Method and apparatus for high speed delivery of particulate material
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Mar 2, 1999
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Aug 6, 1996
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for delivering predetermined amounts of material, the apparatus comprising a chute; a metering wheel in cooperative relation to the chute to repetitively draw discrete amount of material onto the metering wheel; an arrangement for establishing a procession of spaced apart articles along a path, a transfer wheel for repetitively transferring discrete amount of material from said metering wheel to spaces defined between adjacent pairs of articles in the procession and a cleaning wheel for removing extraneous material from the articles.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED | A CORPORATION OF VA 120 PARK AVENUE NY NY 10017 | |
PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS INC | 3601 COMMERCE ROAD RICHMOND VIRGINIA 23234 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Atwell, Charles G | Rte. 9 Box 18, Mechanicsville, VA 23111 | 8 | 112 |
# of filed Patents : 8 Total Citations : 112 | |||
Belcastro, Marc D | 11414 Colfax Rd., Glen Allen, VA 23060 | 26 | 292 |
# of filed Patents : 26 Total Citations : 292 | |||
Budjinski, II Joseph F | 228 Sherwood Dr., Quinton, VA 23141 | 5 | 103 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 103 | |||
Forster, Jorg | 4764 Charles City Rd., Richmond, VA 23231 | 1 | 56 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 56 | |||
Garthaffner, Martin T | 5200 Newbyswood Trail, Chesterfield, VA 23832 | 65 | 702 |
# of filed Patents : 65 Total Citations : 702 | |||
Hinzmann, Alfred | 5534 Country Club Way, Sarasota, FL 34243 | 18 | 291 |
# of filed Patents : 18 Total Citations : 291 | |||
Hoffman, Wilfried | 11620 Old Lewiston Rd., Richmond, VA 23236 | 3 | 81 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 81 |
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