Patent ID: 6151866
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A22C,G01G

Abstract:
A method of producing an even-weight scannable product comprising a plurality of like and unlike chicken parts each having a unique weight with a minimal amount of overpack, said method comprising:weighing each chicken part;sorting each chicken part into a holding bin, said sorting based upon the type of chicken part, the weight of the chicken part being sorted, and the total weight of chicken parts in the holding bin,accumulating a plurality of parts in each bin until a predetermined weight of parts is reached in a first of said bins;emptying said first bin of said parts; andpackaging said partswherein said parts are chicken parts and said method includes packaging a plurality of like parts and a plurality of unlike parts and wherein said method includes accumulating a plurality of like parts in a first plurality of holding bins and a plurality of unlike parts in a second plurality of holding bins.