公开(公告)号：US12110225B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US18313967

申请日：2023-05-08

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： John A. Eaton ,  David William Martin ,  David Jay Warburton ,  Nathan John Coleman ,  Samuel Frank Feller ,  Thomas John Evans ,  Jason Karl Sorge ,  Randy A. Straub

IPC: B67C3/28 ,  B65B55/02 ,  B65B59/00 ,  B67C3/04 ,  B67C3/06 ,  B67C3/16 ,  B67C3/20 ,  B67C3/26 ,  F16K31/08 ,  G01G17/04

CPC classification number: B67C3/286 ,  B65B55/027 ,  B65B59/00 ,  B65B59/001 ,  B67C3/045 ,  B67C3/06 ,  B67C3/16 ,  B67C3/202 ,  B67C3/2634 ,  B67C3/28 ,  F16K31/086 ,  G01G17/04 ,  B65B59/003 ,  B65B2220/14

Abstract: A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.

公开(公告)号：US11679971B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US17068373

申请日：2020-10-12

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： John A. Eaton ,  David William Martin ,  David Jay Warburton ,  Nathan John Coleman ,  Samuel Frank Feller ,  Thomas John Evans ,  Jason Karl Sorge ,  Randy A. Straub

IPC: B67C3/28 ,  F16K31/08 ,  G01G17/04 ,  B67C3/04 ,  B67C3/06 ,  B67C3/16 ,  B67C3/26 ,  B65B55/02 ,  B67C3/20 ,  B65B59/00

CPC classification number: B67C3/286 ,  B65B55/027 ,  B65B59/00 ,  B65B59/001 ,  B67C3/045 ,  B67C3/06 ,  B67C3/16 ,  B67C3/202 ,  B67C3/2634 ,  B67C3/28 ,  F16K31/086 ,  G01G17/04 ,  B65B59/003 ,  B65B2220/14

Abstract: A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.

公开(公告)号：US10294091B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US14778720

申请日：2014-03-21

Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

Inventor： John A. Eaton ,  David William Martin ,  David Jay Warburton ,  Nathan John Coleman ,  Samuel Frank Feller ,  Thomas John Evans ,  Jason Karl Sorge ,  Randy A. Straub

IPC: B67C3/04 ,  B67C3/28 ,  B67C3/20 ,  F16K31/08 ,  G01G17/04 ,  B67C3/06 ,  B67C3/16 ,  B67C3/26 ,  B65B55/02 ,  B65B59/00

Abstract: A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.