Active sterilization zone for container filling

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9321620
APP PUB NO 20090017747A1
SERIAL NO

12171052

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An apparatus for sterile filling of beverage containers has a first module and a second module. The first module rinses and sterilizes empty containers and delivers the sterilized containers to the second module. The second module fills and caps the containers with beverage product at ambient temperature in an active sterilization zone utilizing an e-beam sterilization unit.

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  • STOKELY-VAN CAMP, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McGowan, Michael F Indianapolis, US 9 127
Raniwala, Subodh K Barrington, US 18 273
Schimmel, Gregory Barrington, US 8 124
Wu, Rei-Young Amos Palatine, US 28 211

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