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AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsPaul Anderson, Ronald Swank
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A head space inserting system is used in a packaging machine for forming, filling and sealing packages. The inerting system directly introduces an inerting gas into the head space of the formed package subsequent to filling and prior to sealing. The inerting system includes an inerting gas source, an inerting gas heater to heat the inerting gas and an inerting gas nozzle. The inerting gas nozzle is disposed within the form, fill and seal packaging machine to introduce the inerting gas directly into the head space of the packages. The nozzle is further disposed between the top heating station and the sealing station. A method for inerting an atmosphere in the package head space is also disclosed.
A head space inerting system for providing an inerting gas into the head space of a package formed on a form, fill and seal packaging machine for forming, filling and sealing packages, the machine having a filling station, a top heating station and a sealing station, the inerting system comprising:
A form, fill and seal packaging machine comprising:
A method for inerting an atmosphere in a head space of a package formed on a form, fill and seal packaging machine comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.