ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,493, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to KRONES AG (Neutraubling, Germany).
"Device for filling cans and method for operating the device" was invented by Walter Neumayer (Woerth/Donau, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for filling cans includes a filling valve, a gas channel and a seal. The seal is connected to the gas channel for receiving a compressed gas and is elastically deformable by the received compressed gas in a downward direction for pressing against a peripheral upper edge of a can positioned below the filling valve. Advantageously, the device can enable a secure sealing of the inlet gap between the can and t...