EP3746376C0 - FLUID DISTRIBUTION - Google Patents

FLUID DISTRIBUTION

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Publication number: EP3746376C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: fluid distribution; fluid; distribution
Prior art date: 2018-01-30
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP19702961.4A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3746376B1 (en

EP3746376A1 (en

Inventor

Ghasem Nasr

Amir Nourian

Thomas Guy Goldberg

Greig Tulloch

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Salford Valve Co Ltd

Original Assignee

Salford Valve Co Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2018-01-30

Filing date

2019-01-28

Publication date

2023-09-27

2019-01-28 Application filed by Salford Valve Co Ltd filed Critical Salford Valve Co Ltd

2020-12-09 Publication of EP3746376A1 publication Critical patent/EP3746376A1/en

2023-09-27 Application granted granted Critical

2023-09-27 Publication of EP3746376B1 publication Critical patent/EP3746376B1/en

2023-09-27 Publication of EP3746376C0 publication Critical patent/EP3746376C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2039-01-28 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
- B65D83/36—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant allowing operation in any orientation
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
- B65D83/32—Dip-tubes
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/14—Containers for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure, i.e. aerosol containers comprising propellant
- B65D83/44—Valves specially adapted for the discharge of contents; Regulating devices
- B65D83/48—Lift valves, e.g. operated by push action

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
Nozzles (AREA)

EP19702961.4A 2018-01-30 2019-01-28 Fluid dispensing Active EP3746376B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GBGB1801519.8A GB201801519D0 (en)	2018-01-30	2018-01-30	Fluid dispensing
PCT/GB2019/050223 WO2019150084A1 (en)	2018-01-30	2019-01-28	Fluid dispensing

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3746376A1 EP3746376A1 (en)	2020-12-09
EP3746376B1 EP3746376B1 (en)	2023-09-27
EP3746376C0 true EP3746376C0 (en)	2023-09-27

Family

ID=61558287

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19702961.4A Active EP3746376B1 (en)	2018-01-30	2019-01-28	Fluid dispensing

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP3746376B1 (en)
GB (1)	GB201801519D0 (en)
WO (1)	WO2019150084A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB202300898D0 (en) *	2023-01-20	2023-03-08	Salford Valve Company Ltd	Fluid dispensing

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US5803319A (en) *	1996-01-19	1998-09-08	Summit Packaging Systems, Inc.	Invertible spray valve and container containing same
KR101185101B1 (en) *	2010-11-17	2012-09-21	남방씨.엔.에이 주식회사	Gravity valve and gas spray can

2018
- 2018-01-30 GB GBGB1801519.8A patent/GB201801519D0/en not_active Ceased
2019
- 2019-01-28 EP EP19702961.4A patent/EP3746376B1/en active Active
- 2019-01-28 WO PCT/GB2019/050223 patent/WO2019150084A1/en unknown

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP3746376B1 (en)	2023-09-27
WO2019150084A1 (en)	2019-08-08
EP3746376A1 (en)	2020-12-09
GB201801519D0 (en)	2018-03-14

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EP3734135C0 (en)	2023-11-01	FLUID CONNECTOR
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EP4006395C0 (en)	2024-07-31	FLUID DEVICE
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EP3677825A4 (en)	2020-11-11	PIPELINE ADAPTER

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