Frito-lay North America, Inc.

Gregory William Hoell

Kevin Lauren Cote

Cory Burns

John Robert Eberle

Nathan R Huntoon

Timothy Jackson

Darin James Baylor

Mark T Maldonado

An apparatus and method for measuring a dimension of a non-rigid object and using the dimension to pick and place the object. A first input device conveys a non-rigid object into contact with a feed forward unit, which contact causes a displacement of the feed forward unit. The displacement measures a dimension of the object. The measured dimension is transmitted via at least one line of communication.

Apparatus and method for universal, flexible pillow bag pattern creation

An apparatus and method for measuring a dimension of a non-rigid object and using the dimension to pick and place the object. A first input device conveys the object into contact with a feed forward unit, which contact conditions the object. A distance sensor is positioned over a gap in the feed forward unit to measure a distance to a surface of the conditioned object. The distance measures a dimension of the conditioned object. The measured dimension is transmitted via at least one line of communication.

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Richardson, TX, United States of America

Gregory William Hoell