Automated product profiling apparatus and product slicing system using the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9285213
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13504008

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An apparatus for acquiring a profile of a food product for use in subsequent processing of the food product includes a scanning area and one or more product drives for driving a product through the scanning area in a longitudinal direction. First line lasers project one first transverse laser line transversely to the longitudinal direction on the first surface and two first cameras arranged to capture different, overlapping first transverse image portions of the first transverse laser line. A reference laser projects a beam on the first surface that indicates a transverse reference position, and the two first cameras also capture the reference position. A control system uses the transverse reference position to combine the different first transverse image portions captured by the two first cameras to calculate a first profile of the first surface at multiple positions along a length of the first surface as the product is driven through the scanning area.

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  • FORMAX, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fox, Gage New Lenox, US 2 28
Lamartino, Salvatore Orlando Park, US 21 295
Lindee, Scott A Mokena, US 86 1325
Wolcott, Thomas C La Grange, US 24 227

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