US3204676A
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Apparatus for stacking and weighing sliced food products
Assignee: Unexcelled Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1961-08-11
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1981-08-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold K Gillman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:02
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26D; B26D7/00; B26D7/27; B26D7/32; B26D7/30; G; G01; G01G; G01G19/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/141; Y10T83/145; Y10T83/148; Y10T83/152; Y10T83/182; Y10T83/202; Y10T83/2022; Y10T83/647; Y10T83/6492; Y10T83/6499; Y10T83/6508; Y10T83/6515; Y10T83/6516
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A SLICING MACHINE HAVING A SLICING BLADE, A RECIPROCAL FEEDER FOR CONTINUOUSLY FEEDING A PRODUCT TO BE SLICED INTO SAID BLADE, CONTROL MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE RATE OF ADVANCE OF SAID FEEDER TOWARDS SAID SLICING BLADE AND, CONSEQUENTLY, THE SLICE THICKNESS, A STACKER AT THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID SLICING MACHINE OF A PRESELECTED NUMBER OF SLICES OF SAID PRODUCT AS THEY ARE DISCHARGED BY SAID SLICING MACHINE, SLICECOUNTING MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE PRESELECTED NUMBER OF SLICES DISCHARGED BY THE SLICING MACHINE, AND A STACKER ACTUATING MEANS COUPLED WITH BOTH SAID STACK AND SAID COUNTING MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID STACK TO TRANSFER THE STACK OF PRESELECTED NUMBER OF SLICES OF SAID PRODUCT AND READY SAID STACKER FOR RECEPTION OF ANOTHER STACK OF SLICES, THE IMPROVEMENT OF; WEIGH-WHILE-CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING DIRECTLY THE STACKS OF SLICED PRODUCT DEPOSITED BY SAID STACKER AND REGISTERING THEIR WEIGHTFEEDBACK MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID WEIGHWHILE-CONVEY APPARATUS AND COUPLED WITH SAID CONTROL
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A SLICING MACHINE HAVING A SLICING BLADE, A RECIPROCAL FEEDER FOR CONTINUOUSLY FEEDING A PRODUCT TO BE SLICED INTO SAID BLADE, CONTROL MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE RATE OF ADVANCE OF SAID FEEDER TOWARDS SAID SLICING BLADE AND, CONSEQUENTLY, THE SLICE THICKNESS, A STACKER AT THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID SLICING MACHINE OF A PRESELECTED NUMBER OF SLICES OF SAID PRODUCT AS THEY ARE DISCHARGED BY SAID SLICING MACHINE, SLICECOUNTING MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE PRESELECTED NUMBER OF SLICES DISCHARGED BY THE SLICING MACHINE, AND A STACKER ACTUATING MEANS COUPLED WITH BOTH SAID STACK AND SAID COUNTING MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID STACK TO TRANSFER THE STACK OF PRESELECTED NUMBER OF SLICES OF SAID PRODUCT AND READY SAID STACKER FOR RECEPTION OF ANOTHER STACK OF SLICES, THE IMPROVEMENT OF; WEIGH-WHILE-CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING DIRECTLY THE STACKS OF SLICED PRODUCT DEPOSITED BY SAID STACKER AND REGISTERING THEIR WEIGHTFEEDBACK MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID WEIGHWHILE-CONVEY APPARATUS AND COUPLED WITH SAID CONTROL
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-09-06 | 1969-03-08 | 1969-09-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-09-06 | 1973-03-08 | 1973-09-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-09-06 | 1977-03-08 | 1977-09-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |