| FRES-CO SYSTEM USA, INC. Patent applications |
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| 20120085789 | PACKAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING A FITMENT WITH ANTI-FLOW BLOCKING AND SHUT-OFF VALVE FOR USE WITH DISPENSING DEVICES - A package for enabling the dispensing a flowable material therefrom by use of dispensing apparatus, e.g., a soft drink making machine. The package is in the form of a flexible bag having wall portions defining an internal cavity and a fitment secured to at least one wall portion. The fitment is arranged to receive a probe of the dispensing apparatus to pump the contents of the package through the fitment. The fitment includes an anti-blocking member which prevents the walls of the package from collapsing to block the fitment when the contents of the package are pumped out. The fitment also includes a valve which is normally closed and which opens upon the creation of negative pressure within the fitment as occasioned by the operation of the pumping mechanism. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120067458 | PACKAGE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF VALVE FOR USE WITH DISPENSING DEVICES - A package system for dispensing a flowable material into a conduit of a dispensing apparatus. The package system includes a package and a connector. The package, e.g., a bag-in-box, comprises a hollow bag and a tap fitment for enabling the contents of the bag to flow out when the fitment is open. The connector includes an automatic shut off valve and is arranged to be fixedly secured to the conduit of the dispensing apparatus and releasably secured to the fitment. The valve is arranged to enable the flow of flowable material from the package into the conduit when the fitment is open, while preventing any of that material from flowing out of the conduit when the connector is disconnected from the fitment. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120061394 | EXTERNAL FITMENT WITH ANTI-FLOW BLOCKING FEATURE FOR ASEPTIC PACKAGE AND METHOD OF USE - A package, a fitment and method for dispensing a flowable material is disclosed. The package includes a hollow body formed of a flexible material and a fitment secured thereto. The fitment includes an outer gland and a plunger and overlies a frangible penetration zone in the hollow body of the package. The outer gland includes a passageway extending through it. The plunger has a cylindrical wall defining a hollow interior and a free end disposed within the passageway of the gland. The plunger is arranged to be moved along the passageway, so that its free end penetrates through the penetration zone into the interior of the package to provide an exit port for the material. The free end of the plunger also serves to hold portions of the walls of the package away from the exit port to prevent blockage thereof. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20110305801 | SINGLE BREW BEVERAGE CARTRIDGE SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME AND METHOD OF USE - Disclosed is a single brew beverage cartridge for use in a brewing apparatus. The cartridge includes a lid and a cup shaped filter suspended below the lid and in which a beverage brewing ingredient is held. The lid includes an annular collar to prevent the lid from deforming when a needle of the brewing apparatus pierces it during the brewing process. Preferably the cartridge is formed of materials so that it is compostable and biodegradable. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110017774 | VOLUMETRIC METERING FITMENT AND PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME - A package including a fitment for holding a liquid therein to dispense the liquid and the fitment itself. The fitment is a metering dispensing valve arranged to be secured to a flexible bag for selectively dispensing a metered quantity of the liquid therefrom. It includes a piercing member for piercing through the bag to provide access to the interior of the bag and a compressible bulb having a reservoir in it. The dispensing valve also includes an inlet valve to the reservoir and an outlet valve from the reservoir. The bulb is arranged to be compressed and then released to enable a metered amount of the liquid to be drawn into a reservoir. The bulb can then be compressed again to dispense the metered amount of liquid from the reservoir through the outlet valve to the outlet. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20100266732 | MICROWAVABLE SELF-VENTING PACKAGE - A flexible package for a product, e.g., a food product, to enable any steam resulting from heating the product in the package to automatically vent is disclosed. The package has a hollow interior space in which the product is located and is made up of a flexible sheet material. Portions of the flexible sheet material are sealed to each other along an elongated seal line, which forms a portion of the periphery of the hollow interior space. A portion of the seal line is in the form of a peelable interface. At least one vent is coupled to the peelable interface. The peelable interface automatically peels open upon the creation of steam within the package resulting from the heating of the product to allow the steam or other vapor to automatically exit through the at least one vent. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100243671 | STERILE DISPENSING PACKAGE WITH COUPLING INSERT FOR RECEIPT OF PIERCING MEMBER AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A package for dispensing a flowable material is disclosed. The package includes an interior chamber for holding the flowable material, a coupling insert located within the chamber and a piercing member. The piercing member includes a dispensing tube and is arranged to pierce through the package to communicate with the chamber and thereafter to snap-connect to the coupling insert. The contents of the package can then be dispensed from the package via the dispensing tube. The coupling insert is arranged to be moved to any desired position within the chamber. The package's wall may be constructed, e.g., be transparent and/or include target indicia thereon, to facilitate the positioning of the coupling insert at the desired position. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100200611 | VOLUMETRIC DISPENSING FITMENT WITH BARRIERS AND PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME - A fitment for package holding a liquid and a package including such a fitment. The fitment is a metering dispensing valve arranged to be secured to a flexible bag for selectively dispensing a metered quantity of the liquid therefrom. It includes a compressible bulb and a piercing member which when actuated pierces through the bag to enable a metered amount of the liquid to be drawn into a reservoir in the bulb. The bulb can then be compressed to dispense the metered amount of liquid from the reservoir. The dispensing valve also includes a inlet valve to the reservoir and an outlet valve from the reservoir. The fitment may include a pair of barriers to enable it to be sterilized before being secured to the bag form an aseptic package. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100187230 | ONE-WAY VALVE FOR FLEXIBLE PACKAGE, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME AND PACKAGE INCLUDING A ONE-WAY VALVE - A one-way valve and a flexible package including the valve are disclosed. The valve basically comprises a base member, a flexible septum and a stake. The base member is mounted on a wall of the package and includes a valve seat and at least one inlet port. The septum is formed of a resilient material and is connected to the base member by the stake, with a first portion of the septum contiguous with the stake fixed in position with respect to the base member and a second portion of the septum engaging the valve seat and covering and sealing the at least one inlet port. The septum is arranged to flex off of the valve seat to unseal the at least one inlet port when the pressure of gas at the at least one inlet port reaches a threshold. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100038386 | FLEXIBLE PACKAGE WITH EXTENDABLE DISPENSING SPOUT - Flexible packages for holding and selectively dispensing flowable materials therefrom. Each package is formed of a flexible material and includes an extendable fitment mounted in a wall portion of the package. The extendable fitment includes a movable mounting member, e.g., an evertable member or a slidable member, and a spout or tap mounted thereon. The spout/tap is arranged to be moved from a retracted position wherein at least a portion of it is located within the package to an extended position wherein at least a portion of it is located outside of the package. The spout/tap is arranged to selectively dispense the flowable material from the package it is in its extended position. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20090269444 | FLEXIBLE PACKAGE WITH SHELF-LIFE INDICATING CARD WINDOW AND METHOD OF PACKAGING A PRODUCT IN A FLEXIBLE PACKAGE - A flexible package and a method of packaging a product having a distinct shelf life in a flexible package to provide an indication of the product's shelf-life. The package has a hollow body formed of a flexible material in which the product is disposed and which is suitable for isolating the product within the package from the ambient atmosphere. The body also includes a window portion formed of a transparent material and an internal pocket located under the window. The internal pocket is arranged to hold a shelf-life indicating card at the window to be visible therethrough. The card may include indicia which is changeable in response to conditions existing within the package. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090266841 | FLEXIBLE PACKAGES FOR CONNECTION TO A DISPENSING SYSTEM AND CLAMPING DEVICES FOR RELEASABLY CONNECTING SUCH PACKAGES TO THE INLET TUBE OF A DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF DISPENSING FLOWABLE MATERIALS FROM FLEXIBLE PACKAGES - A flexible package for holding a flowable material therein and method of use to enable the flowable material to be introduced into a dispensing system via an inlet tube. The flexible package has a body portion and a projection which forms a mouth for the package and is in communication with the interior of the package. The projection is openable for receipt of the inlet tube and is arranged to be clamped into engagement with the inlet tube to form a fluid-tight interface by use of a clamping mechanism. The fluid-tight interface is releasable, when desired. | 10-29-2009 |
