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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7745741 | Liquid crystal dispensing apparatus having confirming function for remaining amount of liquid crystal and method for measuring the same A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus determines an amount of liquid crystal remaining within a liquid crystal container. The apparatus includes a liquid crystal dispensing unit for containing liquid crystal material dispensable onto a substrate, the a liquid crysta... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7504593 | Continuous quantitative discharging device and material blending system using the same A continuous quantitative discharging device comprising a material reserving chamber for storing material continuously supplied from a material supply means; a material storage tank having at a top a material inlet separated from said material reserving chamber for ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7439455 | Measuring catalyst(s) for filling reactor tubes in reactor vessels A plurality of reactor tubes contained in a reactor vessel are filled with at least one catalyst by automatically measuring the catalyst by weight with equipment located at the site of the reactor vessel, and dispensing the measured catalyst into a plurality of reac... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7337594 | Food dispensing device and method 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... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7303776 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, such as an individual portion-sized container. The system includes separate automated modules for dispensing, frying and packaging the food. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7282651 | Method and apparatus for weighing fragile items A system for weighing items sequentially delivered by a feeder subsystem in order to discharge batches of items having a desired target weight; and more particularly to a method and apparatus particularly configured to handle fragile items, e.g. strawberries, cherri... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7234582 | Coin guiding apparatus A coin guiding channel receives coins dispensed from a coin hopper. A base plate, a first spacer, a second spacer, and a supporting plate have surfaces defining a somewhat rectangular coin guiding channel along a longitudinal axis of the base plate. The supporting p... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7211746 | Weigh-pan metering and blending method and apparatus A weigh-pan metering and blending apparatus having a holding chamber for receiving fiber from a fiber distributer and providing temporary storage of the fiber. The metering chamber meters the fiber received from the holding chamber, wherein the metering chamber incl... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7082845 | Device for leaf chain load cell A device having integrally formed channels that prevent forces on a sensor cable from damaging a load cell such that if the cable is overloaded it will break but the strain gauge within the load cell will be protected. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7059818 | Method and device for distributing a lumpy bulk material The invention relates to an apparatus and a process for distributing a lumpy bulk material, in particular iron ore which has been at least partially prereduced, onto an extensive surface, in particular onto a fixed bed, this surface extending within a reactor or ves... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6960157 | Automated system and method for handling food containers 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... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955195 | Bag filling apparatus and method for filling loose material into a bag A bag filling apparatus for packing loose material into a bag, comprising a feeding hopper for receiving the loose material and a hollow tube connected to the feeding hopper. The hollow tube comprises an upper section connected to the feeding hopper and a lower sect... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948534 | Apparatus for filling charged aerosol cans Filling apparatus for female valve type precharged aerosol cans includes an improved check valve construction that effectively reduces leakage and blow back while being both simple and economical. The valve comprises a seat formed of PTFE in the configuration of an ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6903279 | Guide troughs for weighing buckets and chutes A weigher for a packaging machine has buckets that deliver product batches. Each bucket includes a pair of spaced side walls between which a bottom extends, and over which the product passes. A bottom wall has at least one trough to control the trajectory of the pro... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6467943 | Reduced size gravimetric blender A gravimetric blender of a reduced size mounted to be directly over the feed trough of small molding machines or extruders. The blender has an upright hollow rectangular frame with a transparent panel. The top of the frame forms a cradle for removably sup... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6186194 | Process and device for bagging a certain number of grains in each sack A process and a device for bagging a predetermined number of grains with heterogeneous granulometry per sack, particularly seed grains, having a structure for conveying grain by gravity toward means of filling sacks with grain that includes: a collection ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5880407 | Apparatus for dispensing materials An apparatus for dispensing materials, the apparatus having a container for gravitationally receiving the materials in a collection position; a control mechanism for selective dispensing of the materials from the collection position; and a suspension asse... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5773765 | Attachment mechanism for a vibratory article transporting apparatus A mechanism for attaching a feeder to a vibrator, such as incorporated in a combinational weighing machine for transporting articles to a weighing device, includes a pair of lower and upper engaging members attached respectively to the vibrator and to the... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5765655 | Combinational weighing machine with a discharge chute having article guiding surface A combinational weighing machine has not only a plurality of weighing devices for weighing articles and outputting signals indicative of their weight values and a control system for calculating combinations of the weight values, selecting a combination of... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5665941 | Method and apparatus for filtering out signal components from output signals of a differential dosing scale using a fuzzy logic filter The accuracy of the output feed rate or output feed quantity of a differential dosing scale is increased by eliminating from the respective feed rate signal or output quantity signal measuring disturbance that can adversely influence the output accuracy. ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5627346 | Plant for continuous mixing and homogenization The new invention is directed to a continuous mixing and homogenizing plant, particularly for mill products. In so doing, the simultaneity of the mixing of all raw components in a pre-mixing space 8 is ensured in particular, so that subsequent continuous ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5466894 | Method for supplying pre-defined filling quantities of bulk material by exact weight as well as filling apparatus A method and an apparatus for the automatic filling of shipping bags with bulk materials with weighing accuracy. The pre-defined bulk material filling quantities are produced cyclically by controlling the discharge from a differential packer and weigher b... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5340949 | Metering system capable of easily effecting high-accuracy metering for various works including sticky materials A plurality of pool hoppers (5) for storing a predetermined quantity of an object (W) of metering are each formed in the shape of a hollow, bottomless cylinder and are arranged side by side. A plurality of metering hoppers (7) for weighing a predetermined... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5285930 | Method of dosing fibres In a method of dosing fibers, such as steel fibers to be mixed in concrete, a supply of fibers (5) is stored in first vibration feeder (2) and is moved from this by means of a second vibration feeder (3). For each dosing operation, a proportioned quantity... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5273584 | Device for the dosed conveying of powder to a powder processing unit The device for the dosed conveying of powder to a powder processing unit, particularly to a plasma spray device, comprises a volumetric dosing unit and a weighing unit which together allow a gravimetric powder dosing. The dosing unit includes: a rotatable... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5260880 | Loss-in-weight feeder system A loss-in-weight feeder for discharging a flowable material from a reservoir through a controllable discharge member, including a closed loop controller configured to compare the actual rate at which material is discharged from the reservoir to a desired ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5191947 | Weighing pan for weighing batches of products and a combination weighing machine equipped with a number of such weighing pans A weighing pan 17 for weighing subportions of products to be packaged batchwise, in particular for use in combination weighing of irregularly shaped and comparatively fragile commodities of fruits and vegetables. The pan has a discharge opening covered by... | 03/09/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5143165 | Liquid weigh system A weigh system having a plurality of weigh hoppers in a housing, the hoppers being removably mounted on a suspension support or platen held on load cells outside of the housing. Each hopper has a ball valve at the outlet spout, seated on an O-ring seat an... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5132897 | Method and apparatus for improving the accuracy of closed loop controlled systems The precision of a closed loop control system, for example of a loss-in-weight feeder, having a controlled operating section and a closed loop controlling section, is improved by adjusting the closed loop controlling section with regard to at least two st... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5048623 | Combination weighing apparatus A combination weighing apparatus having weighing buckets to weigh masses of material and subsequently transfer them to auxiliary buckets for temporary storage, the masses in the weighing buckets and/or auxiliary buckets being selected in combination proce... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5040625 | Inequality confined combination weigher One kind of combination weigher, used for selecting a predetermined number of articles having substantially same weights from a group of articles having substantial variance or inequality in their weights, which is provided with a plurality of independent... | 08/20/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4954975 | Weigh feeding system with self-tuning stochastic control and weight and actuator measurements A weigh feeding system using a stochastic controller wherein the weight of material and the position of a material discharge actuator are sensed, and an estimate of the mass flow state of the material being discharged is created by use of a Kalman filter ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4893262 | Weigh feeding system with self-tuning stochastic control A weigh feeding system using a stochastic controller wherein the weight of material is sensed, and an estimate of the mass flow state of the material being discharged is created by use of a Kalman filter process. Plant noise processes and measurement nois... | 01/09/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4859131 | Supporting framework for a loading installation of a shaft furnace The loading installation comprises a device for introducing and distributing charge material into a shaft furnace, this device being surmounted in ascending order, and in alignment with the central axis of the furnace, by a compensator, a valve housing, a... | 08/22/1989 |
