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Apparatus and method for filling products in containers
Assignee: James Dole Engineering Co
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Filing: 1949-07-11
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Granted: 1954-01-26
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Expires: 1969-07-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin William Mck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:47
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B43/00; B65B43/42; B65B55/00; B65B55/02; B65B55/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
THE METHOD OF CONTINUOUSLY FILLING A PUMPABLE PRODUCT IN CONTAINERS OF THE TYPE HAVING OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES AT THEIR OPEN MOUTHS WHICH COMPRISES EFFECTING CONTINUOUS UNINTERRUPTED FLOW DISCHARGE OF A BODILY FIXED STREAM OF THE PRODUCT AT A FIXED ZONE, AND AT A PREDETERMINED FIXED QUANTITY PER UNIT OF TIME, MOVING A LINE OF SAID CONTAINERS TOWARD SAID STREAM, PRIOR TO ARRIVAL OF THE CONTAINERS AT SAID STREAM OVERLAPPING THE CONTAINER FLANGES, AND CONTINUOUSLY MOVING THE CONTAINERS PAST SAID STREAM WITH THEIR FLANGES THUS OVERLAPPED AND WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY UNINTERRUPTED MOTION AT SUCH SPEED RELATIVE TO SAID STEAM AS TO CAUSE THE CONTAINERS TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORMLY FILLED IN THEIR TRAVEL PAST SAID STREAM.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
114 words
THE METHOD OF CONTINUOUSLY FILLING A PUMPABLE PRODUCT IN CONTAINERS OF THE TYPE HAVING OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES AT THEIR OPEN MOUTHS WHICH COMPRISES EFFECTING CONTINUOUS UNINTERRUPTED FLOW DISCHARGE OF A BODILY FIXED STREAM OF THE PRODUCT AT A FIXED ZONE, AND AT A PREDETERMINED FIXED QUANTITY PER UNIT OF TIME, MOVING A LINE OF SAID CONTAINERS TOWARD SAID STREAM, PRIOR TO ARRIVAL OF THE CONTAINERS AT SAID STREAM OVERLAPPING THE CONTAINER FLANGES, AND CONTINUOUSLY MOVING THE CONTAINERS PAST SAID STREAM WITH THEIR FLANGES THUS OVERLAPPED AND WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY UNINTERRUPTED MOTION AT SUCH SPEED RELATIVE TO SAID STEAM AS TO CAUSE THE CONTAINERS TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORMLY FILLED IN THEIR TRAVEL PAST SAID STREAM.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1957-01-25 | 1957-07-27 | 1958-01-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1961-01-25 | 1961-07-27 | 1962-01-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1965-01-25 | 1965-07-27 | 1966-01-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |