Cone filling apparatus and related methods

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PATENT NO 11369133
APP PUB NO 20190320707A1
SERIAL NO

16391403

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A cone filling apparatus for production of smoking articles includes: (a) a cone pallet including a plurality of cavities, each cavity for holding a respective cone; (b) a delivery chute having a load end for receiving a smokeable product from a source and an unload end downstream of the load end for unloading the smokeable product from the chute; and (c) a dosing tray disposed above the pallet. The dosing tray includes a plurality of transfer sleeves. Each sleeve has an upper sleeve end for receiving smokeable product unloaded from the unload end of the chute, and a lower sleeve end for dispensing the smokeable product into a cone held in a respective cavity aligned beneath the lower sleeve end.

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DW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INC70 COLONNADE ROAD NORTH OTTAWA ONTARIO K2E 7L2

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boucher, Luc Ottawa, CA 29 256
Mullins, Torrin Ottawa, CA 7 19
Tutton, John Manotick, CA 15 259
Watters, Robert Ottawa, CA 38 668

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