving a container (14). The apparatus may include a shuttle assembly (15), a wash station (20), a fill station (21), and a seal station (16) contained within the enclosure (11). The shuttle assembly (15) may include a frame structure (23) and a shuttle (22). The shuttle (22) may advance along a path of travel and facilitate the washing, filling, and sealing of the container (14). The apparatus may be employed in a method for consecutively washing, filling, and sealing at least one container in an enclosed housing. The method includes the steps of providing at least one container, washing the container, filling the container, and sealing the container. The method may be conducted along a path of travel.
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International Search Report and Written Opinion mailed May 3, 2010.
Brown Robert Wesley
Cedrone Daniel Pompei
Yousefpour Ali Reza
H2Local, Inc.
Harmon Christopher
Summa, Additon & Ashe, P.A.
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