Patents by Inventor Simo Vallenback

Simo Vallenback 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).

  • Filling assembly, gasket for use in said filling assembly, and a method for filling liquid
    Patent number: 9238515
    Abstract: A filling assembly for filling of a tube of packaging material having a seal starting at a first level, comprises a conduit arranged to lead liquid into the tube of packaging material below said first level and a passage arranged to eject gas through openings into the tube of packaging material below said first level. The filling assembly is characterized in that a gasket is arranged to provide a seal between said filling assembly and said tube of packaging material upstream said openings such that the overpressure P1 downstream the gasket may exceed an ambient pressure Pa upstream the gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Jens Persson, Göran Hermodsson, Jonas Nilsson, Simo Vallenback
  • FILLING ASSEMBLY, GASKET FOR USE IN SAID FILLING ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD FOR FILLING LIQUID
    Publication number: 20120266571
    Abstract: A filling assembly for filling of a tube of packaging material having a seal starting at a first level, comprises a conduit arranged to lead liquid into the tube of packaging material below said first level and a passage arranged to eject gas through openings into the tube of packaging material below said first level. The filling assembly is characterized in that a gasket is arranged to provide a seal between said filling assembly and said tube of packaging material upstream said openings such that the overpressure P1 downstream the gasket may exceed an ambient pressure Pa upstream the gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Jens Persson, Göran Hermodsson, Jonas Nilsson, Simo Vallenback