Automated deposition of highly viscous fluids into thin-walled cylinders
AssigneeSorting Robotics Inc.
InventorsNohtal Partansky, Paul Skaar
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for automatic infusion of concentrate and distillate material into cigarettes or other containers. In one embodiment, a thermally-controlled infusion system is provided. The system can maintain a selected temperature of the concentrate material throughout the infusion process, using a two-stage approach. In a first stage, the concentrate material is pressure-fed to a dosing chamber. In the second stage, the concentrate material is pumped into an insertion cannula and into a cigarette or container. A revolver houses the cigarettes or containers and vertically transitions them to an insertion position, where the insertion cannula can infuse the cigarettes or containers.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a reservoir for holding a material;
- a first heater configured to heat the material;
- a cannula, the cannula having a port;
- a second heater configured to heat the cannula;
- an individual holder having separate multiple cavities formed within the individual holder, each of the separate multiple cavities shaped for holding a single cigarette;
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- wherein the reservoir is pressurized to move the material from the reservoir and through and out of the port of the cannula;
- wherein the cannula injects heated material while positioned within one of the separate multiple cavities.
An apparatus comprising:
- a reservoir for holding a material;
- a first heater configured to heat the material;
- a cannula, the cannula having a port;
- a second heater configured to heat the cannula;
- a holder having separate multiple cavities formed within the holder, each of the separate multiple cavities shaped for holding a single cigarette;
- wherein the reservoir is pressurized to move the material from the reservoir and through and out of the port of the cannula;
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- a cap removably attached to the holder, the cap having openings disposed about the cap aligned with the separate multiple cavities;
- wherein the cannula injects heated material while positioned within one of the separate multiple cavities, and wherein the cannula is disposed through an opening of the cap while the cannula is positioned within one of the separate multiple cavities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.