A24C5/393

Metering funnel tray system

A system includes a cradle, a tray assembly, a plurality of supports, and a vibrator. The tray assembly removably couples to the cradle. The tray assembly has a plurality of holes and a handle. The handle facilitates separating the tray assembly from the cradle. The plurality of supports extend from the tray assembly at positions on the tray assembly that correspond to positions of the holes in the tray assembly. The supports are sized and dimensioned to hold paper tubes. The vibrator vibrates the tray assembly coupled to the cradle to distribute loose material placed on the tray assembly through the holes in the tray assembly and fill the paper tubes in the supports with the loose material.

WEIGH STATION WITH A LINEAR VIBRATING FUNNEL AND A LINEAR VIBRATING, TAPPING MECHANISM TO PACK AN ARTICLE INTO A TAPERED CONE USING FRICTIONLESS MAGNETIC LEVITATION
20220211095 · 2022-07-07 ·

A power ground oily flower such as cannabis or hemp is loaded into a tapered paper cone by using a linear vibrator having an eccentric drive bearing to focus the forces in the direction the powder was traveling. A linear piston is driven by an eccentric drive mechanism to tap the bottom of the cone with programmable frequencies to achieve the desired pack rates at high speeds. Eccentric actuators are also used to drive the power from the storage hopper to a linear vibrating feeder to a vibration bowl feeder to a weigh station that is dumped into a vibrating funnel that moved up and down with a lineal actuator to align the funnel to a paper cone with a receiving tapered tube to fill a cone with power that is being vibrated by a cone vibrator to pack the cone during filling.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS AND INDUSTRIAL METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
20210220282 · 2021-07-22 ·

A cigarette containing a homogeneous composition including comminuted particles of dried Cannabis flowers, where the particles include a cannabinoid, the particles are of a size greater than 1.1 millimeter and less than 4.2 millimeter, the composition includes at least 9% and less than 20% by weight water, the composition has a bulk density greater than 0.08 and less than 0.3 gram/milliliter, and the cigarette has a top fraction and a bottom fraction, where when the top fraction and the bottom fraction are divided into 0.1 gram samples.

TOBACCO GRINDING, SORTING, AND/OR LOADING DEVICE
20210100277 · 2021-04-08 ·

Grinding apparatus for grinding substances, such as tobacco. In certain embodiments, grinding apparatus with a plurality of receptacles which can be selectively filled with a ground product, such as tobacco. In still other embodiments, a grinding apparatus with a cone lifting mechanism, vibration inducing mechanism and/or with a selector capability or mechanism for selecting one or more of a plurality of receptacles, or storage area(s), for delivery of a ground product.

Device for grinding and mixing of herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, preparing and dispensing of cigarettes and method for the application thereof.
20200345061 · 2020-11-05 ·

Device for grinding and mixing of herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, preparing and dispensing of cigarettes and method for the application thereof The subject of the invention is a device for grinding and mixing of herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, preparing and dispensing of cigarettes, the device comprising a grinding chamber (2) for holding and grinding the herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, wherein the grinding chamber (2) has a plurality of tubes (9) for holding pre-rolled cigarette papers (17) and receiving ground herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, a carousel (10), which is rotatable around a central axis (16). The device further comprises a mixing chamber (5) for mixing the herbs and/or tobacco and/or spices, which is located below the grinding chamber (2), a mixing unit (4) located in the mixing chamber (5), at least one door (7) on the carousel cover (8) for dispensing one tube (9) or a plurality of tubes (9) with the filled pre-rolled cigarette paper (17), wherein the carousel (10) comprises a plurality of tube holders (14) for holding the tubes (9). The subject of the invention is also the method for the application of the device.

APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FILLING AND PACKING HERB RECEPTACLES WITH HERB MATERIAL
20200146336 · 2020-05-14 ·

Apparatuses and methods are provided for filling and packing herb receptacles with herb material. For example, a method of filling and packing herb receptacles is provided which includes supporting the herb receptacles in space on a vibrating platform with the aid of a support structure having a plurality of holding apertures; dosing herb material into the herb receptacles; repositioning the vibrating platform from a loading configuration to a packing configuration to lift the herb receptacles with the herb material relative to the support structure; and packing the herb receptacles with the herb material with the vibrating platform in the packing configuration.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS AND INDUSTRIAL METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF

Cannabis products and industrial methods for production thereof. A homogeneous composition comprising cannabinoid-containing comminuted cannabis plant material, where at least 70 weight % of the comminuted cannabis plant material is of a size greater than 0.3 millimeter and less than 4.2 millimeters; the composition comprises at least 1% by weight moisture and less than 20% by weight moisture; and the cannabinoid concentration in a 1 gram fraction of at least 10 gram sample of said homogeneous composition, is within 15% of the cannabinoid concentration in a separate 1 gram fraction of said 10 gram sample.

CONE FILLING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS
20190320707 · 2019-10-24 ·

A cone filling apparatus for production of smoking articles includes: (a) a cone pallet including a plurality of cavities, each cavity for holding a respective cone; (b) a delivery chute having a load end for receiving a smokeable product from a source and an unload end downstream of the load end for unloading the smokeable product from the chute; and (c) a dosing tray disposed above the pallet. The dosing tray includes a plurality of transfer sleeves. Each sleeve has an upper sleeve end for receiving smokeable product unloaded from the unload end of the chute, and a lower sleeve end for dispensing the smokeable product into a cone held in a respective cavity aligned beneath the lower sleeve end.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AUTOMATIC FILLING MACHINE

A rolling system including a measuring station. The measuring station includes a hopper for receiving a smokable product, a vibratory bowl for receiving the smokable product from the hopper, a weigh bowl for receiving the smokable product from the vibratory bowl, a weigh module attached to the weigh bowl for measuring the smokable product in the weigh bowl, and a puck defining a plurality of cavities for receiving the smokable product therein. Each cavity of the plurality of cavities is configured to receive a predetermined amount of smokable product within a predetermined tolerance of the predetermined amount.

Systems and methods for an automatic filling machine

A rolling system including a measuring station. The measuring station includes a hopper for receiving a smokable product, a vibratory bowl for receiving the smokable product from the hopper, a weigh bowl for receiving the smokable product from the vibratory bowl, a weigh module attached to the weigh bowl for measuring the smokable product in the weigh bowl, and a puck defining a plurality of cavities for receiving the smokable product therein. Each cavity of the plurality of cavities is configured to receive a predetermined amount of smokable product within a predetermined tolerance of the predetermined amount.