Patents by Inventor Don COLTRANE

Don COLTRANE 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).

  • Cigarette tube filling apparatus and method of using the same
    Patent number: 10231479
    Abstract: Herein described is a cigarette filling apparatus for loading substrate into blank cigarette tubes and adapted for use with conventional cigarette filling machines. The invention furthermore relates to methods of filling blank cigarette tubes using the apparatus described herein. The apparatus described herein reduces human error and increases filling speeds of conventional personal use cigarette filling machines. The apparatus generally comprises a tube dispensing member, a filler dispensing member, a tube loading arm, packing foot, filler hopper, and a tube hopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventor: Don Coltrane
  • CIGARETTE TUBE FILLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150366263
    Abstract: Herein described is a cigarette filling apparatus for loading substrate into blank cigarette tubes and adapted for use with conventional cigarette filling machines. The invention furthermore relates to methods of filling blank cigarette tubes using the apparatus described herein. The apparatus described herein reduces human error and increases filling speeds of conventional personal use cigarette filling machines. The apparatus generally comprises a tube dispensing member, a filler dispensing member, a tube loading arm, packing foot, filler hopper, and a tube hopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Don COLTRANE