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Patent No.:

US 12583642 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2021

Method for forming pairs of packs

Applicant:

Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;

Inventors:

Fiorenzo Draghetti, Medicina, IT;

Stefano Minoccari, Imola, IT;

Assignee:

Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;

Attorney:

Mueting Raasch Group

Primary Examiner:

Anna K Kinsaul

Assistant Examiner:

Mobeen undefined Ahmed

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 35/44 (2006.01); B65B 19/02 (2006.01); B65B 35/24 (2006.01); B65B 35/40 (2006.01); B65B 59/00 (2006.01); B65B 61/26 (2006.01); B65G 15/14 (2006.01); B65G 47/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 35/44 (2013.01); B65B 19/02 (2013.01); B65B 35/243 (2013.01); B65B 35/405 (2013.01); B65B 59/001 (2019.05); B65B 59/005 (2013.01); B65B 61/26 (2013.01); B65G 15/14 (2013.01); B65G 47/086 (2013.01); B65G 47/82 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0226 (2013.01); B65G 2812/02227 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for forming pairs of packs, comprising providing a supply of individual packs (), arranging a first pack in a vertical transport device (), arranging a second pack in the vertical transport device (), thereby arranging the second pack vertically spaced from the first pack in the vertical transport device (). The method further comprises vertically transporting the first and the second pack in the vertical transport device, then simultaneous pushing the first and second packs as a pair of packs out of the vertical transport device and into a receiving device (), wherein the first and second packs are transferred in a vertically spaced manner as the pair of packs to the receiving device and are arranged in a vertically spaced manner in the receiving device.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Draghetti, Fiorenzo. (2026). Method for forming pairs of packs (U.S. Patent No. 12583642). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12583642

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