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公开(公告)号：US20200324924A1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-15
申请号：US16382820
申请日：2019-04-12
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： Gregory L. NELSON , Christopher Ryan Newcomb , James D. Evans , Thien Nguyen , Jarrod W. Chalkley , Robert V. Powell
Abstract: In an example embodiment, an apparatus for making pouch products includes a conveyor system. The conveyor system includes a first receiving location along a path of the conveyor system, and a dosing location along the path of the conveyor system. The apparatus also includes a first material dispensing station configured to transfer a first material to the first receiving location. The first material includes a first elastic layer and a first support layer. The first material dispensing station includes a dispenser roller configured to hold a roll of the first material, a plurality of rollers configured to convey the first material from the dispenser roller to the first receiving location, and a stripper plate configured remove at least a portion of the first support layer from a portion of the first elastic layer.
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公开(公告)号：US12138881B2
公开(公告)日：2024-11-12
申请号：US18476563
申请日：2023-09-28
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： Thien Nguyen , Sean Sundberg , Jeremy Straight , Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic , Jarrod W. Chalkley , James D. Evans , Christopher R. Newcomb , Robert V. Powell, Jr. , Gregory L. Nelson
IPC: B65B1/04 , B29C31/04 , B29C33/00 , B29C33/46 , B29C43/02 , B29C43/40 , B30B12/00 , B30B15/00 , B30B15/02 , B30B15/30 , B65B1/16 , B65B1/24 , B65B1/26 , B65B1/36 , B65B9/02 , B65B37/20 , B65B57/08 , B65B61/28 , B29C43/32
Abstract: An apparatus includes a fixed assembly and a reciprocating assembly. The fixed assembly includes a hopper, a first gas manifold, and a dispensing chamber, and the reciprocating assembly includes a channel assembly defining a channel conduit, a shield plate vertically aligned therewith, and a second gas manifold. The reciprocating assembly may move, in relation to the fixed assembly, to a first position to enable the channel conduit to be filled with bulk compressible material from the hopper, a second position to enable compressible material to be pushed from the channel conduit to the dispensing conduit and to be compressed in the dispensing chamber according to a first gas directed through the channel conduit by the first gas manifold, and a third position to enable the compressed material to be pushed out of the dispensing conduit according to a second gas directed through the dispensing conduit by the second gas manifold.
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公开(公告)号：US11958645B2
公开(公告)日：2024-04-16
申请号：US18065778
申请日：2022-12-14
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： James D. Evans , Herbert Cary Longest , Tamika S. Murrell , Robert V. Powell, Jr. , Jeremy Straight , Jarrod Chalkley
IPC: B65B5/10 , B65B1/24 , B65B1/46 , B65B5/06 , B65B5/08 , B65B29/00 , B65B35/30 , B65B39/00 , B65B43/54 , B65B65/00 , B65B9/20 , B65B37/10
CPC classification number: B65B5/101 , B65B1/24 , B65B1/46 , B65B5/061 , B65B5/08 , B65B29/00 , B65B35/30 , B65B39/007 , B65B43/54 , B65B65/006 , B65B9/20 , B65B37/10 , B65B2220/18
Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing and inserting a pre-determined number of material-filled pouches into containers are disclosed. A system includes a pouch providing system comprising a plurality of lanes, wherein each one of the plurality of lanes includes a pouch making machine and a hold-back structure. The system also includes a conveyor system structured and arranged to move a plurality of containers into alignment with the plurality of lanes. The system further includes a controller structured and arranged to control the hold-back structure in each one of the plurality of lanes such that the pre-determined pouches are inserted into the plurality of containers when the plurality of containers are aligned with the plurality of lanes.
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公开(公告)号：US11623779B2
公开(公告)日：2023-04-11
申请号：US17569726
申请日：2022-01-06
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： Loren Duvekot , James D. Evans
Abstract: A high-speed automated separation apparatus includes a pair of flexible discs, a driver to rotate the flexible discs, a feeder to position a rigid body at a first location between the flexible discs, a spreader and a converger operable upon the flexible discs such that opposing portions of the flexible disc converge upon the positioned rigid body. The rotating flexible discs rotate the rigid body beyond the first location, and content from the rigid body is expelled. The rigid body and the expelled content are then available for reuse.
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公开(公告)号：US11596169B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-07
申请号：US16825292
申请日：2020-03-20
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： James D. Evans , Travis M. Garthaffner , Herbert Cary Longest
Abstract: A machine and method for packaging tobacco sachets, comprising a plurality of linearly arranged, multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers having fluid sealing means on lower portions thereof, conveyor means disposed below the plurality of multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers, and a lidding apparatus disposed downstream of and in communication with the plurality of vertically moveable chambers through the conveyor means.
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公开(公告)号：US11591128B2
公开(公告)日：2023-02-28
申请号：US17550261
申请日：2021-12-14
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： Jarrod W. Chalkley , James D. Evans , Thien Hoang Nguyen , Patrick S. McElhinney
IPC: B65B65/08 , B65B61/06 , B65B61/28 , B65B9/207 , B65B9/20 , B29C65/00 , B29C65/18 , B29C65/74 , B29C65/78 , B65B51/30 , B29C65/30 , B65B57/14 , B29L31/00 , B65B29/00
Abstract: A fin sealer and method to seal a radially outwardly directed fin of a tubular web structure by directing the fin through a nip between a first and a second fin sealing rollers while communicating heat to the fin through at least one of the fin sealing rollers is provided. The fin sealer is configured to maintain a nominal face-to-face relation between an outer annulus of the first fin sealing roller and an outer annulus of the second fin sealing roller with a flexible connection between a hub element of the second fin sealing roller with the outer annulus of the second fin sealing roller.
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公开(公告)号：US11530056B2
公开(公告)日：2022-12-20
申请号：US17199742
申请日：2021-03-12
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： James D. Evans , Herbert Cary Longest , Tamika S. Murrell , Robert V. Powell, Jr. , Jeremy Straight , Jarrod W. Chalkley
IPC: B65B5/10 , B65B29/00 , B65B35/30 , B65B39/00 , B65B43/54 , B65B65/00 , B65B1/46 , B65B5/06 , B65B5/08 , B65B1/24 , B65B37/10 , B65B9/20
Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing and inserting a predetermined number of material-filled pouches into containers are disclosed. A system includes a pouch providing system comprising a plurality of lanes, wherein each one of the plurality of lanes includes a pouch making machine and a hold-back structure. The system also includes a conveyor system structured and arranged to move a plurality of containers into alignment with the plurality of lanes. The system further includes a controller structured and arranged to control the hold-back structure in each one of the plurality of lanes such that the pre-determined pouches are inserted into the plurality of containers when the plurality of containers are aligned with the plurality of lanes.
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公开(公告)号：US11407534B2
公开(公告)日：2022-08-09
申请号：US16382820
申请日：2019-04-12
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： Gregory L. Nelson , Christopher Ryan Newcomb , James D. Evans , Thien Nguyen , Jarrod W. Chalkley , Robert V. Powell
IPC: B65B9/00 , B65B9/04 , A24F23/02 , B65B1/10 , B65B29/00 , B65B41/16 , B65B43/04 , B65B61/10 , B65B61/28
Abstract: In an example embodiment, an apparatus for making pouch products includes a conveyor system. The conveyor system includes a first receiving location along a path of the conveyor system, and a dosing location along the path of the conveyor system. The apparatus also includes a first material dispensing station configured to transfer a first material to the first receiving location. The first material includes a first elastic layer and a first support layer. The first material dispensing station includes a dispenser roller configured to hold a roll of the first material, a plurality of rollers configured to convey the first material from the dispenser roller to the first receiving location, and a stripper plate configured remove at least a portion of the first support layer from a portion of the first elastic layer.
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公开(公告)号：US12286257B2
公开(公告)日：2025-04-29
申请号：US18437670
申请日：2024-02-09
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： Jarrod W. Chalkley , James D. Evans , Thien Hoang Nguyen , Patrick S. McElhinney
IPC: B65B65/08 , B29C65/00 , B29C65/18 , B29C65/30 , B29C65/74 , B29C65/78 , B65B9/20 , B65B9/207 , B65B51/30 , B65B61/06 , B65B61/28 , B29L31/00 , B65B29/00 , B65B57/14
Abstract: A fin sealer and method to seal a radially outwardly directed fin of a tubular web structure by directing the fin through a nip between a first and a second fin sealing rollers while communicating heat to the fin through at least one of the fin sealing rollers is provided. The fin sealer is configured to maintain a nominal face-to-face relation between an outer annulus of the first fin sealing roller and an outer annulus of the second fin sealing roller with a flexible connection between a hub element of the second fin sealing roller with the outer annulus of the second fin sealing roller.
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公开(公告)号：US12263981B2
公开(公告)日：2025-04-01
申请号：US18407285
申请日：2024-01-08
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor： Gregory L. Nelson , Christopher Ryan Newcomb , James D. Evans , Thien Nguyen , Jarrod W. Chalkley , Robert V. Powell
IPC: B65B9/00 , A24F23/02 , B65B1/10 , B65B9/04 , B65B29/00 , B65B41/16 , B65B43/04 , B65B61/10 , B65B61/28
Abstract: In an example embodiment, an apparatus for making pouch products includes a conveyor system. The conveyor system includes a first receiving location along a path of the conveyor system, and a dosing location along the path of the conveyor system. The apparatus also includes a first material dispensing station configured to transfer a first material to the first receiving location. The first material includes a first elastic layer and a first support layer. The first material dispensing station includes a dispenser roller configured to hold a roll of the first material, a plurality of rollers configured to convey the first material from the dispenser roller to the first receiving location, and a stripper plate configured remove at least a portion of the first support layer from a portion of the first elastic layer.
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