Patents Assigned to The Henry Group, Inc.
  • 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