Ibp, Inc.

William G Leary

Andrew Courier

Stephen N Forti

Larry W Fallin

Ronald Dean Smith, Jr

Andrew Cecil Harvey

James F Dill

Steven Wesley Henry

Jerry Silliman Scott

William Lauren Mahl

Timothy J Mason

David C Meeker

James F Godfrey

Alexander E Post

Jeffrey C Travis

An item handling system that sorts and packs items in a storage or shipping receptacle. The system is specifically designed to handle items such as sub-primal cuts of beef or pork or items of like size and weight. The system is adapted to sort items based on product type or based on system capacity. The packing mechanism is adapted to properly orient the item prior to placing the item in the storage or shipping receptacle. The system is specifically adapted to handle cardboard shipping boxes.

Item handler for sorting and packing

A partially automated decoring saw having a tubular blade and a table surface partially blocking the saw blade opening and means decreasing the blockage temporarily to allow for passage of an enlarged portion of the core into the saw. A core knocker can also be provided, as can air purge of blade seals to achieve partial self-cleaning.

Decoring saw

Growing community of inventors

Upton, MA, United States of America

William G Leary