logo

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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.:

US 7752828 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 19, 2008

Loading apparatus and related method for loading edible items into trays

Applicants:

Damien M. Gudim, Troy, OH (US);

Rohan V. Patel, Troy, OH (US);

Allen L. York, Jackson Center, OH (US);

Ankush B. Mittal, Sidney, OH (US);

Inventors:

Damien M. Gudim, Troy, OH (US);

Rohan V. Patel, Troy, OH (US);

Allen L. York, Jackson Center, OH (US);

Ankush B. Mittal, Sidney, OH (US);

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Attorney:

Thompson Hine LLP

Primary Examiner:

Thanh K Truong

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 35/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus that loads horizontally oriented slugs of edible, edge-standing items into trays includes a tray delivery mechanism having a tray infeed for receiving trays, a tray outfeed from which filled trays can be removed from the apparatus and a tray conveyor that moves the trays from the tray infeed to the tray outfeed. An over head transfer mechanism is disposed above the tray conveyor. The over head transfer mechanism includes a pusher flight and a retainer flight. The pusher flight and retainer flight are configured to cooperate to transfer a pre-selected number of edge-standing items forming the slug from a counting conveyor to a tray loading area. The overhead transfer mechanism includes a flight adjustment system that adjusts a distance between the retainer flight and the pusher flight to change the pre-selected number of edge-standing items transferred by the over head transfer mechanism from the counting conveyor to the tray loading area.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Gudim, Damien. (2010). Loading apparatus and related method for loading edible items into trays (U.S. Patent No. 7752828). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7752828

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…