Abstract: The present invention is a defect inspection method and apparatus for electrically inspecting for the presence of defects in sealed containers of insulating material containing electrically conductive electrolyte or nonelectrolyte fluids, in which the container to be inspected is charged by a high DC voltage to detect the charging current developed and the current neutralizing the charging current for detecting the presence of faults in the container through the magnitudes and the shapes of these currents which are compared with reference values.

Abstract: An apparatus for sterilization of fluid in sealed containers such as ampoules, the apparatus has a chamber provided with a hot air distributor therein, a magazine conveyor comprising a drum mounted to be rotable about its vertical axis in said chamber having compartment defining means thereon defining a plurality of vertically stacked tiers of compartments for accomodation and transportation of containers to be treated, said chamber having a plurality of bottom walls fixedly mounted therein one being associated with each tier of compartments and constituting the bottoms of said compartments each bottom wall having a gap therein, the gaps being at different circumferential positions, the gaps being for transferring containers inserted and carried in compartments automatically one after the other to the next adjacent lower tier at said positions, one wall of each compartment permitting passage of air therethrough and apparatus for supply and removal of containers to be treated to and from said magazine conveyor