Joseph Albert Wukovits

US Patent:

20130161159, Jun 27, 2013

Filed:

Dec 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/336336

Inventors:

Joseph M. Fisher - Cheektowaga NY, US
Joseph A. Wukovits - Lancaster NY, US
John D. Sardina - Hamburg NY, US
Timothy J. Green - North Tonawanda NY, US
Eric K. Spina - Eden NY, US
Kerry Quinn - Carol Stream IL, US

Assignee:

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. - Glenview IL

International Classification:

B65G 47/29

US Classification:

198617, 198633, 198634

Abstract:

A separator system includes a conveyance assembly and one or more blocking components. The conveyance assembly moves a leading group of product and a trailing group of product along a feed direction toward a packaging system to separately package the leading group of product into a first container and the trailing group of product into a second container. The one or more blocking components are disposed upstream of the packaging system along the feed direction. The one or more blocking components stop movement of the trailing group of product upstream of the packaging system along the feed direction while allowing the leading group of product to move toward the packaging system.