MARVIN V BREWER
Electrician at Pecan St, Frisco, TX

2003012, Jul 10, 2003

Jan 31, 2001

09/774892

Marvin Brewer - Frisco TX, US

B65G047/26

198/436000

An improved method and apparatus for distributing a food product, such as potato chips, which provides a laminar flow of product to the weighers. The laminar flow of product is provided using a gate which regulates the amount of product dropped through the distribution conveyor to an amount that is equivalent to the flow rate created by the set of weighers/bagmakers associated with that gate. This results in some of the product being deposited through the gate while the remainder of the product bypasses the gate for deposit in a subsequent gate.

6235998, May 22, 2001

Oct 13, 1999

9/417962

Marvin Vincent Brewer - Frisco TX

Recot, Inc. - Pleasanton CA

G01G 1300

177103

An improved method and apparatus for distributing a food product, such as potato chips, which reduces the problem of staling. A plurality of stopper gates are placed adjacent to a plurality of slide doors on the downstream end of a distribution conveyor such that when the gate is closed the product is held over the slide door. Sensing and timing devices are used to control the actuation of the stopper gates for the most efficient operation, including a product level sensor, a weigher status sensor, and a timing device connected to the plurality of slide.

6268005, Jul 31, 2001

Aug 4, 1999

9/368441

Marvin Vincent Brewer - Frisco TX

Recot, Inc. - Pleasanton CA

A21C 302, A21D 600

426502

An improved sheeter wire device providing constant tension on a feeder spool even during wire breakage. A constant speed motor draws wire across the face of the sheeter while a drag motor maintains constant tension on the wire. A pair of pinch rollers prohibits unwinding of the feeder spool in the event of wire breakage.