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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7952037 | Method and apparatus for forming portions of fibrous material A method and apparatus of forming portions of tobacco, and of removing the same by an conveyor having at least one path of holders for a respective portion, in which the holders are filled with individual portions of the contents at least two filling lines of one or... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7501590 | Molding resin tablet feeding apparatus having weighing unit A molding resin tablet feeding apparatus may have a tablet weighing unit for weighing a molding resin tablet to sort out a faulty molding resin tablet. The weighing unit may be elastically deformed according to the weight of the molding resin tablet, and may further... | 03/10/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7341140 | Off-loading conveyor of produce An off-loading conveyor of produce having utility in the discrimination and separation of watermelons includes a support structure defining a conveying path, an endless flexible element mounted on the support structure to extend and to move along the conveying path ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7278451 | Machine for filling containers A machine (1) for filling containers (2) has a carousel conveyor (5) having a vertical axis (6) and in turn having a number of filling heads (7), and an equal number of seats (8), each of which houses a respective container ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7222715 | Fruit handling equipment A conveying assembly for fruit handling, comprising a carriage (20) adapted to be attached to a conveying chain arranged to displace the carriage in a conveying direction, a cup (30) adapted to support a single piece of fruit, the cup being secured to ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7093625 | Dual station applicator wheels for filling cavities with metered amounts of particulate material Apparatus and method for filling spaced apart cavities with particulate material include a transport for moving the cavities along a path of travel. The cavities are partially filled with particulate material at an upstream location while applying vacuum underneath ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7060913 | Measuring apparatus A measuring apparatus includes a measuring conveyor measuring a weight of an article during transportation, a feed conveyor, a discharge conveyor, and a central conveyor extending in a transporting direction through the measuring conveyor. In a first transfer area w... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6949710 | Mail weighing system and scale apparatus An apparatus and method to individually weigh continuously fed mail pieces wherein each mail piece is configured in a vertical orientation and fed through the weighing system in seriatim. The apparatus contains a scale transport assembly for transporting mail pieces... | 09/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6804985 | Calibration apparatus for multi-channel pipettes, including a transport device for receptacles An apparatus for the gravimetric calibration of multi-channel pipettes contains a balance that has a load receiver configured to support receptacles containing a substance to be weighed. The apparatus has a holder device to support a certain number of the receptacle... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6800818 | Distributor unit A distributor unit (D) includes a stepwise moving conveying line (L) for conveying containers (C) through one filling unit (G), where the containers (C) are filled with a predetermined filling liquid or powder substance. In a weighing station (15,16), associa... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6662930 | Apron weigh feeder An apron weigh feeder for use in the heavy bulk materials industry includes a feeder frame, a head drive shaft, a pair of tail traction wheels, and a plurality of carry and return rollers. A pair of drive sprockets is mounted on the head drive shaft. The ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6550582 | Method and apparatus for processing a large number of items with a self-service checkout terminal A self-service checkout terminal includes a terminal base having (i) a user side on which a user is positioned during operation of the self-service checkout terminal, (ii) a rear side which is opposite the user side, (iii) an upstream end portion, and (iv... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6399901 | Weight filler for filling a vessel having a neck including a flange A weight filler 6 is provided which allows a bottle 16 to be conveyed while gripping its neck 16a. Load cell 58 is mounted around the outer periphery of a revolving body 54 in order to detect a vertical load. A horizontal rod or load applicator 64 project... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6359240 | Container capacity control system Container capacity control system, which is comprised of a first horizontal linear guide (3) where there is a clamp head (13), which can move horizontally and rotate on the horizontal plane and which holds a first clamp (1) and a second clamp (2) for the ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6262377 | Method and a system for building up weighed-out portions of object Based on a non-orderly flow of supplied articles, which may also be sticky articles of food, there is effected in a compulsory manner an isolation of mutually separated small article portions, which are moved through a weighing station (20) and thereafter... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6220312 | Apparatus and method for container filling A container filling apparatus for dispensing, weighing and automatically filling a container with a predetermined weight of material. The container filling apparatus includes an optical load cell for measuring the weight of an object. A microprocessor con... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6096983 | Powder/chip weighing/feeding apparatus A weighing/feeding apparatus for mixing two or more different types of powder/chip by respective given amounts and feeding a weighing vessel with the mixture efficiently with accuracy is provided. The apparatus includes a weighing/feeding section arranged... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5889235 | Combination weighing method and combination balance A combination weighing machine includes a plurality of cups (20) into which articles (21) are put, a weigher (62) for measuring the sum weights of cup (20) and the articles (21) in the cups (20), or measuring the weights of the articles (21) while the art... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5806287 | On-the-go check weigh system A method and apparatus for testing a batch of containers to determine if the containers have been filled with product to the proper volume with the apparatus including a conveyor for moving empty containers from a first location to a second location, a fi... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5760342 | Method, apparatus and system for combinational weighing by ranks Combinational weighing by ranks is carried out by supplying articles of different weights to a plurality of weighing devices one at a time, measuring individual weights of these articles by the weighing devices, classifying the weighed articles individual... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5750938 | Method of weighing drugs and relative drug metering machine A drug weighing method presenting the steps of feeding an orderly succession of drugs to a capacitive sensor; determining the weight of each drug by means of the capacitive sensor; periodically weighing a number of drugs in the succession by means of a pr... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5723824 | Checkweigher with a belt conveyor A checkweigher with a belt conveyor includes at least two belt conveyor sections which are arranged one behind the other in conveying direction, wherein one of the conveyor sections is a weighing bridge. The individual conveyor sections include a pluralit... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5703332 | Apparatus for conveying vulnerable articles in the article holders An apparatus comprising a conveyor (1) having article holders for conveying vulnerable articles (V), such as for instance fruits, in the article holders (2), the artices (V) during conveyance being subjected to a treatment for the purpose of the classific... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5677516 | Article weighing and sorting apparatus with improved weigh cup Weighing and sorting apparatus for articles such as fruit or the like, and an improved weigh cup for use therewith. The weigh cups move along a predetermined path including a scale that weighs each cup and its contents. The cups are supported on the weigh... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5434366 | Checkweigher A method and apparatus is disclosed for use in weighing products having circular or oval footprint configuration. A conveyor having a pair of parallel conveyor elements arranged to underengage the footprint only adjacent the periphery thereof transports t... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5285019 | Modular idler station belt scale apparatus A scale apparatus is provided for weighing material moving in a downstream direction on a conveyor belt supported by a conveyor frame. The apparatus includes an upstream idler station, a downstream idler station, and a measuring idler station situated bet... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5246118 | Method and apparatus for separating and sorting articles Apparatus for separating and sorting articles that are supplied in bulk employs a series of vibratory feeders for generating a stream of the articles and gradually reducing the size of the stream for discharging the articles one by one into an accumulator... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5178225 | Loader machine An automatic loading machine is provided for aligning and loading a predetermined amount of elongated strips of product into individual containers wherein batches of elongated strips are periodically discharged from a product feed. A turret assembly is pr... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5092414 | Straight line fill-to-weight machine A machine having multiple stationary weighing and filling platforms serviced by parallel straight line infeed and discharge container or material conveyors. Positive grippers transfer the containers or other material to be weighed transversely to stationa... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5004093 | Straight line sorting and/or fill-to-weigh machine A machine having multiple stationary weighing and filling platforms serviced by parallel straight line in-feed and discharge container or material conveyors. Positive grippers transfer the containers or other material to be weighed transversely to station... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4849175 | Apparatus for automatically determining certain characteristics of cement A method and apparatus for automatically measuring the grain fineness, the gypsum content and the limestone content of a cement sample. A first fraction of the sample is loaded by a vibrating hopper into a crucible resting on an automatic scale. This crucible ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4711344 | Accurate weight sorting arrangement for poultry conveyor system The length of loading platforms in a conveyor weight sorting system are greater than the uniform spacing between successive load carriers suspended by the conveyor to achieve acceptable accuracy for weight limit detection by laterally spacing the loading ... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4621664 | Filling machines Disclosed are method and apparatus for determining and assuring correct fill weight of containers. In one embodiment electro-optical weigh cells are employed in conjunction with weigh dump receptacles. A second embodiment discloses addition of a second co... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4605047 | Filling device for bulk material, especially liquids For the metered filling of bulk material, especially liquids, into receptacles, especially glass receptacles, there is provided a filling station to which a conveying device leads the receptacles, which are to be filled, individually or in groups. A weigh... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4592434 | Machines for weighing and selecting market garden produce and the like A produce weighing and selecting mechanism is disclosed where the feed system 8 is driven by a single drive means. The feed system 8 contains roller conveyors made up of rollers of discontinuous diameter alternating with rollers of constant diameter where... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4583636 | Device for weight classification of crops A device for weight classification of crops comprising and endless conveying member, pick-up members for the products to be weight pivotally coupled with the conveying member and a mechanism for assessing the weight of the products located in and/or on th... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4538694 | Contacting means for guiding containers across weight platform Food cans are slid across a vertically-oscillating weigh platform while being guided by contacting means bearing against their upstream side surfaces. The contacting means comprise a pair of rollers rotatable about an axis transverse to the direction of s... | 09/03/1985 |
