Automated clipping packaging systems suitable for packaging whole muscle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9714106
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14266286

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Methods, devices and computer program products automatically package an object, such as, for example, whole muscle meat pieces, in a covering material, such as, for example, netting. The devices include a loading chute having a ceiling or door having at least a portion configured to open and close and a floor underlying and in cooperating alignment with the ceiling. The ceiling and floor are configured to cooperate to encase a product chamber with an axially extending open channel therebetween. At least one of the floor and ceiling reciprocates in a substantially vertical direction between a first loading position corresponding to when the ceiling is open and a second operative position corresponding to when the ceiling is closed.

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TIPPER TIE INC2000 LUFKIN ROAD APEX NC 27539

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Griggs, Samuel D Raleigh, US 89 988
Lowder, Matthew D Durham, US 19 95
May, Dennis J Pittsboro, US 107 1335
Whittlesey, Thomas E Durham, US 37 484

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