IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0966759
(2010-12-13)
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등록번호 |
US-8608862
(2013-12-17)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Hopkins, Jerry
- Mellor, Kevin G.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
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0 인용 특허 :
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초록
A method for cleaning a gassing manifold includes providing a gassing module and a complementary clean in place module for coupling to the gassing module. Cleaning solution is pumped from the clean in place module to the gassing module above a minimum flow rate and velocity for effective cleaning.
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1. A method, comprising: engaging a complementary clean in place module with a gassing module, the gassing module operable to add a propellant gas to a spray can, the gassing module including a hub configured to receive a nozzle of the spray can and including a seal configured to seal the hub to the
1. A method, comprising: engaging a complementary clean in place module with a gassing module, the gassing module operable to add a propellant gas to a spray can, the gassing module including a hub configured to receive a nozzle of the spray can and including a seal configured to seal the hub to the nozzle when the nozzle is received in the hub, the complementary clean in place module including a head configured to be inserted in the hub so that the hub is sealed to the head by the seal;injecting a cleaning solution through the gassing module, wherein the head is configured to receive the cleaning fluid injected through the gassing module to at least partially clean the gassing module. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the gassing module further comprises a supporting structure configured to support the gassing module and a sanitary clamp configured to attach the gassing module to the supporting structure. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein a microbiological count of less than 5,000 is found within any portion of the gassing module after the cleaning fluid is injected through the gassing module. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the gassing module further comprises a flow tube configured to provide a supply of propellant gas to the hub. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the hub further comprises a hub gap, the hub gap configured to receive the nozzle of the spray can when the nozzle is inserted in the hub and the head when the head is inserted in the hub, the hub gap including the seal. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the gassing module further comprises a hub conduit configured to port the flow tube to the hub gap. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the seal comprises an O-ring. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein an enclosed two-dimensional surface of the hub gap above the O-ring has an area equal to an area of the hub conduit to maintain a flow rate of the cleaning fluid through the hub. 9. The method of claim 6, wherein: the flow tube has a diameter of about 0.4 inches to about 0.6 inches;the hub conduit has a diameter of about 0.12 inches to about 0.25 inches; andthe head has a diameter of about 0.3 inches to about 0.4 inches. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the complementary clean in place module includes a receptacle tube, the receptacle tube having a diameter of about 0.31 inches to about 0.5 inches, wherein the cleaning solution is pumped at about 20 pounds per square inch to about 60 pounds per square inch, and wherein the cleaning solution maintains a flow rate of at least 5 feet per second. 11. A method for cleaning a gassing manifold, comprising: inserting a clean in place module into a gassing module to form a coupled module;pumping a cleaning solution from the clean in place module into the gassing module; andremoving the clean in place module from the gassing module,wherein the coupled module allows the cleaning solution to be pumped from the clean in place module into the gassing module at and above a minimum flow rate and a minimum velocity for effective cleaning. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein a microbiological count of less than 5,000 is found within any portion of the gassing module after pumping the cleaning solution from the clean in place module into the gassing module at and above the minimum flow rate and the minimum velocity. 13. A method for cleaning a gassing manifold, comprising: providing a gassing module comprising a hub, the gassing module and the hub being formed as a unitary device; andproviding a complementary clean in place module for coupling the gassing module, the complementary clean in place module comprising a head that inserts into the hub of the gassing module,pumping a cleaning solution from the clean in place module into the gassing module at and above a minimum flow rate and a minimum velocity for effective cleaning. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the gassing module includes a supporting structure that is attached to the gassing module by utilizing a sanitary clamp. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein a microbiological count of less than 5,000 is found within any portion of the gassing module after the cleaning solution is pumped from the clean in place module into the gassing module at and above the minimum flow rate and the minimum velocity. 16. The method of claim 13, wherein the hub includes a hub conduit and a hub gap. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the hub conduit is a straight passageway. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the hub gap includes an O-ring. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein an enclosed two-dimensional surface of the hub gap above the O-ring has an area equal to an area of the hub conduit. 20. The method of claim 16, further comprising: the gassing module comprising, a flow tube having a diameter of about 0.4 inches to about 0.6 inches,the hub conduit having a diameter of about 0.12 inches to about 0.25 inches, andthe clean in place module comprising, a head having a diameter of about 0.3 inches to about 0.4 inches, anda receptacle tube having a diameter of about 0.31 inches to about 0.5 inches; andthe cleaning solution pumped at about 20 pounds per square inch to about 60 pounds per square inch from the clean in place module into the gassing module,wherein the cleaning solution maintains a flow rate of at least 5 feet per second.
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