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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2018
Gorby Llc, St. Paul, MN (US);
George Gorbatenko, St. Paul, MN (US);
Charles Roth, Hudson, WI (US);
Chris Zwettler, Stillwater, MN (US);
GORBY LLC, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and packaging system for filling single-serve pods is described. The apparatus includes a base for supporting a rotatable platform comprising multiple pod holders, a filler mounted on the base and adjacent to the rotatable platform comprising a container filled with food product and multiple augers capable of filling the pods with food product, a sealer mounted on the base comprising a film winder, and a controller directing rotation of the rotatable platform, filling of the food product from the filler, and sealing and trimming of the sealed film tops of the single-serve pods.