Allan W Brown

US Patent:

20140057028, Feb 27, 2014

Filed:

May 2, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/875845

Inventors:

Allan Irwin Brown - Beverly Hills CA, US
Marco Armand Hegyi - Laguna Niguel CA, US
Greg Anderson - Kissimmee FL, US

Assignee:

TEN Media, LLC - Beverly Hills CA

International Classification:

B65B 23/06

US Classification:

426383, 426392, 53396

Abstract:

A method for processing a package of eggs is disclosed which comprises adjusting a position of one or more of the eggs, after the eggs have been placed in the package, so that each of the eggs assumes a particular orientation within the package. In some embodiments, the method may also comprise marking information on a surface of one or more of the eggs after the position of the one or more of the eggs has been adjusted. Additionally, in some embodiments, the position of the one or more eggs may be adjusted using an egg orienter positioned above a conveyor of an egg packing station.

US Patent:

20140287108, Sep 25, 2014

Filed:

Jun 5, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/297423

Inventors:

- San Juan Capistrano CA, US
Allan Irwin Brown - Beverly Hills CA, US
Marco Armand Hegyi - Laguna Niguel CA, US
Greg Anderson - Kissimmee FL, US

International Classification:

A23L 1/025
A23L 1/32
A23L 1/27

US Classification:

426232, 426237

Abstract:

A method for marking an egg shell wherein a laser beam is directed onto the egg shell so as to discolor an outer layer of the egg shell without etching substantially into layers of the egg shell underneath the outer layer. The laser delivers a spot with a power density below about 2000 watts/sq. in. and a depth of an etching of the egg caused by the laser marking process does not exceed about 25 microns. InkJet printing may be added to the laser marking process or used instead of laser marking. Eggs may be marked in-carton, on a packer conveyor or on an apparatus fed by a packer conveyor, with eggs uniformly oriented in the package prior to (and after) printing. Marking is done in-carton, on-conveyor whether the marking is by laser, by ink, or both.