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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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公开(公告)号:US11882883B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-30
申请号:US16856291
申请日:2020-04-23
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor: Gregory L. Nelson , Bipin Patil , Craig Gunn , Rangaraj S. Sundar
CPC classification number: A24F40/70 , A24F40/42 , A24F40/44 , A24F40/46 , A61M11/041 , B23P19/001 , B25B11/02 , A61M2207/00 , A61M2207/10
Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a heater assembly for a non-nicotine pod assembly includes a base, a wick feed, a slide, and a holder. The wick feed extends toward the base and defines a channel configured to receive a wick structured to draw a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation via capillary action. The slide is configured to move along a plane on a top face of the base. The holder is disposed on the top face of the base.
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公开(公告)号:US11945620B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-02
申请号:US17851222
申请日:2022-06-28
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
CPC classification number: 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:US11882884B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-30
申请号:US16856476
申请日:2020-04-23
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor: Gregory L. Nelson , Bipin Patil , Craig Gunn , Rangaraj S. Sundar
CPC classification number: A24F40/70 , A24F40/42 , A24F40/44 , A24F40/46 , B23P19/001 , B25B11/02 , A61M2207/00 , A61M2207/10
Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a heater assembly for a nicotine pod assembly includes a base, a wick feed, a slide, and a holder. The wick feed extends toward the base and defines a channel configured to receive a wick structured to draw a nicotine pre-vapor formulation via capillary action. The slide is configured to move along a plane on a top face of the base. The holder is disposed on the top face of the base.
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公开(公告)号:US11794436B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-24
申请号:US16911838
申请日:2020-06-25
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 , B65B1/24 , B65B1/16 , B65B1/26 , B65B9/02 , B65B1/36 , B65B37/20 , B65B57/08 , B65B61/28 , B30B12/00 , B30B15/00 , B30B15/02 , B30B15/30 , B29C31/04 , B29C33/00 , B29C33/46 , B29C43/02 , B29C43/40 , B29C43/32
CPC classification number: B30B12/00 , B29C31/04 , B29C33/0022 , B29C33/46 , B29C43/02 , B29C43/40 , B30B15/0052 , B30B15/028 , B30B15/30 , B65B1/04 , B65B1/16 , B65B1/24 , B65B1/26 , B65B1/36 , B65B9/023 , B65B37/20 , B65B57/08 , B65B61/28 , B29C2043/3222
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:US10398169B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-03
申请号:US15190769
申请日:2016-06-23
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor: Gregory L. Nelson , Geoffrey Brandon Jordan , Charles L. Dendy , Bipin Patil , Sean Sundberg , Jerome Fleenor
IPC: A61M15/06 , A24F47/00 , B29C65/08 , B29C65/00 , H01R13/625 , H01R24/00 , H01R101/00
Abstract: An e-vapor device may include a vaporizer assembly that is detachably coupled to a battery assembly via a connector. The connector may include a male connecting portion and a female connecting portion. The male connecting portion may include mating arms extending from a rim of the male connecting portion. The female connecting portion may include an inner surface and lugs on the inner surface. The mating arms of the male connecting portion are configured to engage the lugs of the female connecting portion so as to electrically couple the vaporizer assembly and the battery assembly. A knurled pattern may also be provided on an outer surface of the male connecting portion and/or female connecting portion so as to conformally interface with a reversed pattern on an inner surface of the vaporizer assembly and/or the battery assembly.
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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:US11528938B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-20
申请号:US16696081
申请日:2019-11-26
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Inventor: Dean Twite , Yannick Hourmand , Bipin Patil , Rangaraj S. Sundar , Gregory L. Nelson , Niall Gallagher , Jarrett Keen , Phillip Diana , James Yorkshades
Abstract: A non-nicotine pod assembly for a non-nicotine e-vaping device may include a first section and a second section connected to the first section. The first section may define a pod outlet and be configured to hold a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The second section may define a pod inlet and be configured to heat the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The pod inlet is in fluidic communication with the pod outlet via a flow path. The flow path may include a first diverged portion, a second diverged portion, and a converged portion. A non-nicotine e-vaping device may include a device body defining a through hole configured to receive the non-nicotine pod assembly such that a pod inlet for the air flow is exposed when the non-nicotine pod assembly is seated within the through hole.
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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:USD828952S1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-18
申请号:US29578656
申请日:2016-09-23
Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
Designer: Geoffrey B. Jordan , Bipin Patil , Charles Dendy , Gregory L. Nelson
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