US 12,077,334 B2
Tray for soft materials and methods of loading trays with soft materials
Vincent Girimonte, Mississauga (CA); and Alessandro Girimonte, Mississauga (CA)
Assigned to MEATY MEATS INC., Mississauga (CA)
Filed by MEATY MEATS INC., Mississauga (CA)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/489,711.
Application 18/489,711 is a continuation of application No. 17/599,386, previously published as PCT/CA2020/050414, filed on Mar. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/825,376, filed on Mar. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0043156 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. B65B 57/16 (2006.01); B65B 5/10 (2006.01); B65B 7/16 (2006.01); B65B 7/28 (2006.01); B65B 19/34 (2006.01); B65B 31/02 (2006.01); B65B 35/32 (2006.01); B65B 35/46 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 57/16 (2013.01) [B65B 5/101 (2013.01); B65B 7/165 (2013.01); B65B 7/285 (2013.01); B65B 19/34 (2013.01); B65B 31/028 (2013.01); B65B 35/32 (2013.01); B65B 35/46 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of loading a tray with fresh meat articles, the method comprising:
displacing, on a first conveyor line, at least one fresh meat article towards a tray having a plurality of cells for receiving the at least one fresh meat article, the tray sitting on a second conveyor line oriented at an angle relative to a direction of travel of the at least one fresh meat article;
detecting, by a sensing device, presence of the at least one fresh meat article on the first conveyor line;
arranging said tray below said at least one fresh meat article on said second conveyor line;
conveying said at least one fresh meat article into one or more of said plurality of cells; and
displacing, by the second conveyor line, the tray by an increment,
wherein a processor maintains a count of said increment, and wherein said processor is configured to cause dispensing of another tray onto said second conveyor line after said count reaches a predetermined threshold.