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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Alfred Drenguis, Börnsen, DE;
Volker Till, Hofheim am Taunus, DE;
Inventors:
Alfred Drenguis, Börnsen, DE;
Volker Till, Hofheim am Taunus, DE;
Assignee:
KHS GmbH, Dortmund, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 55/04 (2006.01); B67C 7/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/08 (2006.01); B65B 55/08 (2006.01); B67B 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67C 7/0073 (2013.01); A61L 2/087 (2013.01); B65B 55/08 (2013.01); B67B 3/2033 (2013.01); A61L 2202/23 (2013.01); B67B 2201/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for sterilizing containers, such as cans, bottles, or similar containers. The method involves relatively moving a container and an elongated electron radiation treatment member with respect to one another, such that the treatment member is located in the container. The treatment member is used to treat the entire inside surface of the container with identical or essentially identical radiation power, and then is removed from the container.