Patents Assigned to The Henry Group
  • Apparatus for stacking taco shells
    Patent number: 12145810
    Abstract: A taco stacking apparatus comprises a conveyor assembly for moving taco shells along a predefined pathway. A stacking receptacle defines a channel for receiving taco shells transferred from the conveyor assembly. A stacking receptacle actuator lowers the stacking receptacle as additional taco shells are added to a stack of taco shells. A plunger assembly transfers a taco shell from the conveyor assembly to the stacking receptacle. A dispensing assembly removes the stack of taco shells from the stacking receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: The Henry Group
    Inventors: James Troy Henry, Brent E. Stevenson, Richard M. Toth, Calan B. Ashmore
  • Bun laner
    Patent number: 7128217
    Abstract: A bun laner sorts buns into a predetermined number of lanes, for providing buns to a packaging unit. The bun laner detects when some lanes are filling faster than other and closes those lanes while the other lanes fill. A vacuum may be used to hold buns in a filled lane in order to close the lane. An optical detection unit may be used to determine when a bun has been stationary at a certain position in the lane for a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: The Henry Group, Inc.
    Inventor: James T. Henry
  • Bun laner
    Publication number: 20060070927
    Abstract: A bun laner sorts buns into a predetermined number of lanes, for providing buns to a packaging unit. The bun laner detects when some lanes are filling faster than other and closes those lanes while the other lanes fill. A vacuum may be used to hold buns in a filled lane in order to close the lane. An optical detection unit may be used to determine when a bun has been stationary at a certain position in the lane for a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: The Henry Group, Inc.
    Inventor: James Henry