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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2019
Abc Fillers, Inc., Ipswich, MA (US);
Joseph A. DiCarlo, Chester, NH (US);
Scott G. Little, Wenham, MA (US);
ABC FILLERS, INC., Ipswich, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for filling containers with fluid includes a volumetric filling valve. The volumetric filling valve includes a valve stem having a gas valve portion and a fluid valve portion. An interior passageway of the gas valve portion is positioned interior of the valve stem, wherein the interior passageway positioned to supply a quantity of gas to a filling nozzle. A gas valve actuator is mechanically connected to the valve stem, wherein the gas valve actuator controls an activation of the gas valve portion. A fluid valve actuator is mechanically connected to the valve stem, wherein the fluid valve actuator controls an activation of the fluid valve portion. The volumetric filling valve may be positioned within a filling head container with the gas valve portion positioned at least partially within a quantity of gas and the fluid valve portion positioned within a quantity of fluid.