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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2011
Joseph M. Fisher, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Joseph A. Wukovits, Lancaster, NY (US);
John D. Sardina, Hamburg, NY (US);
Timothy J. Green, North Tonawanda, NY (US);
Eric K. Spina, Eden, NY (US);
Kerry Quinn, Palatine, IL (US);
Joseph M. Fisher, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Joseph A. Wukovits, Lancaster, NY (US);
John D. Sardina, Hamburg, NY (US);
Timothy J. Green, North Tonawanda, NY (US);
Eric K. Spina, Eden, NY (US);
Kerry Quinn, Palatine, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A separator system includes a conveyance assembly and one or more blocking components. The conveyance assembly moves a leading group of product and a trailing group of product along a feed direction toward a packaging system to separately package the leading group of product into a first container and the trailing group of product into a second container. The one or more blocking components are disposed upstream of the packaging system along the feed direction. The one or more blocking components stop movement of the trailing group of product upstream of the packaging system along the feed direction while allowing the leading group of product to move toward the packaging system.