Patents by Inventor S. Keith Garbett

S. Keith Garbett has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for controlling distribution of tobacco strip
    Patent number: 7762265
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to control the distribution of tobacco strip in a charger of a tobacco packing press. The apparatus includes a housing. A plurality of ducts extend from the housing to the charger. Each duct is configured to direct a portion of the air flow from the housing to the charger. A plurality of nozzles are spaced around the perimeter of the charger. Each nozzle is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of ducts. Each duct may include a flow controller that is selectively openable and closable to direct the portion of the air flow around a perimeter of the charger to distribute the tobacco strip in the charger. A method of controlling distribution of tobacco strip in a charger of a tobacco packing press includes providing an air flow and selectively directing portions of the air flow around a perimeter of the charger to distribute the tobacco strip in the charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E Hicks, Joseph A. Frady, S. Keith Garbett
  • Apparatus for controlling distribution of tobacco strip and method of controlling distribution of tobacco strip
    Publication number: 20060201526
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to control the distribution of tobacco strip in a charger of a tobacco packing press. The apparatus includes a housing. A plurality of ducts extend from the housing to the charger. Each duct is configured to direct a portion of the air flow from the housing to the charger. A plurality of nozzles are spaced around the perimeter of the charger. Each nozzle is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of ducts. Each duct may include a flow controller that is selectively openable and closable to direct the portion of the air flow around a perimeter of the charger to distribute the tobacco strip in the charger. A method of controlling distribution of tobacco strip in a charger of a tobacco packing press includes providing an air flow and selectively directing portions of the air flow around a perimeter of the charger to distribute the tobacco strip in the charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hicks, Joseph Frady, S. Keith Garbett