Method for sterilizing flowable product packages
US6139796A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2202/23
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for sterilizing the inside of a container which is ready to be filled, or a package material for a container in the form of a sheet or web wherein such sterilization is effected by way of radiation with an electron beam in combination with a gas stream contacting the beam, while the electron gun and container or package material are in relative motion towards each other.
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