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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.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Garrett William Kohl, Allen, TX (US);
Steven Kenneth Tucker, Hurst, TX (US);
Anthony Robert Knoerzer, Allen, TX (US);
Jay E. Gehring, Frisco, TX (US);
Assignee:
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/20 ;
Abstract
A method and device are disclosed for forming and filling tubes containing a product, with the filling process taking place from the longer side of the tube, rather than the shorter side. An elongated product delivery tube contains product diverters that evenly spread out the product, allowing a clean seal in less time. An optional vibrator helps the product to settle quickly. Throughput is increased over the prior art, as well as facilitating improvements in opening the tube and in marketing.