Patent Document ID: 5481466
Application ID: 08189593
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. The method of slicing a plurality of drafts from an elongated slab of meat product, comprising, laying a slab of product to be sliced on a supporting surface located upstream from a slicing blade wherein said slab has forward and rearward ends, opposite sides, and upper and lower surfaces, weighing said slab and measuring the length thereof while said slab is on said supporting surface, comparing the weight and length of said slab with historical data of known historical slabs having similar weights, lengths and density factors, and selecting an operational density factor from said historical data based upon historical slabs having weights and lengths similar to that of said slab, selecting a predetermined draft weight, selecting a predetermined number of slices for each draft to be sliced, calculating the volume of a first draft of said slab having said predetermined draft weight, and slicing said first draft into said predetermined number of slices of equal thickness.