Aseptic connector for a free-flowing food

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9353895
APP PUB NO 20150198277A1
SERIAL NO

14667300

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A reusable aseptic connector is provided. The connector may be used to provide fluid communication between a bag-in-box (BIB) container and a beverage dispenser. The connector may provide aseptic properties of the connection by insulation of an inner volume of a first part and an inner volume of a second part, with the beverage component kept from contacting any of the part of the connector structure that are exposed to the environment and have a risk of induced contamination. The connector may comprise a resilient membrane and a sliding tube wherein the sliding tube is configured to have a portion move toward and through the resilient membrane to establish fluid communication between the first part and the second part, and for the portion to move away from the resilient membrane to destablish fluid communication between the first part and the second part when desired.

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PEPSICO INC700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD PURCHASE NY 10577

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Deo, Indrani Ossing, US 21 401
Falkov, Dmitry St. Petersburg, RU 9 40
Kachko, Igor St. Petersburg, RU 14 81
Martsinovskiy, Georgy St. Petersburg, RU 34 1922
Vasiliev, Vladimir St. Petersburg, RU 9 86
Verbitsky, Mikhail Stoughton, US 35 1639

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