Apparatus and method for feeding and conveying items

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9150382
APP PUB NO 20130259631A1
SERIAL NO

13795821

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One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a stacking device including a conveyor belt configured to move one or more items towards a receiving storage hopper configured to receive the one or more items from the conveyor belt. The one or more items may form a stack of items in the receiving storage hopper. The stacking device may further include a sensing device configured to determine a level of the stack of items in the receiving storage hopper. The stacking device may be configured to adjust a height of the conveyor belt relative to the storage hopper based on the level of the stack of items in the receiving storage hopper.

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ALLIANCE MACHINE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LLC8020 FORSYTH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63105

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Allen, Robert M Spokane Valley, US 40 625
Batrin, Marius Liberty Lake, US 4 51
Cleveland, Aaron Clayton, US 2 37
Harrington, Michael Spokane, US 21 1098
Wilkinson, Richard W Friendswood, US 3 17

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