US Patent Application 20100070073 - Bulk Material Transport System
InventorsUS Classes700/240, Condition controlled dispensing (e.g., weight or volume)222/1, PROCESSES OF DISPENSING222/52, AUTOMATIC CONTROL700/305, Specific application of weight responsive control system700/304, Specific application of speed responsive control system700/306, Specific application of control based on elapsed time702/173WeightAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 17/00B67D 5/08 G05D 13/00 G04F 5/00 G01G 9/00 H01H 43/00 Abstract textIn a material handling system having a material feeder, a material container may be configured to discharge material to the material feeder and a process aid may be engaged with the material container, a method including determining a process indicator associated with a material flow characteristic of the feeder during operation of the feeder, determining a difference between the process indicator and an indicator threshold value, adjusting the operation of the process aid based on the value of the difference determined above between the process indicator and the indicator threshold value. |
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