Global Patent Index - EP 1664739 A2

EP 1664739 A2 20060607 - INLINE PROCESSING AND IRRADIATION SYSTEM

Title (en)

INLINE PROCESSING AND IRRADIATION SYSTEM

Title (de)

INLINE-VERARBEITUNGS- UND -BESTRAHLUNGSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE TRAITEMENT EN LIGNE ET D'IRRADIATION

Publication

EP 1664739 A2 20060607 (EN)

Application

EP 04781800 A 20040820

Priority

  • US 2004027186 W 20040820
  • US 49644503 P 20030820

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005019033A2] A stream of products is packaged and biologically treated by the system. The system has an index conveyor with a filling station and a packaging station. Discrete packages are filled with the stream of products, sealed and moved on an index conveyor. The system moves the discrete packages an irradiation chamber at a steady rate on a continuous speed conveyor. A controller matches the cyclical rate of the index conveyor with the steady rate of the continuous speed conveyor and uses a buffer to transition from the cyclical rate to the steady rate.

IPC 1-7

G01N 21/00; B65B 31/00; B65B 61/00; B65B 55/04

IPC 8 full level

B65B 9/04 (2006.01); B65B 31/00 (2006.01); B65B 55/04 (2006.01); B65B 55/16 (2006.01); B65B 61/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

B65B (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 9/045 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 55/16 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005019033 A2 20050303; WO 2005019033 A3 20050909; CA 2536297 A1 20050303; EP 1664739 A2 20060607; EP 1664739 A4 20070829; US 2009173039 A1 20090709

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004027186 W 20040820; CA 2536297 A 20040820; EP 04781800 A 20040820; US 56900304 A 20040820