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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
American Pan Company, Urbana, OH (US);
Brad Moore, Galena, OH (US);
Gregory D. Smith, Bellefontaine, OH (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system for tracking and managing baking pans and trays, comprising a set of baking pans or trays that includes a plurality of individual baking pans or trays, each of which includes a unique identification tag positioned thereon, wherein each unique identification tag includes information about the individual baking pan or tray on which the identification tag is positioned; and a data acquisition system that includes at least one sensor mounted in proximity to a production line conveyor for detecting baking pans or trays positioned on the conveyor; at least one tag-reading device that is activated when the at least one sensor detects a pan or tray on the conveyor, wherein the at least one tag reading device reads information from each identification tag and transmits the information to a controller; and a controller that includes hardware and software that controls the at least one sensor and the at least one tag reading device, and that receives, processes, and outputs the information read from the identification tags on the baking pans or trays.