Package making – Depositing articles and arranging material in preformed... – With movement of receptacle to or from filling station
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-02
2007-01-02
Gerrity, Stephen F. (Department: 3721)
Package making
Depositing articles and arranging material in preformed...
With movement of receptacle to or from filling station
C053S235000, C198S459100
Reexamination Certificate
active
10501308
ABSTRACT:
A transfer system (10) is comprised of an air conveyor (11), a servo conveyor (12), and a fan feeder (13). In a typical configuration, the air conveyor is located at a first location where it receives packaged articles from a bagger system (9). The servo conveyor (12) abuts the air conveyor (11) and extends to a second location adjacent to a destination point. The fan feeder (13) is located adjacent to the servo conveyor at an end opposite the air conveyor. The fan feeder lies over a bucket conveyor for a cartoner system.
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Original executed Declaration of Douglas Flom Under 37 CFR 1.56(a) with attached drawing of “disclosed fan feeder 10”; executed May 10, 2002.
Diederiks, Jr. Everett G.
General Mills Inc.
O'Toole John A.
Taylor Douglas J.
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