Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Liquid additive delivery system and methods for ensuring substantially only a liquid is disposed within a container
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Application No.: US16621420Application Date: 2018-06-26
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Publication No.: US11207810B2Publication Date: 2021-12-28
- Inventor: Mark F. Schulz , Brian S. Boothman , Scott D. Gullicks
- Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- International Application: PCT/US2018/039397 WO 20180626
- International Announcement: WO2019/005726 WO 20190103
- Main IPC: B29C45/18
- IPC: B29C45/18 ; B65B3/18 ; B65D83/00

Abstract:
Methods, apparatuses and systems are disclosed including a method of filling a container with substantially only a liquid. The method can include the removal of a gas from the container prior to, during or after the filling of the container with the liquid. According to one embodiment, the container includes an inner liner and a lid. The method includes providing a volume defined by at least the inner liner and the lid of the container. In such embodiment, the liquid can initially be contained within a first portion of the volume and a remaining portion of the volume can contain a gas. The method can include removing substantially all the gas from the volume via one or more ports that communicate with the volume while retaining substantially only the liquid within the volume.
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