Patents Examined by Stephen D Gerrity
  • Patent number: 9334072
    Abstract: A liquid dispenser system for use with an apparatus for forming and filling pouched products, the system comprising a first fluid dispenser shoe, the first fluid dispenser shoe comprising an inlet bore for placing in fluid communication with a source of liquid to be dispensed; at least one liquid dispensing manifold in fluid communication with the inlet bore; and a plurality of exit orifices positioned along the at least one liquid dispensing manifold for dispensing the liquid on an outer surface of the pouched product, wherein the first fluid dispenser shoe is positioned downstream of the apparatus for forming and filling pouched products and adjacent a stream of pouched products as they exit the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.
    Inventors: Dwight D. Williams, Cary Longest