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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11691775 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 03, 2022

Method and apparatus for producing pouched tobacco product

Applicant:

Philip Morris Usa Inc., Richmond, VA (US);

Inventors:

Martin T. Garthaffner, Richmond, VA (US);

Barry S. Smith, Richmond, VA (US);

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);

Attorney:

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

Primary Examiner:

Eyamindae C Jallow

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/00 (2006.01); B65B 61/24 (2006.01); B65B 9/20 (2012.01); B65B 9/213 (2012.01); B65B 37/08 (2006.01); B65B 61/20 (2006.01); B65B 51/16 (2006.01); B65B 51/26 (2006.01); B65B 63/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 61/24 (2013.01); B65B 9/2028 (2013.01); B65B 9/213 (2013.01); B65B 37/08 (2013.01); B65B 61/20 (2013.01); B65B 51/16 (2013.01); B65B 51/26 (2013.01); B65B 63/026 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a method and apparatus for producing a small pouch with a predetermined amount of particulate material therein, a predetermined amount of the particulate material is portioned from a bulk supply and compacted into a single discrete caplet. The caplet is the deposited into an open hollow pouch closed at one end thereof, and the open end is then closed with the caplet between the closed ends of the pouch. The caplet in the pouch is then compressed to return it to its particulate form. The particulate material may be granular or shredded tobacco.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Garthaffner, Martin. (2023). Method and apparatus for producing pouched tobacco product (U.S. Patent No. 11691775). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11691775

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