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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald Dean Smith, Jr., McCook, SD (US);
Larry W. Fallin, Dakota Dunes, SD (US);
Andrew S. Courier, Mansfield, MA (US);
Stephen N. Forti, Stoneham, MA (US);
William G. Leary, Upton, MA (US);
Assignee:
IBP, Inc., Dakota Dunes, SD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/724 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/724 ;
Abstract
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.