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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8319122 | Hopper for a combination weighing apparatus with asymmetric bottom gates A hopper is provided with which damages of articles can be suppressed without lowering the processing speed. A hopper (4) includes a first hopper main body (40), and a first gate (G1). A first inner surface (41) of the first gate (G1 | 11/27/2012 |
| 8247710 | Combination weigher including a plurality of combination hopper groups A combination weigher includes a plurality of upper collecting chutes disposed below weighing hoppers, a plurality of upper collecting hoppers provided at discharge outlets of the upper collecting chutes, a lower collecting chute provided below the upper collecting ... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8188383 | Combination weighing apparatus with conveyor apparatus having coaxial sprial members A combination weighing apparatus includes a distribution unit, a plurality of conveying units and a plurality of weighing hoppers. At least one of the conveying units has a trough and a plurality of spiral members. The trough has an inside edge positioned below the ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8129636 | Weighing apparatus comprising a product transport surface comprising grooves A weighing apparatus is described having a product transport surface (24) for transporting products thereon in a transporting direction (26). The product transport surface (24) has a plurality of grooves (28) which extend substantially pa... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8119935 | Combination weigher provided with an inner chute and an outer chute A combination weigher of the present invention comprises an inner chute which gathers objects which are discharged in an inward direction from weighing hoppers and discharges the objects, a plurality of outer chutes which gather the objects which are discharged in a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119934 | Combination weigher including a single hopper line A combination weigher includes weighing hoppers capable of discharging weighed objects selectively in a first direction or in a second direction, a first collecting chute and a collecting hopper, a second collecting chute and a collecting hopper, and a control unit ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115118 | Combination weigher with memory hoppers that calculates a first and second optimum combinations for discharge into two different chutes A combination weigher of the present invention comprises a first combination weigher unit including a left inner chute, an outer chute, collecting hoppers, weighing hoppers and memory hoppers which are disposed above the left chutes, and a second combination weigher... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8093514 | Mixing-weighing combination weigher using an all-kind combination process A mixing-weighing combination weigher of the present invention comprises a plurality of kind-based groups (G1-G8) each of which is made up of a plurality of combination hoppers (4, 5) fed with objects to be weighed, the kind-based groups being f... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8035041 | Combinational machine that performs a first combinational calculation among each of a plurality of base groups, discharges them into respective discharge chutes, and then performs a second combinational calculation among the discharged groups A combination weigher of the present invention comprises a plurality of base groups into which a plurality of combination hoppers (4) which are circularly arranged are divided; a plurality of collecting chutes (6A to 6D) which are respectively d... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7952036 | Combinational weigher with a recycle conveyor configured to allow products to be recirculated in a dispersed manner A combination weigher of the present invention comprises a plurality of weighing hoppers which are capable of selectively discharging the products in a first direction or in a second direction, a collecting chute which is configured to gather the products which have... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7855343 | Measuring device having hopper with adjustable shape and adjustable opening degrees A measuring device is arranged to store a block or group of a plurality of objects in a state where the objects are congested in the block, to suppress the scattering magnification of the objects when the objects are dropped off to prevent failures such as seal bite... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7790990 | Combination weigher with peripheral annular recycling table A combination weigher of the present invention comprises a plurality of weighing hoppers which are arranged in a circular shape and are each configured to discharge the products selectively in one of two directions, a collecting chute which is configured to gather t... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7759585 | Distribution unit with pushing unit and a weighing apparatus including said distribution unit Distribution unit (21, 23) for distributing material into a number of delimited openings (23) arranged next to each other in such a manner that a transition (27) is provided between the individual openings; and wherein, in connection with the in... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7732717 | Combination weighing apparatus with dispersion unit for dispersing articles A combination weighing apparatus includes a dispersion unit, a plurality of weighing hoppers, and a combination unit. The dispersion unit circumferentially disperses articles that drop from above. The weighing hoppers are arranged generally circumferentially below t... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7732718 | Combination weighing apparatus with conveying unit including trough and spiral member A combination weighing apparatus includes a dispersion unit, conveying units and weighing units. The dispersion unit is arranged to radially disperse product material. The conveying units are arranged around a periphery of the dispersion unit. The weighing units are... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7667147 | Controller for a combination weigher A combination weigher of the present invention comprises a plurality of weighing hoppers (4) each of which includes two weighing chambers (4a, 4b) and is capable of weighing objects to be weighed which have been fed to the two weig... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7663067 | Weighing device having gates for casting article onto center area of dispersal table, and method of driving gates of weighing device A first gate opens obliquely downward, and maintains the posture, rendering the slope angle of the bottom surface thereof steeper than that of the bottom surface of the second gate. Thus, the bottom surface of the second gate forms a gentle slope sliding surface, an... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7633019 | Combination weighing device, bag-manufacturing and packaging system and combination weighing system provided with the same A combination weighing device is configured and arranged to efficiently perform processes from combination weighing to discharging. The combination weighing device includes a control unit configured to control a container arrangement mechanism so as to tilt the orie... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7579558 | Combination weigher A combination weigher of the present invention has a relationship with the packaging machine in which, a bag accommodating time required to accommodate the objects to be weighed falling from the collecting hopper (4) into the bag in a case where the gate of t... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7572986 | Combination weigher A combination weigher of the present invention comprises a center base body (9), a plurality of feeding hoppers (3), a plurality of weighing hoppers (4) each including two weighing chambers (4a, 4b), a plurality of me... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7569778 | Arrangement for conveying controlled portions of a product material to a weighing system An arrangement for conveying product material to a weighing system includes an infeed for product material to be weighed and at least one dosing mechanism for controlled conveying of product material portions from the infeed to a weighing system. The dosing mechanis... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7566837 | Combination weigher The combination weigher of the present invention comprises a plurality of groups of combination hoppers which are a plurality of hopper lines of arcuate sections composing a line of combination hoppers including a plurality of circularly arranged combination hoppers... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7538280 | Combination weigher A combination weigher of the present invention is configured such that a plurality of weighing hoppers (4) are divided into base groups (FG1, FG2) and adjustment groups (CG1, CG2) between them, collecting funnels (7A, 7 | 05/26/2009 |
| 7439454 | Article transport apparatus having trough and reciprocating movement mechanism, and combination weighing apparatus provided therewith A transport apparatus that enables a trough to be easily removed in one step, and a combination weighing apparatus provided with the same are provided. The transport apparatus includes a trough and a reciprocating movement mechanism, and is configured to convey an a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7395934 | Batching with feedback correction A method and apparatus are disclosed for automatically batching objects into portions, comprising conveying and weighing objects. An appropriate bin for each of the weighed objects is selected, wherein each bin is provided with a weighing means. Accordingly, the tot... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390981 | Weighing device for weighing target object in container, combination weighing device including the same, and weighing method A weighing device includes a supply unit, a weighing unit, a stock unit, a discharge unit, a transfer unit, and a revolving mechanism. The supply unit supplies a target object to a container revolving in the weighing unit. The weighing unit weighs the container whil... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7368670 | Method for automatically feeding a combination weigher The invention is a method of automatically feeding and transporting food products from an in-feed device to a combination weigher, which automatically selects from a number of portions of known weight the optimum combination of portions to create a batch of fixed we... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365452 | Sensor device and output characteristic switching method of sensor device A pressure sensor device (1) includes a sensing element (2) for sending an analog signal according to pressure. The pressure sensor device (1) outputs the analog voltage to a microcomputer (20) through an input-output terminal (8).... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364051 | Remote actuator for ball injector An electrical motor rotatably drives a motor shaft, and a helical rib radially extends from the shaft. The helical rib supports a number of balls, and forms a channel to accommodate the balls. The balls are dropped from the helical rib when the balls reach the botto... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356980 | Automated method for packaging food An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357275 | Unit for feeding capsules onto a capsule filling machine In a machine for filling capsules, a hopper containing the capsules is mounted to rotate about a respective first axis of rotation, so as to move about the first axis a number of feed channels, each of which receives the capsules successively from the hopper, and ha... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347007 | Low pressure high capacity dryer for resins and other granular and powdery materials A vacuum dryer and method for drying granular or powdery material including at least one canister for holding said material being movable among a series of locations including material heating and vacuum drying locations, means for moving said canister among said lo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332679 | Weighing device equipped with power supply mechanism having fixed section and movable section A weighing section includes a plurality of weighing members and a power supply mechanism. The weighing members weigh an object while moving. The power supply mechanism includes a fixed section, a rotatable section moving along the movement of the weighing members, a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332680 | Conveying device having container order changing mechanism, and combination weighing device and quality inspection device provided therewith A conveying device is disclosed that changes the order of containers during conveyance in order to speed up processes, such as a discharging process performed by a combination weighing device and a rank-order sorting process performed by a quality inspection device.... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323643 | In-feed control and dispersion apparatus for fresh food This invention relates to an in-feed control and dispersion apparatus, in the field of fresh food product industry. The apparatus receives a product from an in-feed device and delivers it to one or more receiver units. The apparatus includes a first product dispersi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7312408 | Granular material weighing hoppers containing pinch values or flipping-type hoppers Each of a plurality of scale units 10 that constitute a combination weigher is provided with a cut gate 11 attached to a lower portion of a powdery- or granular-material hopper 12, a feeding hopper 13 for temporarily retaining a powdery o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310923 | Timing gates for a packaging machine A chute assembly to be positioned between a weigher and a former of a packaging machine. The chute assembly includes a timing gate device including a plurality of timing gates that regulates the delivery of batches of product from the weigher to the former. The gate... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305933 | Seasoning apparatus, and product manufacturing system provided therewith The present invention provides a seasoning apparatus capable of evenly seasoning each individual article, without seasoning any too heavily or too lightly. Therein, a screw having a helical blade is installed in a tube. The helical blade provides partitions that are... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301110 | Arrangement for conveying controlled portions of a product material to a weighing system An arrangement for conveying product material to a weighing system includes an infeed for product material to be weighed and at least one dosing mechanism for controlled conveyor of product material portions from the infeed to a weighing system. The dosing mechanism... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299606 | Method for dispensing fluid substances into containers In a machine (1) for filling containers with fluid products, different fluid substances are directed by means of a rotary valve assembly (19) into a tank (7) furnished with separate compartments (12, 13, 14, 15), isolated one from another... | 11/27/2007 |
