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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2006
Matthew M. Mate, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Thomas E. Dellwo, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David W. O'brien, Blaine, MN (US);
David F. Ackley, Stacy, MN (US);
Daniel D. Schroeder, Stacy, MN (US);
Kevin A. Nelson, Stillwater, MN (US);
Peter N. Fox, Prescott, WI (US);
Matthew M. Mate, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Thomas E. Dellwo, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David W. O'Brien, Blaine, MN (US);
David F. Ackley, Stacy, MN (US);
Daniel D. Schroeder, Stacy, MN (US);
Kevin A. Nelson, Stillwater, MN (US);
Peter N. Fox, Prescott, WI (US);
Delkor Systems, Inc., Circle Pines, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and methods of use for assembling packages has one or more conveyors for advancing one or more product flavors into an accumulation of product units. At an accumulation area the accumulated product units are separated into a subset of pack units by a pack splitter which are then deposited onto an indexing conveyor. The pack units may be supported by a substrate. The pack units are advanced along the indexing conveyor for final package assembly.