Patent ID: 9289000
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A22C,B65G

Claim Text:
1. Method for processing food items, comprising the steps of: providing a stream of food items on a conveyor configured for servicing each one of a plurality of workstations; automatically selecting, via a computer system, one or more of the food items for transfer to a selected one of the workstations; transferring the selected one or more of the food items from the conveyor to said selected one of the workstations for processing by cutting and/or trimming the selected one or more of the food items into processed items, wherein others of the food items are transported past said selected one of the workstations by the conveyor; registering in the computer system the transfer of the selected one or more of the food items to said selected one of the workstations; and returning at least some of the processed items to the same conveyor for further transport.