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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 11794436 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 25, 2020

Gas-based material compression and portioning

Applicant:

Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);

Inventors:

Thien Nguyen, Glen Allen, VA (US);

Sean Sundberg, Richmond, VA (US);

Jeremy Straight, Midlothian, VA (US);

Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic, Richmond, VA (US);

Jarrod W. Chalkley, Mechanicsville, VA (US);

James D. Evans, Chesterfield, VA (US);

Christopher R. Newcomb, Richmond, VA (US);

Robert V. Powell, Jr., Midlothian, VA (US);

Gregory L. Nelson, Chester, VA (US);

Assignee:

Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);

Attorney:

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

Primary Examiner:

Thomas M Wittenschlaeger

Assistant Examiner:

Katie L Gerth

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/04 (2006.01); B65B 1/24 (2006.01); B65B 1/16 (2006.01); B65B 1/26 (2006.01); B65B 9/02 (2006.01); B65B 1/36 (2006.01); B65B 37/20 (2006.01); B65B 57/08 (2006.01); B65B 61/28 (2006.01); B30B 12/00 (2006.01); B30B 15/00 (2006.01); B30B 15/02 (2006.01); B30B 15/30 (2006.01); B29C 31/04 (2006.01); B29C 33/00 (2006.01); B29C 33/46 (2006.01); B29C 43/02 (2006.01); B29C 43/40 (2006.01); B29C 43/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 12/00 (2013.01); B29C 31/04 (2013.01); B29C 33/0022 (2013.01); B29C 33/46 (2013.01); B29C 43/02 (2013.01); B29C 43/40 (2013.01); B30B 15/0052 (2013.01); B30B 15/028 (2013.01); B30B 15/30 (2013.01); B65B 1/04 (2013.01); B65B 1/16 (2013.01); B65B 1/24 (2013.01); B65B 1/26 (2013.01); B65B 1/36 (2013.01); B65B 9/023 (2013.01); B65B 37/20 (2013.01); B65B 57/08 (2013.01); B65B 61/28 (2013.01); B29C 2043/3222 (2013.01);
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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