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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2021
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
James D. Evans, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Herbert Cary Longest, Midlothian, VA (US);
Tamika S. Murrell, Richmond, VA (US);
Robert V. Powell, Jr., Midlothian, VA (US);
Jeremy Straight, Midlothian, VA (US);
Jarrod W. Chalkley, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
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.