Patents by Inventor Michael Calvin Cecil

Michael Calvin Cecil 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).

  • Method and apparatus for product in seal deflection
    Patent number: 8402724
    Abstract: A device for deflecting a loose fill product from the seal zone of a bag and sealing the bag is provided. The device includes a product stopper. The product stopper is adjacent to the sealing element of a bagging machine. The product stopper includes a mount that mounts the product stopper to a bagging machine and a pinching element that pinches a bag proximal to a sealing zone before the bag is sealed by the sealing element at the sealing zone. In one embodiment, the pincher includes a spring loaded mechanism for pinching the bag proximal to the sealing zone. In another embodiment, the pincher includes an air assist mechanism for pinching the bag proximal to the sealing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Calvin Cecil, Xuan Pham, George Van Bergen
  • Product in seal deflection device
    Publication number: 20090113852
    Abstract: A device for deflecting a loose fill product from the seal zone of a bag and sealing the bag is provided. The device includes a product stopper. The product stopper is adjacent to the sealing element of a bagging machine. The product stopper includes a mount that mounts the product stopper to a bagging machine and a pinching element that pinches a bag proximal to a sealing zone before the bag is sealed by the sealing element at the sealing zone. In one embodiment, the pincher includes a spring loaded mechanism for pinching the bag proximal to the sealing zone. In another embodiment, the pincher includes an air assist mechanism for pinching the bag proximal to the sealing zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Calvin Cecil, Xuan Pham, George Van Bergen