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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Khs Gmbh, Dortmund, DE;
Inventors:
Ludwig Clüsserath, Bad Kreuznach, DE;
Dieter-Rudolf Krulitsch, Bad Kreuznach, DE;
Andreas Lohner, Wadalgesheim, DE;
Bernd Bruch, Weinsheim, DE;
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67C 3/12 (2006.01); B67C 3/20 (2006.01); B67C 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67C 3/12 (2013.01); B67C 3/20 (2013.01); B67C 3/282 (2013.01); B67C 3/286 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filling element has a gas valve that controls flow of gas through a gas channel that extends into or faces the container during filling thereof. The gas valve transitions between discrete states, which includes a fully-open state, a closed state, and one or more partially-open states.