Automated string cheese packaging system

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12151837
APP PUB NO 20240253835A1
SERIAL NO

18103303

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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.

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LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY1830 WEST 38TH AVENUE DENVER CO 80221

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bartelt, Joshua Highlands Ranch, US 1 0
Cantwell, Ron Arvada, US 1 0
Carmer, Mark Parker, US 1 0
Khedkar, Sanket Arvada, US 1 0
Markvicka, Roy Lincoln, US 1 0
Taylor, Liam Denver, US 3 17
Volk, Jim Brush, US 2 8

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