Patents by Inventor Adam McKim

Adam McKim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Container fill station
    Patent number: 11738981
    Abstract: A container fill station includes a seal bar configured to temporarily contact an open end of a container, to temporarily seal an interior of the container from a surrounding atmosphere, a fill head configured to be moved by a fill head actuator through a sealed opening in the seal bar, a fill head valve located in a fluid pathway between a liquid source and the fill head outlet, and an outflowing gas valve in fluid communication with the interior of the container. Therein, control of a liquid fill rate is provided by opening the outflowing gas valve a select amount while simultaneously opening the fill head valve. During a filling operation method, the interior of the container may be temporarily sealed and pressurized, or filling may be done at ambient/atmospheric pressure, preferably with the fill head outlet being disposed below the liquid's surface during filling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Wild Goose Canning Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Mercier, Alexis Foreman, Paul Wells, Dan Moody, Adam McKim, Josh Halvorsen, Jace Pivonka, John Bickers, Tyler Nickerson
  • CONTAINER FILL STATION
    Publication number: 20220153566
    Abstract: A container fill station includes a seal bar configured to temporarily contact an open end of a container, to temporarily seal an interior of the container from a surrounding atmosphere, a fill head configured to be moved by a fill head actuator through a sealed opening in the seal bar, a fill head valve located in a fluid pathway between a liquid source and the fill head outlet, and an outflowing gas valve in fluid communication with the interior of the container. Therein, control of a liquid fill rate is provided by opening the outflowing gas valve a select amount while simultaneously opening the fill head valve. During a filling operation method, the interior of the container may be temporarily sealed and pressurized, or filling may be done at ambient/atmospheric pressure, preferably with the fill head outlet being disposed below the liquid's surface during filling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Wild Goose Canning Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Mercier, Alexis Foreman, Paul Wells, Dan Moody, Adam McKim, Josh Halvorsen, Jace Pivonka, John Bickers, Tyler Nickerson