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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2021
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
George R. Blaine, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A systemfor analyzing and trimming irregularly shaped food products which are to be subsequently pressed into a three-dimensional shape (volume) and optionally thereafter sliced or otherwise portioned so as to achieve an optimum harvest, includes a conveyorfor carrying the workpieces (WP) to be trimmed past a scanning systemfor scanning the workpiece (WP) to ascertain the physical characteristics of the workpiece (WP), including, for example, its three-dimensional shape, as well as its position on the conveyor, and then past a cutting stationfor trimming the workpiece (WP) into a desired two-dimensional shape which represents an optimum shape for the workpiece for pressing the workpiece into a desired three-dimensional shape having at least one fixed or specified dimension or other physical specification. Thereafter, the workpiece can be transferred to a slicing station utilizing high speed cutters or slicers for portioning/slicing the workpiece.