MUMBAI, India, May 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517024613 A) filed by Hygentile Ag, Staufen, Switzerland, on March 19, for 'system for filling and closing cans under hygienic conditions.'

Inventor(s) include Kunzmann, Andreas.

The application for the patent was published on May 30, under issue no. 22/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a system (1) for filling and closing cans (2) under hygienic conditions, comprising a hygienic compartment (3) and an inlet opening (30) for material to be filled, wherein the inlet opening (30) is formed at the hygienic compartment (3). When used as intended, one or more cans (2) can be assigned to the hygienic compartment (3) in each case so that the hygienic compartment can be moved together with the can(s) (2) in the system (1). The system (1) comprises a folding device (7). The folding device (7) further comprises a lid holder (71) and folding rollers (72), wherein a filling tube (73) for filling the can (2) can be guided through, in particular is guided through, the lid holder (71). A platform (31) is arranged in the hygienic compartment (3), on which platform a can (2) can be placed, and wherein, when used as intended, the platform (31) can be raised together with the can (2) in the direction of the inlet opening (30) for the material to be filled and the hygienic compartment (3) can be closed using a casing (32), which is arranged around the platform (31), and a head plate (33). The casing (32) can be raised in the direction of the inlet opening (30) to close the hygienic compartment (3) to the head plate (33) or the casing (32) is attached to the head plate (33) in such a way that the platform (31) can be raised in the casing (32)."

The patent application was internationally filed on Sept. 08, 2023, under International application No.PCT/EP2023/074708.

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