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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 |
| 7320561 | System and method for handling bulk materials A bulk material handling system generally consisting of means for holding the material; means for conveying the material including a first conduit formed of a permeable material having an inlet communicating with an outlet of the material holding means and an outlet... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7122750 | Dual display weight measuring apparatus A mechanical weighing scale having mechanical parts driving a pointer rotating around a fixed disc or dial having slots or holes formed therein. The mechanical pointer operates to provide an analog display of one's weight to the user. An optical sensor system is res... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5895678 | Method for applying materials to substrates A method and apparatus for applying a material to a substrate. A material application station includes a shutter assembly having at least one horizontally extending blade which is rapidly displaceable from a closed configuration in which an outlet path of... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5359154 | Conveyor apparatus having plural conveyors with equalized conveying speeds controlled by an inverter means An inverter controlled conveying/measuring apparatus according to the invention includes a conveyor (3) for conveying an object (W) of measurement. The conveyor (3) is driven by an AC motor (M2). Inverter (20) controls and operates the conveyor (3) at a g... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5325653 | Container filling apparatus A machine for filling fruit or other items into containers, and including a conveyor for feeding items to a location from which they are dropped into a container, with a member being provided near the discharge end of the conveyor for contacting the items... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5092490 | Quantitatively supplying apparatus A quantitatively supplying apparatus is provided which includes a weighing bucket having a discharge mechanism at the bottom, a load cell for detecting the weight of said weighing bucket, and a transferring conveyor for supplying goods to said weighing bu... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5046569 | Method and device for a pulsation-free, continuous and gravimetric dosing The gravimetric control of a mass flow from or into a container located on a balance using a pulsating dosing pump, the output signal of the balance is digitally filtered in such a manner that the course in time of the mass flow is cyclically estimated fr... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4953643 | Powder dispensing and measuring device An inexpensive, reliable, accurate, high speed powder dispensing apparatus is disclosed which includes a barrel for transferring powder from a first retainer to a second retainer. The barrel is vibrated to cause the powder to translate on a surface thereo... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4813503 | Method and apparatus for preparing a blended product charge A method and apparatus for preparing a blended product charge includes a combinatorial weigher which receives a major product and a fill-to-cutoff weigher which receives a minor product. A controller selects a minor constituent product weight and then com... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4766966 | Apparatus and method of controlling rate of feeding product to weigher An improved apparatus and method for controlling the rate of feeding product to a weigh hopper or cradle by changing the exit aperture of a feeding device in accordance with a characterized condition so that a predetermined amount or weight of product is ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4765488 | Apparatus for sorting items according to detachable characteristics A sorting apparatus for sorting items according to weight or other measurable characteristics. An elongated conveyor feeds the items to be sorted to a combined weighing and conveying mechanism, which after weighing the item, is driven in one direction or ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4729442 | Apparatus for the weighted dosing of granulated or pulverulent products Apparatus making it possible to effect accurately in line and continuously the weight feeding of granulated or pulverulent products. It comprises two separated endless belts for extraction and dispensing. The endless belt of the dispenser is continuously weigh... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4696356 | Gun powder dispensing and measuring apparatus An automatic powder dispensing and measuring apparatus which automatically and rapidly and accurately delivers a preselected amount of powder such as gun powder to a scale. The powder dispensing apparatus is preferably in the form of screw threaded barrel... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4669557 | Weighing apparatus A weighing apparatus for weighing elongate articles such as spaghetti strings or macaroni tubes, for example, includes a primary weighing machine for measuring the weight of articles to within a preset target weight, a plurality of secondary weighing mach... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4618013 | Combination weighing machine with auxiliary weight hopper A combination weighing machine, which is used typically for packing a plurality of articles in each bag or the like so as to render the total weight of each bag to satisfy a predetermined weight condition, including a plurality of weighing units for weigh... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4600065 | Apparatus for filling containers with primary and secondary supply chutes An apparatus for filling containers with a substantially precise, predetermined weight of articles, such as fruit and the like, providing a frame mounting a first station, a second station, and a third station disposed serially of each other; an article-d... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4569446 | Method and apparatus for feeding a product including fines This relates to a method of and an apparatus for feeding a product which includes fines to a weigh hopper. In lieu of the usual feeder pan, the last feeder pan in the feeder system is a duplex feeder pan including an upper feeding pan or level and a lower... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4569406 | Combination weighing machine having volume confining function A combination weighing machine having a plurality of weighing units and being adopted to load at least one of the weighing units with articles having a predetermined volume, to compare the weight signal from this weighing unit with a predetermined referen... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4565253 | Computerized combination weigher with preset optimum weigher discharge A method and apparatus for weighing product for delivery to a package is disclosed. Product is fed from a main conveyor to a plurality of secondary conveyors, each of which is provided with an individual weighing station. Each weighing station includes up... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4531597 | Apparatus for forming tobacco portions For the accurate metering of tobacco portions in the course of the packing of the latter, rough portions (28) are first produced by separation from a strand of tobacco and brought to the desired weight (desired portion 15) by adding difference portions me... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4527645 | Combinatorial weighing method and apparatus A combinatorial weighing system having N weighing machines for weighing out articles to a final target weight value P which is greater than the maximum weighing capacity of the system. The system operates by discharging articles from all N weighing machin... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4522274 | Combinatorial weighing method A combinatorial weighing method for obtaining a mixture of articles of plural categories, wherein the articles in each category are contained in the mixture at a number ratio equal or closest to a target number ratio, and wherein the mixture has a total w... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4508185 | Combinatorial weighing method A combinatorial weighing method which includes steps of dividing a target weight value, set for articles which are to be weighed out, into a plurality of target values, and executing combinatorial computations with respect to each of the target values on ... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4501339 | Automatic weighing apparatus A combinatorial weighing apparatus is provided with a plurality of weighing heads arranged in a row which is diagonal with respect to the direction of travel of collection buckets in which articles are collected. Discharge buckets are disposed in a row be... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4494619 | Combinatorial weighing apparatus with bulk and fine feed A combinatorial weighing apparatus includes a circuit for presetting at least one weighing machine which discharges articles for rough charging or selecting at least one weighing machine which discharges articles for rough charging according to a prescrib... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4341274 | Combination weighing device A combination weighing device, used for grouping a mass of articles having substantial variance in their weights into groups each having a substantially constant total weight, by weighing some of these articles by a plurality of weighing balances having a... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4337878 | Method of weighing and dispensing material from a surge bin Apparatus for weighing-out material from a collapsible surge bin. The surge bin is mounted above a collapsible frame such that the points of attachment of the surge bin to the collapsible frame comprise a load cell for weighing the surge bin and the conte... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4313507 | Weight portioning method and apparatus Methods of portioning by weight a plurality of articles of randomly varying weight. An array of articles is randomly assembled and then individual weights sensed. Some of these articles are then selected, to add up to the desired total weight. A prelimina... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4308928 | Automatic combination weighing machine An automatic weighing machine, used for dividing articles having substantial variance in their weights into groups, each group consisting of a plurality of said articles and having a total weight within a predetermined allowable range, wherein the article... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4280575 | Apparatus for cutting and metering slabs or bales of unvulcanized rubber Apparatus is provided for cutting and metering slabs or bales of unvulcanized rubber to be fed to a single rubber mixing machine. The apparatus includes a conveyor belt and a carriage arranged to transport bales of rubber along parallel paths. A cutting m... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4225001 | Bagging machine with two weighing scales and two reversible conveyors A bagging machine comprising a bagging scale, a conveyor belt for bulk filling, and a conveyor belt for dribble filling operation, both belts being coupled with a continuous weighing means operating or reversing the drive of the conveyor belts, so that af... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4143725 | Method and apparatus for separating bulk elongated products into quantities of predetermined weight A weighing apparatus for separating elongated products in bulk into quantities of a predetermined desired weight. The apparatus includes a weighing chute for receiving the elongated product, a weigher connected to the chute, and a sensor actuated by the w... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4136749 | Device for cutting and measuring portions or lumps of caoutchouc to be fed to a mixer for rubber A machine for cutting up lumps of crude rubber (synthetic or natural) and weighing out an accurate quantity to be fed to a mixer in accordance with a selected formula, comprising two band saws having special blades with teeth having no "set" and lying ent... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4129189 | Weight control system The system controls the weights of individual charges of product or material accumulated by feeding material, preferably at a high "bulk" flow rate and then at a relatively low "dribble" flow rate, into one or more buckets or hoppers. As material is accum... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4123970 | Apparatus for filling containers with compacted refuse Apparatus for filling containers with refuse which has been compacted by pressing comprises a weighing device for weighing refuse collecting vehicles, a plurality of holders each capable of holding and discharging a batch of refuse from one vehicle, a ref... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4100984 | Net weigher with built-in checkweigher Apparatus for controlling the weight of product charges fed to a receptacle, such as a weigh bucket associated, for example, with a packaging machine, in order to minimize product giveaway, is disclosed, wherein there is but a single receptacle to which t... | 07/18/1978 |
