Patent ID: 8869664
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A food slicing and weighing system for producing groups of slices of food product, each group of slices having a total number of slices or a weight greater than or equal to a minimum predetermined group weight, the food slicing and weighing system comprising: a slicing unit having a blade for cutting slices off a log of food, each slice having a slice thickness, a weighing unit having a load sensor, the weighing unit positioned at the location the slices are cut off the log, the load sensor adapted to sense the weight of slices as each slice is received on the weigh unit, and the load sensor providing a signal, the signal relating to the weight of slices on the weigh unit, and a controller receiving the signal or data based on the signal, the controller programmed to: