Patent ID: 6012267
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A packaging machine for forming, filling and sealing a series of containers transported along a conveyor system, the packaging machine comprising:a plurality of standing water surfaces on the packaging machine standing water surfaces having means for disinfecting the plurality of standing water surfaces;a table top dividing the top of the packaging machine where the series of containers are formed, filled and sealed, from the bottom of the packaging machine, the table top having a plurality of corners; andan ultraviolet light source,wherein at least a portion of the packaging machine is formed from an antimicrobial stainless steel and wherein at least another portion of the packaging machine is coated with a photosemiconductor catalyst that is activated by water and by ultraviolet light emitted from the ultraviolet light source, which when activated, disinfects at least those portions of the packaging machine that are formed from the antimicrobial stainless steel and are coated with the photosemiconductor catalyst.