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公开(公告)号：US20190352026A1
公开(公告)日：2019-11-21
申请号：US16526451
申请日：2019-07-30
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： Herbert Carrington LONGEST, JR. , Jarrod W. CHALKLEY , Tamika S. MURRELL , Leah A. MEYERS , Jeremy J. STRAIGHT , Travis M. GARTHAFFNER
Abstract: Systems and methods for metering a granular material for packaging in pouches are disclosed. A system includes a hopper structured and arranged to hold a granular material in a hopper cavity. The system also includes a measuring system including a measuring cavity and a tube that is slidable in the hopper cavity between a first position unaligned with the measuring cavity and a second position over and aligned with the measuring cavity. The measuring system is structured and arranged to move a portion of the granular material from the hopper cavity to the measuring cavity when the tube is in the first position. The measuring system is structured and arranged to move the portion of the granular material from the measuring cavity to a pouch making machine using pressurized gas when the tube is in the second position.
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公开(公告)号：US20190168435A1
公开(公告)日：2019-06-06
申请号：US16266573
申请日：2019-02-04
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Abstract: A method of forming an oral product includes extruding a mixture, conveying the extruded mixture through one or more pairs of forming rollers, and cutting the extruded mixture into one or more oral products. The mixture can include polymer and at least one flavorant, sweetener, active ingredient, or combination thereof. The extruded mixture forms an extrudate having a predetermined cross-sectional shape. The one or more pairs of forming rollers abut to define a passage there between as each forming roller rotates. The passage has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the predetermined cross-sectional shape. The method can be performed using a machine including an extruder, one or more pairs of forming rollers, and a cutting device.
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公开(公告)号：US20230397645A1
公开(公告)日：2023-12-14
申请号：US18458329
申请日：2023-08-30
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： Herbert C. LONGEST , Jarrod W. CHALKLEY , Tamika S. MURRELL , Jeremy J. STRAIGHT , Travis M. GARTHAFFNER , Leah A. MEYERS , James D. EVANS
CPC classification number: A24B3/06 , B65B1/16 , B65B57/10 , A24F23/02 , B65B1/36 , G01F11/40 , B65B29/00 , B65B1/46 , B65B2210/10 , B65B37/14
Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring tobacco for packaging in pouches are disclosed. A system includes a hopper structured and arranged to hold a granular material in a hopper cavity. The system also includes a measuring system including a measuring cavity and a tube that is slidable in the hopper cavity between a first position unaligned with the measuring cavity and a second position over and aligned with the measuring cavity. The measuring system is configured to continuously communicate a vacuum to the measuring cavity. The measuring system is configured to move a portion of the granular material from the hopper cavity to the measuring cavity when the tube is in the first position. The measuring system is configured to move the portion of the granular material from the measuring cavity to a pouch making machine using pressurized gas that overcomes the vacuum when the tube is in the second position.
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公开(公告)号：US20230311393A1
公开(公告)日：2023-10-05
申请号：US18330547
申请日：2023-06-07
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
CPC classification number: B29C48/0022 , B29C48/07 , B29C48/0011 , B29C48/022 , B29C48/92 , A23G3/0247 , A23G3/0021 , A23G3/0023 , A24B15/16 , A24B15/12
Abstract: A method of forming an oral product includes extruding a mixture, conveying the extruded mixture through one or more pairs of forming rollers, and cutting the extruded mixture into one or more oral products. The mixture can include polymer and at least one flavorant, sweetener, active ingredient, or combination thereof. The extruded mixture forms an extrudate having a predetermined cross-sectional shape. The one or more pairs of forming rollers abut to define a passage there between as each forming roller rotates. The passage has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the predetermined cross-sectional shape. The method can be performed using a machine including an extruder, one or more pairs of forming rollers, and a cutting device.
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公开(公告)号：US20200215709A1
公开(公告)日：2020-07-09
申请号：US16822586
申请日：2020-03-18
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Abstract: A method of forming an oral product includes gripping a rod of oral product material with a gripping device, indexing the rod forward to have a leading end of the rod abut a stop at a first location, cutting a leading portion of the rod to create an oral product, moving the stop to a second location to allow the oral product to fall, moving the stop back to the first location, and repeating the process. A machine for forming an oral product can include a cutting device adapted to cut through a rod of plastic material, a stop spaced from the cutting device, the stop being adapted to be moved from a first location to a second location, a gripping device adapted to hold and index a rod towards the stop, and a load cell positioned to receive oral products cut from a rod by the cutting device.
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公开(公告)号：US20220118667A1
公开(公告)日：2022-04-21
申请号：US17565547
申请日：2021-12-30
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Abstract: A method of forming an oral product includes extruding a mixture, conveying the extruded mixture through one or more pairs of forming rollers, and cutting the extruded mixture into one or more oral products. The mixture can include polymer and at least one flavorant, sweetener, active ingredient, or combination thereof. The extruded mixture forms an extrudate having a predetermined cross-sectional shape. The one or more pairs of forming rollers abut to define a passage there between as each forming roller rotates. The passage has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the predetermined cross-sectional shape. The method can be performed using a machine including an extruder, one or more pairs of forming rollers, and a cutting device.
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公开(公告)号：US20230002087A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-05
申请号：US17940551
申请日：2022-09-08
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： Herbert Carrington LONGEST, JR. , Jarrod W. CHALKLEY , Tamika S. MURRELL , Leah A. MEYERS , Jeremy J. STRAIGHT , Travis M. GARTHAFFNER
Abstract: Systems and methods for metering a granular material for packaging in pouches are disclosed. A system includes a hopper structured and arranged to hold a granular material in a hopper cavity. The system also includes a measuring system including a measuring cavity and a tube that is slidable in the hopper cavity between a first position unaligned with the measuring cavity and a second position over and aligned with the measuring cavity. The measuring system is structured and arranged to move a portion of the granular material from the hopper cavity to the measuring cavity when the tube is in the first position. The measuring system is structured and arranged to move the portion of the granular material from the measuring cavity to a pouch making machine using pressurized gas when the tube is in the second position.
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公开(公告)号：US20210112846A1
公开(公告)日：2021-04-22
申请号：US17136398
申请日：2020-12-29
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： Herbert Cary LONGEST , Jarrod W. CHALKLEY , Tamika S. MURRELL , Jeremy J. STRAIGHT , Travis M. GARTHAFFNER , Leah A. MEYERS , James D. EVANS
Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring tobacco for packaging in pouches are disclosed. A system includes a hopper structured and arranged to hold a granular material in a hopper cavity. The system also includes a measuring system including a measuring cavity and a tube that is slidable in the hopper cavity between a first position unaligned with the measuring cavity and a second position over and aligned with the measuring cavity. The measuring system is configured to continuously communicate a vacuum to the measuring cavity. The measuring system is configured to move a portion of the granular material from the hopper cavity to the measuring cavity when the tube is in the first position. The measuring system is configured to move the portion of the granular material from the measuring cavity to a pouch making machine using pressurized gas that overcomes the vacuum when the tube is in the second position.
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公开(公告)号：US20210078737A1
公开(公告)日：2021-03-18
申请号：US17103173
申请日：2020-11-24
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： Martin T. GARTHAFFNER , Dwight D. WILLIAMS , Jeremy J. STRAIGHT , David J. WEBB , Carl G. MILLER
Abstract: An apparatus and methods for producing at extremely high production speeds small pouches filled with tobacco or other granular, powdered or solid content. An endless web substrate, with or without flavor film thereon, is formed into a tubular shape with a longitudinal seam. The tube is cut to individual lengths, and a procession of tubes is crimp-closed at one end, filled and crimp-closed at the other end to complete pouch production. During production, the seams formed at the crimped ends of the pouch are parallel to one another and the longitudinal seam of the pouch is midway between the sides of the pouch and orthogonal to the seams formed at the crimped ends of the pouch.
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