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US-9217977-B2 · Dec 22, 2015 · US
Handling portions
US9016476B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9016476-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313921283-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jun 25, 2012 |
| Publication date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
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The invention relates to a method of handling portions comprising a respective at least one slice, wherein the slices have been produced by slicing food products, wherein the portions are conveyed, in particular line-wise, one after the other in a main conveying stream along a conveying direction, wherein incomplete portions, in particular portions low in weight, are automatically recognized and/or classified, wherein incomplete portions are expelled from the main conveying stream and are supplied to a correction station in a correction stream, wherein incomplete portions are respectively completed by at least one single slice which is removed from a slice store with the aid of an automatic transfer unit and wherein completed portions are automatically channeled back into the main conveying stream.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of handling portions ( 12 ) respectively comprising at least one single slice ( 22 ), wherein the single slices ( 22 ) have been produced by slicing food products, wherein the portions ( 12 ) are conveyed after one another in a main conveying stream along a conveying direction (F); incomplete portions ( 16 ) are automatically recognized and/or classified; incomplete portions ( 16 ) are expelled from the main conveying stream and are suppli…
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- What does patent US9016476B2 cover?
- The invention relates to a method of handling portions comprising a respective at least one slice, wherein the slices have been produced by slicing food products, wherein the portions are conveyed, in particular line-wise, one after the other in a main conveying stream along a conveying direction, wherein incomplete portions, in particular portions low in weight, are automatically recognized an…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Weber Maschb Gmbh
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B26D7/32. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).