公开(公告)号：US12084214B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US16879192

申请日：2020-05-20

Applicant: Fulfil Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Gilad Almogy ,  Jason Kalus ,  John Hosken ,  Nathan Beckett ,  David Cameron Hosken ,  Eric Yehl

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  B07C5/34 ,  B65B5/10 ,  B65B25/04 ,  B65B35/02 ,  B65B43/52 ,  B65B43/54 ,  B65B43/56 ,  B65B43/58 ,  B65B43/59 ,  B65B57/12 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/06 ,  B65G1/127 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B65G17/00 ,  B65G47/51 ,  B65G65/36 ,  B65G65/42 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  B65B11/02 ,  B65G1/00

CPC classification number: B65B25/04 ,  B07C5/34 ,  B65B5/101 ,  B65B5/108 ,  B65B35/02 ,  B65B43/52 ,  B65B43/54 ,  B65B43/56 ,  B65B43/58 ,  B65B43/59 ,  B65B57/12 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/045 ,  B65G1/06 ,  B65G1/127 ,  B65G1/1371 ,  B65G1/1373 ,  B65G1/1376 ,  B65G17/002 ,  B65G47/5104 ,  B65G65/365 ,  B65G65/425 ,  G06Q30/0627 ,  B07C2501/009 ,  B65B5/105 ,  B65B11/025 ,  B65B2210/18 ,  B65G1/00 ,  B65G2201/0202 ,  B65G2201/0211 ,  B65G2201/0258 ,  B65G2203/041 ,  B65G2207/46

Abstract: Embodiments of product handling systems facilitate transfer of individual product items from incoming bulk form into dedicated trays for inspection, sorting, selection, and packaging. Inspection may comprise interrogation of product items within a tray by electromagnetic (e.g., optical, hyperspectral) or other (e.g., physical, acoustic, gas sensing, etc.) techniques. Prior to packaging, product items disposed within the tray may be stored in a moveable carousel responsible for controlling environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, illumination, ambient gases, product-to-product interactions, and/or others. Movement of product items from a carousel's transfer station to an outside staging position may be accomplished using robots and/or conveyor belts. Embodiments may allow rapid, low-cost consumer selection of specific individual product items based upon their accompanying metadata (e.g., source, identifier), in combination with the results of inspection (e.g., visual appearance). Embodiments may receive product items pre-packaged in tray format to expedite inspection, sorting, selection, and packaging.

公开(公告)号：US20240270502A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18568130

申请日：2021-06-09

Applicant: Mark Dennis Achenbach

Inventor： Mark Dennis Achenbach

IPC: B65G33/14 ,  A22C17/00 ,  B65G33/32

CPC classification number: B65G33/14 ,  A22C17/0026 ,  B65G33/32 ,  B65G2201/0202

Abstract: A processing apparatus for food or the like includes a worm for conveying food, and a worm housing including a worm chamber for receiving the worm. The worm housing includes a displacement component which is movable between a closed position in which the displacement component forms part of a boundary of the worm chamber, and an open position in which the displacement component clears access to the worm chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20240262630A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18696017

申请日：2022-11-28

Applicant: PAVAN S.p.A.

Inventor： Davide TORNI ,  Jürgen SPATZ

IPC: B65G17/06 ,  B65G17/18 ,  B65G17/42

CPC classification number: B65G17/067 ,  B65G17/18 ,  B65G17/42 ,  B65G2201/0202

Abstract: A conveying apparatus (1) for conveying food products, comprising: a conveyor (2) developing along a closed conveying path (3), said conveyor (2) comprising a first and second endless chain (4, 5) arranged parallel to each other: 5 a plurality of containers (6) transversally mounted between said first and second endless chain (4, 5), each container (6) comprising: —at least one cup-shaped receptacle (8) for a food product: —a first pin (9) and a second pin (10) protruding respectively from opposite ends of the container (6); 10 a plurality of pairs of supports (11, 12), each pair being formed by a first support (11) mounted on the first endless chain (4) and a second support (12) mounted on the second endless chain (5), each support (11, 12) having a bore (13) dimensioned and shaped for receiving one of said pins (9, 10), the first pin (9) and the second pin (10) 15 of each container (6) being removably mounted within the bores (13) of one pair of supports (11, 12).

公开(公告)号：US20240253835A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18103303

申请日：2023-01-30

Applicant: Leprino Foods Company

Inventor： Joshua Bartelt ,  Jim Volk ,  Roy Markvicka ,  Ron Cantwell ,  Sanket Khedkar ,  Liam Taylor ,  Mark Carmer

IPC: B65B25/06 ,  B65B37/18 ,  B65B57/10 ,  B65G47/46

CPC classification number: B65B25/068 ,  B65B37/18 ,  B65B57/10 ,  B65G47/46 ,  B65B2210/06 ,  B65G2201/0202

Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to methods and systems for automated food packaging. The method and system includes singulating a plurality of elongate food products into a plurality of individual product pieces, conveying the plurality of individual product pieces along a moving surface, depositing a portion of the individual product pieces into a bucket, where the products are deposited such that a length of greater than about 90% of the individual product pieces are generally aligned parallel with the first side or second side of the bucket. Methods and systems include measuring a height between a top surface of the deposited portion of produce pieces and a top side of the moving surface, vertically lowering the bucket if the measured height is less than a threshold amount, and depositing a second portion of individual product pieces into the vertically lowered bucket.

公开(公告)号：US12048266B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17046987

申请日：2019-04-11

Applicant: Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik Gmbh & Co. KG

Inventor： Julian Ross ,  Christoph Halbrügge ,  Josef Gerdes ,  Franz-Bernd Kruthaup ,  Heinrich Hönemann

IPC: A01D17/10 ,  B65G15/52

CPC classification number: A01D17/10 ,  B65G15/52 ,  A01D2017/103 ,  B65G2201/0202

Abstract: A screening belt unit is provided for a harvesting machine or harvested material transportation device and for screening extraneous material out of a mixture of harvested material and extraneous material. A screening belt has at least two endless carriers, preferably in the form of carrier belts or chains, between which screening bars are arranged in a direction transversely to the conveying direction. The screening bars form a plurality of screening bar units that comprise in each case at least two screening bars. At least a part of the screening bars is fixed so as to be movable relative to the endless carriers. The screening belt unit has a positioning means arranged at least locally along the screening belt and acts on the movable screening bars and via which, in the screening zone S as seen in the screening direction, a spacing A in the conveying direction F of successive screening bars is defined. Furthermore, a flap unit, a screening belt and a harvesting machine or a harvested material transportation device are provided.

公开(公告)号：US20240239610A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18154326

申请日：2023-01-13

Applicant: TRAVIS HUGHES ,  BRANDON ALBERTS

Inventor： TRAVIS HUGHES ,  BRANDON ALBERTS

IPC: B65G33/14 ,  A01D90/10

CPC classification number: B65G33/14 ,  A01D90/10 ,  B65G2201/0202

Abstract: A harvesting system may include a harvester apparatus defining an onboard storage structure and having a primary movement direction, and including a harvesting head and a crop material conveying structure for conveying the crop materials from the storage structure to a crop transporting vehicle. The conveying structure may have an auger assembly with an inboard end and an outboard end, and a dispensing spout at the outboard end. The auger assembly may include an inboard portion located toward the inboard end and an outboard portion located toward the outboard end, the outboard portion being movable with respect to the inboard portion. The outboard portion may be movable with respect to the inboard portion between a base position and a discharge position, and interiors of the inboard and outboard portions may be in communication with each other in at least the base and discharge positions of the outboard portion.

公开(公告)号：US20240228183A9

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18382106

申请日：2023-10-20

Applicant: Greg Schombert

Inventor： Greg Schombert

IPC: B65G47/14

CPC classification number: B65G47/1464 ,  B65G2201/0202

Abstract: A compact, ultimate, and cleanable food grade feeder device and system for quickly orienting, aligning, and feeding single rolls, sandwiches, oddly shaped edibles, and foodstuff to assemble and make ready for packaging the foodstuff.

公开(公告)号：US12029220B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17912451

申请日：2021-03-16

Applicant: METALQUIMIA, SAU

Inventor： Josep Lagares Gamero ,  Federico Scalerandi

IPC: A22C11/00 ,  B65G15/16 ,  B65G29/02 ,  B65G47/14 ,  B65G47/31

CPC classification number: A22C11/008 ,  B65G15/16 ,  B65G29/02 ,  B65G47/1464 ,  B65G47/31 ,  B65G2201/0202 ,  B65G2203/0241 ,  B65G2203/044

Abstract: Compact orienting and transferring device for unitary elongated food products (1) comprising a circular conveyor (10) surrounded by a limitative wall (11) with an extraction opening (12); an extractor device including an extraction path (31, 32, 33) defined on a first conveyor (21) and with an intake end connected to the extraction opening (12), and a circular wheel (40) including a circular groove (50) on the wheel periphery, the first conveyor (21) being a conveyor belt wider than the circular groove entrance (53), a circular portion of the first conveyor (21) being directly supported on the wheel periphery covering the circular groove entrance (53) on a portion of that wheel periphery, defining a circular portion (32) of the extraction path (31, 32, 33) within the circular groove (50).

公开(公告)号：US20240183426A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18285566

申请日：2022-04-13

Applicant: LIFTVRAC

Inventor： Régis LASNE ,  François RIOT

IPC: F16G3/10 ,  B65G15/34 ,  B65G15/42

CPC classification number: F16G3/10 ,  B65G15/34 ,  B65G15/42 ,  B65G2201/0202

Abstract: A method of joining the longitudinal ends of a linear belt to form an endless belt configured to be mounted in a conveyor for upward transport of foodstuffs, the joining method comprising steps of: solidarization of the longitudinal ends of the linear belt, formation of at least one recess in the first longitudinal end and in the second longitudinal end of the linear belt so as to uncover at least one reinforcing members and solidarization of a connecting member in the recess, the connecting element comprising additional reinforcing members and shape complementary to said recess, the recess being formed from the product face of the linear belt.

公开(公告)号：US11999573B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17857850

申请日：2022-07-05

Applicant: NCC Automated Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Kevin Mauger ,  Ron Schwar ,  Kyle LaPointe ,  Michael Ferraro ,  Robert Nettleton ,  Martin Zona

IPC: B65G21/18

CPC classification number: B65G21/18 ,  B65G2201/0202 ,  B65G2207/24 ,  B65G2207/26 ,  B65G2207/44 ,  B65G2812/02019 ,  B65G2812/02138 ,  B65G2812/0324

Abstract: A spiral conveyor is described. The spiral conveyor provides an open design. The open design creates and defines a sanitary design. The combination of a cantilever frame construction (with no side frames) and the edge/side driven belting allows for access and cleanability of the spiral conveyor.