Patents by Inventor Theodore Duvekot
Theodore Duvekot 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).
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Publication number: 20240150055Abstract: In an example embodiment, a doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive plant material, a bracket assembly connected to the hopper assembly, and a roller in a hopper opening defined by the hopper assembly extending through the hopper assembly. An interior surface of the hopper assembly may define the hopper opening. The bracket assembly may include a shaft extending across a portion of the hopper opening. The roller may be in the portion of the hopper opening of the hopper assembly and may extend between a first part and a second part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly. The roller may be connected to the shaft and may be configured to rotate with rotation of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Jarrod Wayne CHALKLEY, Loren Theodore DUVEKOT
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Patent number: 11905055Abstract: In an example embodiment, a doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive plant material, a bracket assembly connected to the hopper assembly, and a roller in a hopper opening defined by the hopper assembly extending through the hopper assembly. An interior surface of the hopper assembly may define the hopper opening. The bracket assembly may include a shaft extending across a portion of the hopper opening. The roller may be in the portion of the hopper opening of the hopper assembly and may extend between a first part and a second part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly. The roller may be connected to the shaft and may be configured to rotate with rotation of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Jarrod Wayne Chalkley, Loren Theodore Duvekot
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Publication number: 20220348372Abstract: In an example embodiment, a doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive plant material, a bracket assembly connected to the hopper assembly, and a roller in a hopper opening defined by the hopper assembly extending through the hopper assembly. An interior surface of the hopper assembly may define the hopper opening. The bracket assembly may include a shaft extending across a portion of the hopper opening. The roller may be in the portion of the hopper opening of the hopper assembly and may extend between a first part and a second part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly. The roller may be connected to the shaft and may be configured to rotate with rotation of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Jarrod Wayne CHALKLEY, Loren Theodore DUVEKOT
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Patent number: 11432580Abstract: A leaf removal assembly including a frame comprising a front plate having a feed opening, a leaf stripping assembly mounted on said front plate in front of said feed opening and an upper sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of upper socket grippers extending radially outward of the upper sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. The leaf removal assembly further includes a lower sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of lower sprocket grippers extending radially outwardly of the lower sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. At least one of the upper sprocket wheel and the lower sprocket wheel may be adjustably attached to the frame. A process for separating a leaf from a stalk comprising at least one leaf is also included.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: James David Evans, Ashish Jain, Loren Theodore Duvekot, David C. Haller
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Patent number: 11427364Abstract: In an example embodiment, a doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive plant material, a bracket assembly connected to the hopper assembly, and a roller in a hopper opening defined by the hopper assembly extending through the hopper assembly. An interior surface of the hopper assembly may define the hopper opening. The bracket assembly may include a shaft extending across a portion of the hopper opening. The roller may be in the portion of the hopper opening of the hopper assembly and may extend between a first part and a second part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly. The roller may be connected to the shaft and may be configured to rotate with rotation of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Jarrod Wayne Chalkley, Loren Theodore Duvekot
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Publication number: 20200354097Abstract: In an example embodiment, an apparatus for making pouch products includes a conveyor system. The conveyor system includes a first receiving location along a path of the conveyor system, and a dosing location along the path of the conveyor system. The apparatus also includes a first material dispensing station configured to transfer a first material to the first receiving location. The first material includes a first elastic layer and a first support layer. The first material dispensing station includes a dispenser roller configured to hold a roll of the first material, a plurality of rollers configured to convey the first material from the dispenser roller to the first receiving location, and a stripper plate configured remove at least a portion of the first support layer from a portion of the first elastic layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Jarrod Wayne CHALKLEY, Loren Theodore DUVEKOT
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Publication number: 20200214336Abstract: A leaf removal assembly including a frame comprising a front plate having a feed opening, a leaf stripping assembly mounted on said front plate in front of said feed opening and an upper sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of upper socket grippers extending radially outward of the upper sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. The leaf removal assembly further includes a lower sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of lower sprocket grippers extending radially outwardly of the lower sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. At least one of the upper sprocket wheel and the lower sprocket wheel may be adjustably attached to the frame. A process for separating a leaf from a stalk comprising at least one leaf is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: James David EVANS, Ashish JAIN, Loren Theodore DUVEKOT, David C. HALLER
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Patent number: 10624384Abstract: A leaf removal assembly including a frame comprising a front plate having a feed opening, a leaf stripping assembly mounted on said front plate in front of said feed opening and an upper sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of upper socket grippers extending radially outward of the upper sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. The leaf removal assembly further includes a lower sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of lower sprocket grippers extending radially outwardly of the lower sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. At least one of the upper sprocket wheel and the lower sprocket wheel may be adjustably attached to the frame. A process for separating a leaf from a stalk comprising at least one leaf is also included.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: James David Evans, Ashish Jain, Loren Theodore Duvekot, David C. Haller
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Publication number: 20160331019Abstract: A leaf removal assembly including a frame comprising a front plate having a feed opening, a leaf stripping assembly mounted on said front plate in front of said feed opening and an upper sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of upper socket grippers extending radially outward of the upper sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. The leaf removal assembly further includes a lower sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of lower sprocket grippers extending radially outwardly of the lower sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. At least one of the upper sprocket wheel and the lower sprocket wheel may be adjustably attached to the frame. A process for separating a leaf from a stalk comprising at least one leaf is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: James David Evans, Ashish Jain, Loren Theodore Duvekot, David C. Haller
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Patent number: 4083090Abstract: A seam of two ends of a rigid screen of interwoven longitudinal and transverse wires is made by butting and fusing together longitudinal wire ends at each end of the screen at the crossovers of the longitudinal wire ends with an adjacent pair of transverse wires forming the seam in one surface of the screen, whereby the seam is not visible from the opposite surface of the screen.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 1976Date of Patent: April 11, 1978Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventor: Theodore Duvekot