Justin B Robbins

US Patent:

20200062571, Feb 27, 2020

Filed:

Aug 23, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/549758

Inventors:

- Bedford MA, US
Stanko Zver - Bucecovci, SI
Justin Robbins - Bedford MA, US
Peter Edwards - Bedford MA, US
Peter Gosselin - Bedford MA, US

International Classification:

B67D 1/08
B67D 1/00

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for inducing a substantially non-hazardous atmosphere encompassing a beverage container during filling, such as filling a small volume container with an alcohol product. A multi-tiered approach can be used to reduce the combustibility of the atmosphere encompassing the beverage container. For example, a ventilation module can be provided and configured to dilute vapors of the beverage liquid. Further, a chilling module can be provided and configured to reduce or maintain a reduced temperature of the beverage liquid. Further, a capture module can be provided and configured to dilute stray beverage liquid. The ventilation module, the chilling module, and the capture module can cooperate to define a non-hazardous zone encompassing the beverage container. This can allow non-hazardous rated electrical components to operate proximate and within the atmosphere associating the alcohol product during filling.