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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7411136 | Multiple batch system and method for loading railcars of a wide range of capacities and designs Multiple-batch train loading systems and methods, for example for loading coal, which are capable of accommodating railcars of a wide range of capacities and designs. Each railcar is loaded with at least a relatively large initial weighed batch having a weight at le... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7358450 | Method for weighing items moving over a weighing plate in succession In a method for weighing a number of items, such as letters to be franked, on a transport belt that moves over a weighing plate, the base of which is formed by the transport belt, the transport speed of the belt is slowed within a measurement time range, that starts... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358451 | Apparatus and method for dispensing small quantities of particles There is disclosed an apparatus and method which is capable of dispensing very small (typically less than 5 mg) quantities of particles to a high accuracy in a repeatable way and without undue wastage. Also, the need for advanced particle formulation is reduced. The... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7259338 | Measuring device A measuring device includes a first measuring hopper, a first supply portion arranged above the first measuring hopper to supply the objects to the first measuring hopper, a second measuring hopper, a second supply portion fixedly arranged above the second measuring... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7211745 | Precision harvesting and analysis techniques for crops A method for weighing a crop is disclosed. The method includes (a) loading a crop into a container using a crop transport apparatus, (b) temporarily stopping the crop transport apparatus from loading the crop into the container, (c) weighing the crop using the conta... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7071425 | Weighing machine having a central distributor to scales The invention relates to a weighing machine for weighing portions of material, which weighing machine comprises a frame structure on which a central distributor, a plurality of linear conveyors and a plurality of scales are mounted, and wherein the linear conveyors ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7064281 | Combination weighing device A combinational measuring device is provided with a radiation feeder transporting objects and a measuring hopper measuring the weight of each group of objects transported by the radiation feeder. As to each measuring hopper performing introduction by a prescribed fr... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7057118 | Method and an apparatus for weighing portions The present invention provides an automatic method and apparatus for weighing into portions. Feeding of single units is performed by separating the feeding channels for rough feeding and fine feeding so that the feeding up to the weighing station is separated. When ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036656 | Vacuum belt conveyor for plates A conveyor 1 for holding glass plates 2 in position during grinding and drilling operations comprising one or more than one belt 3, 3′ 3″ having a rotating surface and a suction generator 6 for generating a vacuum on the surface. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7002082 | Combinational weighing device A combinational weighing device is provided with a detection part detecting a measuring state on the basis of the quantity of a object introduced into each measuring hopper and a correction part operating a target dispersed weight defining the reference for control ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6966456 | System for feeding portions of material to an injection molding machine A method for calculating the average weight of each of a plurality of portions of material fed from a hopper. The method is carried out by: first weighing the hopper; after the first weighing, dispensing a given plurality of portions of material; then, in a second w... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964550 | Chain conveyor in the form of scales A chain conveyor for gravimetrically measuring/dosing materials, especially bulk materials. The conveyor includes a housing/trough in which at least two chain conveyors with strip-shaped driving elements attached thereto rotate, wherein a measuring bridge that is su... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6947912 | Method and arrangement for controlling a dynamic scale In a method and arrangement for controlling a dynamic scale, the conveying speed of a conveyor belt for items of mail in the dynamic operating mode is independent of the format of the pieces of mail. During dynamic weighing, a controller of the scale deactivates the... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6911607 | Dosing device The invention relates to a dosing device for mixing additive into a basic flow, comprising: a passage for the basic flow; an inlet for the additive in the passage; a container for the additive connected to the inlet via a dosing mechanism and having a controllable d... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6683261 | Combination weighting apparatus with rotational supply unit that gives priority to supplying downstream weighing units The combination weighing apparatus is an apparatus that conducts combination weighing of articles based upon weight data from a plurality of weight hoppers, and is comprised of a plurality of supply buckets that supply articles to any of a plurality of we... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6621014 | Load sensitive, variable speed mechanical dynamics adjusting system A system for sensing loads and varying the dynamics of mechanical devices to accommodate various load weights is disclosed. The system comprises a load receiving device, a load translocator, a load sensing device, and a control unit for processing informa... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6567008 | Method and system for detection of contaminants in mail pieces A method and system for determining if a mail piece contains a loose particulate matter is disclosed. The mass of each mail piece is determined twice utilizing a vibrating tray scale. During one determination, the mass of everything contained within the m... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6559391 | Method for controlling a fast dynamic scale In a method for the control of a fast dynamic scale a first operating mode controls the transport device for transport of postal matter to a further processing station, a measurement with a weighing cell during the transport is made and an evaluation of t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6545230 | Combinational weighing or counting apparatus A combinatorial weighing or counting apparatus having a dispensing feeder and weighing hoppers is provided to achieve superior article transport by suitably controlling the operating parameter of the dispensing feeder. The combinatorial weighing or counti... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6444926 | Rotary pocketed weigh feeder A weigh feeding apparatus has a plurality of compartments to hold a material that is fed into the compartments and a scale for weighing the material held in the compartments. The compartments are configured to revolve about an axis at a substantially cons... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6417464 | Extended range feeders An attachment for a feeder conveyor with the attachment comprising an angularly positionable gate that is angularly postionable within the trough of a feeder with the postionable gate having a secondary metering outlet so that when the postionable gate is... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6407346 | Rotary check weigher A check weigher for a bagging system includes a compartmentalized rotatable drum positioned immediately beneath a chute receiving bags from a conveyor system of a bagger. The rotatable drum is maintained upon a scale adapted to determine the tare weight o... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6376784 | Vibrating transport apparatus and method of detecting vibration characteristic To provide a compact vibrating transport apparatus in which the amount of an article M to be transported can be controlled highly accurately, the vibrating transport apparatus is designed to transport the article M loaded on a trough 4 by vibrating the tr... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6353192 | Method and arrangement for controlling a dynamic scale In a method an arrangement for controlling a dynamic scale is set via an input unit according to the respective requirements for processing a mixed mail stack, the setting optionally ensuing on the basis of selected shipping parameters and/or operating pa... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6291781 | Combination weighing and counting apparatus A combination weighing and counting apparatus includes a plurality of vibrating feeders (1) arranged and mounted on a support frame and adapted to be electrically powered from an alternating current source to transport articles, a plurality of weighing ho... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6235999 | Apparatus for advancing and weighing textile fibers An apparatus for feeding and weighing textile fibers includes a weighing scale container having an open end chargeable with fiber material; an upper feed chute having an upper end chargeable with fiber material and a lower end; a withdrawing roll obturati... | 05/22/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6091028 | Powder/chip weighing method This invention provides a method of weighing powder/chip, in which the powder/chip can be fed from the conduit into the weighing vessel accurately and efficiently without being affected by the state of the conduit, that of the weighing vessel and that of ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6080937 | Method and device for weighing and labeling packages of goods A method and an apparatus for weighing and labeling packages of goods are provided. Each package is supplied to an electronic scale that is connected to an electronic analyzer that contains a computer. The load carrying mechanism of the scale is embodied ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6060667 | Method and apparatus for supplying predefined quantities of bulk material A method and apparatus is disclosed for supplying a predefined quantity of bulk material to a packaging system. An amount of bulk material which closely approximates the desired package weight is discharged from a surge bin into a loss-in-weight feeder. A... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6057515 | Control apparatus for powder feeder Disclosed is the powder feeder in which the duty ratio XT corresponding to the target feed amount QT is calculated on the basis of the calibration curve obtained by the feeder calibration which is conducted before the start of powder... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5942732 | Automatic weigh and count filling machine feed mechanism A final stage automatic weigh and count filling machine feed mechanism is described. The invention is a refinement for machinery used to produce standard quantities of piece parts for subsequent packaging. In general these machines use a series of vibrati... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5929387 | Indexed worm conveyor A mechanism for weighing articles including a continuous thread screw conveyor for moving articles to be weighed across a weigh pan in combination with a motor for first driving the conveyor in an article transport direction through an angle of 360°+�... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5802674 | Fibre metering arrangement A fiber metering device adapted for feeding fiber to a fiber utilizing assembly. The device comprises a first fiber feeding unit and a spaced apart second fiber feeding unit. The fiber feeding units are spaced apart so that the second unit is downstream w... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5796052 | Telescopic conveyor for conveying and measuring articles The conveyor (1) includes a telescoping conveyor (2) with a boxlike basic body (9), above which a separating conveyor (3) and a weighing device (4) are located, thereby saving space which would be necessary if the separating conveyor (3) and the weighing ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5767455 | 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... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5756939 | Combinational weighing machine A combinational weighing machine has articles delivered to a dispersion feeder, distribtuted therefrom to a plurality of weigh hoppers through independently driven radial feeders, and weighed such that a combination of weigh hoppers can be selected and th... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753868 | Method and apparatus for gravimetric dosing and mixing of at least two components The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for gravimetric dosing and mixing of at least two components (K1, K2), wherein the parts by weight of the components (K1, K2) are calculated by weighing and both components (K1, K2) are mixed toge... | 05/19/1998 |
