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.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Delkor Systems, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Scott Thompson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Adam Koller, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Todd Thomas Palm, Mounds View, MN (US);
Assignee:
Delkor Systems, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/68 (2006.01); B65G 47/12 (2006.01); B65G 47/46 (2006.01); B65G 47/64 (2006.01); B65G 47/71 (2006.01); B65G 47/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/46 (2013.01); B65G 47/648 (2013.01); B65G 47/71 (2013.01); B65G 47/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high speed servo laner apparatus and system includes an entrance to the laner which receives products from an upstream processing line. A pivoting guide has a distal end attached to the entrance and a proximal end attached to a movable portion. At least one pacing screw is also attached to the moveable portion. The at least one pacing screw includes a thread, which has a pitch and radius configured to accommodate passage of a unit of product between two axially adjacent portions of the thread.