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Container sterilization system

US4992247A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 11, 1989
Grant dateFeb 12, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 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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