Global Patent Index - EP 0794902 B1

EP 0794902 B1 19990407 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING OXYGEN FROM THE HEADSPACE OF A PACKAGE

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING OXYGEN FROM THE HEADSPACE OF A PACKAGE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM ENTFERNEN VON SAUERSTOFF AUS DEM KOPFRAUM EINES BEHÄLTERS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR ELIMINER L'OXYGENE DE L'ESPACE DE TETE D'UN EMBALLAGE

Publication

EP 0794902 B1 19990407 (FR)

Application

EP 95936932 A 19951205

Priority

  • CH 9500290 W 19951205
  • EP 94119203 A 19941206

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9617775A1] A method and a device for removing oxygen from the headspace of a package. The device includes an aseptic compartment (4) for filling a package (1) with a product, a package sealing compartment (5) with two sealing members (13, 14), and a conveyor device (2) for conveying packages through the two compartments. The second compartment (5) comprises a stationary nitrogen injection nozzle (11) between the two sealing members (13, 14).

IPC 1-7

B65B 31/04

IPC 8 full level

B65B 31/02 (2006.01); B65B 31/04 (2006.01); B65B 31/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 31/041 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9617775 A1 19960613; AT E178547 T1 19990415; AU 3921895 A 19960626; AU 688160 B2 19980305; BR 9509963 A 19971125; DE 69508958 D1 19990512; DE 69508958 T2 19990909; DK 0794902 T3 19991018; EP 0794902 A1 19970917; EP 0794902 B1 19990407; ES 2131869 T3 19990801; GR 3030005 T3 19990730; JP H11500394 A 19990112; PL 177976 B1 20000229; PL 320533 A1 19971013; RU 2139229 C1 19991010; US 5896727 A 19990427

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 9500290 W 19951205; AT 95936932 T 19951205; AU 3921895 A 19951205; BR 9509963 A 19951205; DE 69508958 T 19951205; DK 95936932 T 19951205; EP 95936932 A 19951205; ES 95936932 T 19951205; GR 990401084 T 19990420; JP 51722296 A 19951205; PL 32053395 A 19951205; RU 97111206 A 19951205; US 84949697 A 19970822