David N Booher

US Patent:

20070186515, Aug 16, 2007

Filed:

Oct 5, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/543646

Inventors:

Roger M. Ruetten - Stillwater MN, US
Kendall Busch - New Auburn MN, US
Steve Tonkin - Eden Prairie MN, US
David L. Booher - Columbia SC, US
Leon Farahnik - Beverly Hills CA, US

International Classification:

B65B 1/32

US Classification:

53502, 211 8515, 248 95, 177 2513

Abstract:

An apparatus is provided for packaging items within a container. The container is supported adjacent an indicator which determines the addition of an individual item into the container. The number of items added to a container is accumulated and the accumulated data for each container during a given cycle is stored. The stored data is then communicated to a processing unit for analyzing and use as a management tool within the packaging operation.