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Method and device for sterilizing hollow bodies

US6984360B1 · kind B1 · utility

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32Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 4, 1999
Grant dateJan 10, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29C2949/0715
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a method and a device for sterilising hollow bodies, such as containers, container preforms, tubes and various conduits. The invention is characterised in that it consists in guiding (15) a vaporisable sterilising agent over the walls of the hollow body (9), using guide means (7; 13) enabling the agent to be entirely deposited over the surfaces to be sterilised.

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