Method and a packaging apparatus for forming sealed packages
US12065279B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B55/103
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for forming sealed packages filled with a pourable product comprises at least the steps of forming a tube from a web of packaging material, filling the pourable product into the tube for forming a product column within the tube and directing, during the step of forming and the step of filling, a sterile gas into the product column for forming and/or maintaining a gas cushion within the product column.
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