# US 11,299,300 B2 · Pouch filling station > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,299,300 B2 - Document ID: US11299300B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/868,288 - Filed: 2020-05-06 - Published: 2020-11-12 - Granted: 2022-04-12 - Earliest claimed: 2019-05-06 - Assignees: ChooMee Inc. - Applicants: ChooMee Inc. - Inventors: Ray J. Hammi; Daniel Adamian - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11299300B2 ## CPC - A47J 19/04: Household implements for mashing potatoes or other foodstuffs - B65B 3/12: mechanically, e.g. by pistons or pumps - B65B 3/045: {for filling flexible containers having a filling and dispensing spout, e.g. containers of the "bag-in-box"-type} - B65B 3/14: pneumatically - B65B 3/26: Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled - B65B 3/30: by volumetric measurement - B65B 37/06: by pistons or pumps - B65B 37/14: by pneumatic feeders - B65B 39/004: {moving linearly} - B65B 39/06: adapted to support containers or wrappers - B65B 39/08: by means of clamps - B65B 57/145: {for fluent material} - B65D 75/5883: {connected to the package at the sealed junction of two package walls} - B67D 7/0227: {by an ejection plunger (B67D7/0238 takes precedence)} - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - B67D: DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes B08B9/02; emptying or filling of bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for B67C; water supply E03; pipe systems F17D; domestic hot-water supply systems F24D; measuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level, metering by volume G01F; coin-freed or like apparatus G07F) ## Abstract A table top appliance rapidly fills a pouch through some mechanical actuation or automation by inserting the pouch into the appliance and the machine fills the pouch. One embodiment of the food pouch filling station may be a mechanical version that includes a method to pump or push the contents of the container into the pouch. A second embodiment of the food pouch filling station may be an electric pump version that fills pouches and may have the option of controlling the amount of food dispensed. The food pouch filling station may also include a valve that connects to the pouch to control the flow to the pouch. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pouch filling station comprising: a canister including a vessel, the canister having a bottom, side walls extending from the bottom, and a canister spout located along the side wall of the canister, the canister holding contents to be dispensed into a pouch; a lid that fits on a top of the canister; a valve located on the side wall of the canister, wherein the valve is configured to attach to the canister spout and a pouch spout of the pouch, the valve controlling a flow of the contents of the canister to fill the pouch; and an air pump system included with the lid and located on the top of the canister, the air pump system including a pump housing, and a pump to pressurize the pump housing and the canister, wherein when the pump housing and the canister are pressurized with the pump, the pouch spout is connected to the valve, and the valve is opened, the air pressure from the canister pushes the contents of the canister through the canister spout and the valve into the pouch. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pouch filling station of claim 1, wherein the bottom of the canister is slanted towards the canister spout and the bottom of the canister includes a trough to feed the contents of the canister to the canister spout. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The pouch filling station of claim 1, further including one or more check valve seals located at the bottom of the pump housing, wherein the pump pressurizes the pump housing and the canister through the one or more check valve seals, and further wherein the one or more check valve seals allow air to flow from the pump housing to the canister and prevent air from escaping from the canister when the pump pressurizes the pump housing. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The pouch filling station of claim 1, wherein the valve is one of the following: a ball valve, a pinch valve, a dial-clamp valve, or a cone valve seal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The pouch filling station of claim 1, wherein the lid includes a top plate and a flange extending downward from the top plate, wherein the flange is sized and shaped to cooperate with the side walls of the canister to secure the lid to the canister, wherein the top plate stabilizes a pump shaft from the pump. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The pouch filling station of claim 1, wherein the pump includes a pump shaft with a handle located at one end and a pump flange located at the opposite end of the pump shaft. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The pouch filling station of claim 6, wherein the pump housing includes a spring so that the pump and handle retract automatically after the pump is pressed downward. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The pouch filling station of claim 1, wherein the air pump system includes a plunger disk seal located within an internal diameter of the canister to ensure an even distribution of air pressure on the contents of the canister. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The pouch filling station of claim 8, wherein the plunger disk seal includes a rigid body disk and one or more radius-lobed flexible seals extending around the circumference of the rigid body disk, wherein the one or more radius-lobed flexible seals seal the internal diameter of the canister. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The pouch filling station of claim 1, wherein the air pump system includes an automatic pump with a pump motor that electronically generates a pressure and a volume of air in the pump housing in a specified amount of time, wherein when the valve is opened and a pouch is filled, the automatic pump automatically turns on and pressurizes the pump housing and the canister to maintain a preset pressure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The pouch filling station of claim 1, wherein the air pump system includes a pressure sensor that stops filling at a certain pressure and maintains a specific pressure within in the canister. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The pouch filling station of claim 1, wherein the air pump system includes an electric pump that fits on the lid and mates with the canister to generate a pressure and a volume of air in the pump housing in a specified amount of time, wherein the electric pump includes controls that maintain a specified air pressure to fill a certain amount of fluid ounces based on a pouch size. ### Claim 13 A pouch filling station comprising: a canister including a vessel, the canister having a bottom, side walls extending from the bottom, and a canister spout located adjacent to the bottom, the canister holding contents to be dispensed into a pouch, wherein the bottom of the canister is slanted towards the canister spout and the bottom of the canister includes a trough to feed the contents of the canister to the canister spout, wherein the lid includes a top plate and a flange extending downward from the top plate, wherein the flange is sized and shaped to cooperate with the side walls of the canister to secure the lid to the canister; a lid that fits on a top of the canister; a valve located on the side wall of the canister, wherein the valve is configured to attach to the canister spout and a pouch spout of the pouch, the valve controlling a flow of the contents of the canister to fill the pouch, wherein the valve is one of the following: a ball valve, a pinch valve, a dial-clamp valve, or a cone valve seal; and an air pump system included with the lid and located on the top of the canister, the air pump system including a pump housing, one or more check valve seals located on the pump housing, and a pump to pressurize the pump housing and the canister through the one or more check valve seals, the air pump system further including a plunger disk seal located within an internal diameter of the canister to ensure an even distribution of air pressure on the contents of the canister, wherein the pump includes a pump shaft with a handle located at one end and a pump flange located at the opposite end of the pump shaft, the top plate stabilizes the pump shaft; wherein the pump housing includes a spring so that the pump and handle retract automatically after the pump is pressed downward, wherein when the pump housing and the canister are pressurized with the pump, the pouch spout is connected to the valve, and the valve is opened, the air pressure from the canister pushes the contents of the canister through the canister spout and the valve into the pouch. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The pouch filling station of claim 13, wherein the one or more check valve seals allow air to flow from the pump housing to the canister and prevent air from escaping from the canister when the pump pressurizes the pump housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The pouch filling station of claim 13, wherein the plunger disk seal includes a rigid body disk and one or more radius-lobed flexible seals extending around the circumference of the rigid body disk, wherein the one or more radius-lobed flexible seals seal the internal diameter of the canister. ### Claim 16 A pouch filling station comprising: a canister including a vessel, the canister having a bottom, side walls extending from the bottom, and a canister spout located adjacent to the bottom, the canister holding contents to be dispensed into a pouch, wherein the bottom of the canister is slanted towards the canister spout and the bottom of the canister includes a trough to feed the contents of the canister to the canister spout; a lid that fits on a top of the canister; a valve located on the side wall of the canister, wherein the valve is configured to attach to the canister spout and a pouch spout of the pouch, the valve controlling a flow of the contents of the canister to fill the pouch; and an air pump system included with the lid and located on the top of the canister, the air pump system including a pump housing, one or more check valve seals located on the pump housing, and a pump to pressurize the pump housing and the canister, the air pump system further including a plunger disk seal located within an internal diameter of the canister to ensure an even distribution of air pressure on the contents of the canister, wherein the plunger disk seal includes a rigid body disk and one or more radius-lobed flexible seals extending around the circumference of the rigid body disk, wherein the one or more radius-lobed flexible seals seal the internal diameter of the canister, wherein the air pump system includes an automatic pump with a pump motor that electronically generates a pressure and a volume of air in the pump housing in a specified amount of time, wherein when the valve is opened and a pouch is filled, the automatic pump automatically turns on and pressurizes the pump housing and the canister to maintain a preset pressure, wherein when the pump housing and the canister are pressurized with the pump, the pouch spout is connected to the valve, and the valve is opened, the air pressure from the canister pushes the contents of the canister through the canister spout and the valve into the pouch. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The pouch filling station of claim 16, wherein the valve is one of the following: a ball valve, a pinch valve, a dial-clamp valve, or a cone valve seal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The pouch filling station of claim 16, wherein the air pump system includes a pressure sensor that stops filling at a certain pressure and maintains a specific pressure within in the canister. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The pouch filing station of claim 16, wherein the one or more check valve seals allow air to flow from the pump housing to the canister and prevent air from escaping from the canister when the pump pressurizes the pump housing. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The pouch filling station of claim 16, wherein the air pump system includes an electric pump that fits on the lid and mates with the canister to generate a pressure and a volume of air in the pump housing in a specified amount of time, and wherein the electric pump includes controls that maintain a specified air pressure to fill a certain amount of fluid ounces based on a pouch size.