Patent ID: 9296120
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: B26D,G01G,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method of producing drafts of sliced products with desired weights, the drafts being conveyed along a food processing line downstream of a slicer, comprising the steps of: slicing food product slices directly onto a slice scale positioned underneath the discharge end of the slicer to form drafts of sliced products; measuring an intermediate weight of the draft using the slice scale, at a pre-determined point while a slicing process is in progress; transferring the intermediate weight measurement to a data managing system to calculate a completion weight; and slicing at least one completion slice onto the draft of the sliced product without interruption of the slicing process, the at least one completion slice weighing an amount equal to the completion weight within a predetermined tolerance so as to produce a completed draft, wherein a weight of the completed draft is within a desired weight so as to eliminate rejection of the completed draft so that no addition or subtraction of the sliced product occurs after the draft is completed; measuring the weight of the completed draft to determine a final draft weight and comparing the final draft weight to the sum of the intermediate weight and the completion weight; and wherein slicing the at least one completion slice and slicing of the food product slices occurring during a single process while the slices are on the slice scale positioned underneath the discharge end of the slicer.