US Patent Issued to Midwest Machine on July 15 for "Bandsaw automated portioning saw system with visual feedback and method of use" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,997, issued on July 15, was assigned to Midwest Machine LLC (Amarillo, Texas).

"Bandsaw automated portioning saw system with visual feedback and method of use" was invented by Steve Dunivan (Amarillo, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated saw wherein: the automated saw comprises one or more visual sensors, a meat positioning assembly. The automated saw is configured to analyze an uncut meat and calculate one or more cutting depths for one or more cut portions from the uncut meat. The uncut meat comprises a first end and a second end. The first end of the uncut meat can be analyzed by the automated saw by: capturing a firs...