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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7241955 | Method and apparatus for weighing divided portions An apparatus and method for automatically weighing portions of semi-solid matter using a weigh station having a rotating receptacle which receives the portion so that an accurate weight indication of the portion can be taken, and propels the portion from the weigh s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7075019 | Measuring and dispensing system for solid dry flowable materials An apparatus for measuring and dispensing solid dry flowable materials, comprising a supply container (10), a reserve hopper (18), a means for connecting said supply container (10) to said reserve hopper (18), a means for weighing said re... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7075018 | Mixing fibrous constituents A method and device for mixing and weighing fibrous material in a weighing cycle includes removing the fibrous material from fiber bales and transporting the fiber material with a feed device into a weighing container. The weighing container is proceeded by a pre-fi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6121556 | Granular material weighing system A granular material weighing system intended primarily for weighing gunpowder, but which is not limited to this application. A volumetric powder measure is used to simultaneously dispense a previously weighed batch of granular material into its final cont... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5767453 | Combined metering apparatus This invention provides a combined metering apparatus in which the convey efficiency of a target metering object from an upper-stage hopper to a lower-stage hopper is improved. For this purpose, the direction in which a bottom plate 33 of a pool hopper 25... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5639995 | Apparatus and method for controlling a vibratory feeder in a weighing machine Apparatus and methods are shown for controlling a weighing machine in which product is fed into one end a vibratable pan of a vibratory feeder and is discharged from the other end, for example into a weigh bucket. In a first embodiment, the amplitude of v... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5435189 | Device, method and use of the method for determining a production flow A new device and method for measuring large production flows of e.g., one to fifty tons per hour with products such as mill products having unfavorable flow behavior. The production flow is directed intermittently into an upright weighing container for a ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5353847 | Food dispenser, dispenser container and method A portioning dispenser for bulk food items is disclosed which receives bulk food items in a storage bin, portions food items from the storage bin, and dispenses measured portions of food items for further processing. The dispenser can include a rotary dru... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5282498 | Prod dispenser, dispenser container and method A portioning dispenser for bulk food items is disclosed which receives bulk food items in a storage bin, portions food items from the storage bin, and dispenses measured portions of food items for further processing. The dispenser can include a rotary dru... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5191918 | Food dispenser and method A portioning dispenser for bulk food items is disclosed which receives bulk food items in a storage bin, portions food items from the storage bin, and dispenses measured portions of food items for further processing. The dispenser can include a rotary dru... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5121638 | Method and device for recording the flow rate of a stream of bulk material The invention proposes a novel weighing method and a device for exactly determining the weight of a continuous stream of bulk material. The stream is conveyed without interruption into a tubular weighing machine (1). A blocking slide valve (4) is cyclical... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5050770 | Method and apparatus for delivering particulate material A method and apparatus are disclosed for delivering particulate material while minimizing the release of dust. The apparatus comprises a vertical conduit, and movable flap adapted to close the lower end of the conduit and a counterwieght or linear actuato... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4957176 | Process and apparatus for determining the consumption of a raw material in a processing machine A process for accurately determining the consumption of a raw material in a processing machine or machines, especially plastic processing machines, in which the raw material is stored in a central storage container, comprises weighing or gravimetrically d... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4947946 | Hopper gate opening and closing device for an automatic weighing apparatus A double-gated pool hopper is disposed above a pair of single-gated weigh hoppers such that articles in the pool hopper can be selectably discharged into either of the weigh hoppers by opening and closing the corresponding one of the two gates of the pool... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4880142 | Powder weighing mixer and method thereof A powder measuring device and powder measuring mixer in which powder is supplied from a supply hopper to a measuring hopper with its flow rate controlled by a flow regulator associated with the hopper. The weight of the measuring hopper is monitored. A co... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4874049 | Automatic weighing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for accumulating a load having a desired weight, and then transferring the load to a reversible conveyor. The reversible conveyor extends between a pair of unloading stations, and is capable of delivering the load to either one of t... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4809795 | Support frame-free hopper-type weighing device for extruders An arrangement for continuous feeding of an extruder of plastics, in which a casing receives a weighing container and has an upper part and a lower part. A weighing bar is located in the upper part of the casing. The lower part is closed and has a hopper ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4751974 | Apparatus for feeding sprouting beans or the like in fixed quantities An apparatus for feeding sprouting beans or the like which are raked-up by a conveying belt arranged standing slantwise from a lower resevoir for the sprouting beans, with a plurality of needlelike projections planted thereon, and fed into a weighing buck... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4681176 | Product handling and weighing apparatus A product handling and weighing apparatus having a rotary paddle wheel with vanes forming product pockets therebetween to hold the product and transfer the product through a weighing bucket.... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4679641 | Apparatus for feeding sprouting beans or the like in fixed quantities An apparatus for feeding sprouting beans or the like which are raked-up by a conveying belt arranged standingly slantwise from a lower reservoir for the sprouting beans, with a plurality of needlelike projections planted thereon, and fed into a weighing b... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4669634 | Apparatus and process for the metering of predetermined quantities of at least one product An apparatus and process for the metering of predetermined quantities of at least one product to be delivered to at least one mobile receiver by means of a distribution station which comprises means effecting the discharge of a product from a container, a... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4638875 | Blending system weighing unit A fiber blending system includes a number of feeders which dump fibers onto a conveyor. Each feeder includes a weigh pan into which fibers are fed. The weigh pan is pivotally mounted to the feeder and counterbalanced. Also connected to the weigh pan is a ... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4627504 | Method for taking tare weights in automatic combination weighing machines An improved method of taking tare weights is provided for automatic weighing machines. Periodically, the sequence of weighing cycles is interrupted in order that a tare cycle may be executed. During the tare cycle, all the weighing buckets of the weighing... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4579252 | Loss-in-weight gravimetric feeder A loss-in-weight gravimetric feeding system is disclosed which includes a prefeeder for receiving and discharging material and at least first and second feeders for receiving material from the prefeeder and discharging the received material to a common co... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4559981 | Controlled chute device A controlled chute device, including a ramp chute having an entrance gate at the upstream and an exit gate at the downstream, for letting groups of product fed from the entrance gate slip down along it by gravity and discharging them from the exit gate, w... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4552235 | Cyclically weighing bulk solid material A method for cyclically weighing flowable bulk solid material as part of a dispensing process which includes the steps of supplying the material from a continuously operating controllable delivery feed arrangement to a weigh-pan; generating a signal indic... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4513830 | Method and arrangement for determination of values relating to the mass of a flow of material A method and apparatus for continuous weighing of a fluid material is described, wherein the material is continuously fed to a weighing container and discharged therefrom, the weighing of the material during filling and the estimated weight thereof during... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4484645 | Combination weighing machine with article feed controlled by average weight of articles in non-selected weighing machines An automatically controlled combination weighing machine, which is generally used for packing a plurality of articles in each bag or the like so that each bag contains a predetermined weight of articles, the machine possesses a plurality of weighing units... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4448272 | Method and apparatus for feeding, weighing and releasing fiber Method and apparatus for feeding, weighing and releasing a predetermined quantity of fiber in reoccurring cycles for use in a fiber blending operation or the like whereby the quantity of fiber released in each cycle is maintained at an essentially constan... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4446938 | Combination weighing machine A combination weighing machine, which is generally used for packing a plurality of articles in individual bags or the like so that the total weight of each bag becomes nearly equal to a predetermined target weight, including a plurality of weighing balanc... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4401174 | Weigh scale machine having solid-state controller A weigh scale machine for automatically filling bags/containers including an infeed chute, a weigh bucket, a scale mechanism, and a discharge hopper. Initially, the flow gate located between the infeed chute and the weigh bucket is open and product is per... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4398614 | Combinatorial weighing system with discharge control A combinatorial weighing system designed for weighing out a desired number or weight of articles, wherein groups of articles are respectively weighed by a plurality of weighing machines, combinatorial addition is performed on all or a fixed number of poss... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4393950 | Tare weighing apparatus and method therefor Disclosed is a system and method for the high-speed, cyclic batch weighing of a flowable material in which variations in initial scale weight are automatically compensated for. Measuring cycle time is minimized by overlapping the time required to achieve ... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4366872 | Weighing controlling flow rate with taring between weighings A weighpan is controlled by a microprocessor to tare itself between successive weighings and the microprocessor resets the weight at which supply to the weighpan is regulated in accordance with a shortfall or excess delivered on previous weighings.... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4322803 | Method of and device for forming raw rubber charges The method of forming accurate charges of rubber composed of different sorts of rubber includes the steps of preparing for each sort a series of bales stored in a ready to feed condition on separate storing conveyors, successively discharging the required... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4216886 | Immersible pneumatic weighing doser for molten metals The immersible pneumatic weighing doser for molten metals comprises a measuring vessel communicating with a compressed gas source, and a weighing controller. The weighing controller is provided with a lever cantilevering said measuring vessel, and a stres... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4172535 | Control apparatus for a pneumatically-operated hopper feeder The operation of a vacuum-conveying hopper feeder is controlled using pneumatic logic circuitry including a leak sensor relay providing improved control accuracy and with a sensor orifice which becomes occluded by a spring-loaded plunger when the feeder b... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4134466 | Weigh jet assemblies A pneumatic conveyor tube weigh jet assembly comprising a pivotally suspended holding chamber, a load cell for determining the weight of material in the holding chamber and flexible connections which allow for the weigh jet assembly to be permanently conn... | 01/16/1979 |
