Container sterilization system
US4992247A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B55/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A container sterilization system adaptable to a forming, filling and sealing machine used to process containers for liquids or spoonable food products. The system is a closed loop system including ductwork interconnecting a suitable blower for directing through the closed loop a flow of a mixture of air, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, and vaporized water; a duct heater; one of a vapor generation pool or a vapor generation stack with heat exchanger; a suitable vapor delivery inlet manifold and an associated exhaust manifold; and a drying air inlet manifold and an associated exhaust with containers being conveyed laterally intermediate the inlet manifolds and the exhaust manifolds.
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