US Patent No: 8,028,725
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Filling valve apparatus for a beverage filling machine
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Oct 4, 2011
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Feb 12, 2010
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12/705,419
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Abstract
A filling valve apparatus for filling a container with a fluid. The apparatus includes a body portion and a stem. A sleeve is disposed over the stem and is removable from the stem and the body portion when the filling valve apparatus is serviced. A seal is mounted to the bottom of the sleeve. At least one component is movably connected to the sleeve and remains connected to the sleeve when the sleeve is removed from the stem and the body portion during the servicing of the filling valve apparatus. Similarly, a valve assembly, having a housing and a movable plunger is removable from the body portion. At least one member is mechanically connected to one of the housing and plunger for creating a unitary valve assembly that remains intact when the valve assembly is removed from the body portion during servicing of the filling valve apparatus.
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| 4,750,533 Filling valve for counterpressure filling of cans | 22 | 1985 | |
| 5,085,255 Filling valve apparatus | 6 | 1991 | |
| 7,661,449 Filling valve apparatus for a beverage filling machine | 2 | 2004 | |
| 7,299,833 Filling valve apparatus | 1 | 2006 | |
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| 5,150,740 Filling valve | 10 | 1990 | |
| 6,131,624 Filling valve assembly | 7 | 1999 | |
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| 4,398,575 Filler tube with check valve for container filling devices | 10 | 1981 | |
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| 4,700,756 Releasable retaining means for filling machine valves | 6 | 1986 | |
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| 6,253,811 Fluid-dispensing valve for a container-filling apparatus | 6 | 2000 | |
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| 5,975,159 Container filler apparatus external disconnect valve | 13 | 1997 | |
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| 5,040,574 Can filling apparatus having an improved gas venting mechanism | 8 | 1990 | |
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| 5,220,946 Counterpressure type container filling apparatus | 6 | 1991 | |
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| 5,740,844 Fill system including a fill valve housing with interchangeable sanitary cover and clean-in-place manifold | 12 | 1996 | |
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| 4,206,789 Arrangement for filling liquids into a container | 11 | 1978 | |
| 4,893,733 Filling head with quick-change nozzle | 8 | 1988 | |
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