EP3261931A4 - Refill station multi-port nozzle - Google Patents

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EP3261931A4
EP3261931A4 EP16756073.9A EP16756073A EP3261931A4 EP 3261931 A4 EP3261931 A4 EP 3261931A4 EP 16756073 A EP16756073 A EP 16756073A EP 3261931 A4 EP3261931 A4 EP 3261931A4
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port nozzle
refill station
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refill
nozzle
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Eric A. Williams
Lawrence M. Levenstein
Samuel R. DAVENPORT
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CH&I Technologies Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B39/00—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Nozzles (AREA)
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EP16756073.9A 2015-02-25 2016-02-16 Refill station multi-port nozzle Active EP3261931B1 (en)

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US201562120547P 2015-02-25 2015-02-25
PCT/US2016/018080 WO2016137782A1 (en) 2015-02-25 2016-02-16 Refill station multi-port nozzle

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EP3261931A1 EP3261931A1 (en) 2018-01-03
EP3261931A4 true EP3261931A4 (en) 2018-09-12
EP3261931B1 EP3261931B1 (en) 2019-07-24

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JP (1) JP6653708B2 (en)
CN (1) CN107249985B (en)
AU (1) AU2016223159B2 (en)
BR (1) BR112017014810A2 (en)
CA (1) CA2973002A1 (en)
HK (1) HK1248662A1 (en)
MX (1) MX2017009409A (en)
WO (1) WO2016137782A1 (en)

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EP0421992B1 (en) * 1988-06-27 1993-06-09 BURTON, John W. Bottle filling device
US5586589A (en) * 1995-05-19 1996-12-24 Monsanto Company Refillable closed container system
US20140216603A1 (en) * 1999-09-15 2014-08-07 Laurie J. Brown Method and Apparatus for Vending a Containerized Liquid Product Utilizing an Automatic Self-Service Refill System
US20110225106A1 (en) * 2010-03-10 2011-09-15 Ch&I Technologies, Inc. Personal container refill marketing system

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JP6653708B2 (en) 2020-02-26
HK1248662A1 (en) 2018-10-19
JP2018507823A (en) 2018-03-22
WO2016137782A1 (en) 2016-09-01
EP3261931A1 (en) 2018-01-03
CN107249985A (en) 2017-10-13
AU2016223159A1 (en) 2017-07-13
MX2017009409A (en) 2017-12-04
EP3261931B1 (en) 2019-07-24
CN107249985B (en) 2020-03-10
BR112017014810A2 (en) 2018-01-09
AU2016223159B2 (en) 2019-12-19

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