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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Tipper Tie, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
Dennis J. May, Pittsboro, NC (US);
William M. Poteat, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Samuel D. Griggs, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kim L. Poling, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Derek L. Brown, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Tipper Tie, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 7/00 (2006.01); G05B 11/01 (2006.01); B65B 1/04 (2006.01); B65B 5/02 (2006.01); B65B 3/02 (2006.01); B65B 25/06 (2006.01); B65B 5/06 (2006.01); B65B 51/04 (2006.01); B65B 57/00 (2006.01); B65B 63/02 (2006.01); B65B 65/02 (2006.01); B65B 9/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2013.01); B65B 5/06 (2013.01); B65B 25/065 (2013.01); B65B 51/04 (2013.01); B65B 57/00 (2013.01); B65B 63/026 (2013.01); B65B 65/02 (2013.01); B65B 9/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, apparatus, devices and computer program products automatically package an object, such as, for example, whole muscle meat pieces, in a covering material. The devices include an automated compression assembly with an electric drive motor and a pusher assembly with an electric motor, preferably each electric motor is a servo motor. The systems/apparatus devices can include a programmably adjustable index and/or speed profile for the compression and/or pusher assembly.