Philip Morris USA Inc.

Philip Morris Products S.a.

Steve Spiers

Barry Scott Smith

Martin T Garthaffner

Jeremy Jay Straight

Ahmet Ercelebi

Janet L Thompson

Lisa Rogers

Apparatus and method for filling spaced apart cavities with particulate material include a transport for moving the cavities along a path of travel. The cavities are partially filled with particulate material at an upstream location while applying vacuum underneath each cavity during such partial filling. The partially filled cavities are then completely filled with a downstream deposit of particulate material while applying vacuum to the upper sides of each cavity during such filling. The combination of vacuum applied underneath the cavity during partial fill and vacuum applied to the top sides of the cavity during complete fill produces approximately 100% cavity fill with minimal extraneous scatter of particulate material.

Dual station applicator wheels for filling cavities with metered amounts of particulate material

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Richmond, VA, United States of America

Steve Spiers