Patent ID: 11926445
Assignee: MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B

Claim 24:
25. A filling system, comprising:
a reservoir holding a filling fluid for distribution; and
at least one filling nozzle fluidly coupled to the reservoir to distribute the filling fluid through a nozzle opening, wherein at least one set of operating parameters defines a nozzle radius (r), a filling fluid density differential (ρ), a fluid surface tension differential (γ), and a net acceleration (a) to form a stable fluid interface in the filling fluid adjacent to the nozzle opening after the filling fluid is distributed from the at least one filling nozzle, the stable fluid interface having a static interface and/or a controlled plug volume,
wherein the filling system generates, based at least partially on at least one fluid property, the at least one set of operating parameters for distributing the filling fluid through the nozzle opening, wherein the at least one fluid property includes a fluid viscosity, and
wherein the at least one set of operating parameters is generated such that a bubble forms in the filling fluid within the at least one nozzle at the stable fluid interface.