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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6286717 | Product-discharging device for a product supply system A product supply apparatus for a weighing system (3) for supplying a weighed product quantity (4, 5) to a product receiving device (7) of a packaging machine (8) is formed to prevent spreading of the supplied product quantity when discharging from a colle... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5097988 | Device for weighing free-flowing or strewable solid material, in particular granular or powdered material, during throughflow A device for weighing free-flowing or strewable solid material, in particular granular or powdered material, during throughflow, includes an enclosed housing a rotor which is essentially freely rotatable about an essentially horizontal axis of rotation an... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4967856 | Combination weighing machine A combination weighing machine of the type comprising a plurality of weighing units for weighing product fed thereto and providing weight signals indicative of the weights thereof, respectively, means for selecting an optimum combination of these weight s... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4753306 | Combination weighing method and apparatus using multi-bin scales A combination weighing machine produces a weight of product closely approximating a target weight by selecting a combination of lesser weights from a plurality of weigh scales and discharging the selected combination into a container or packaging machine.... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4750576 | Continuous flow weighing apparatus A continuous flow weighing apparatus including a support frame, a weighing drum rotatably mounted to an axle and having a plurality of weighing compartments each having an eccentric center of gravity. A balance beam is rotatably mounted on each side of th... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4534430 | Combination weighing machines and method The machine comprises one or more weighers for producing electrical output signals dependent on the weights of samples weighed thereby, and a plurality of sample holders, greater in number than the weighers, for holding respective samples. The sample hold... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4130171 | Apparatus for batch-weighing a continuous flow of material This invention pertains to a method to batch-weigh a continuous flow of material. The material flows into a holding container which cyclically drops a load into a weighing container and then continues to receive the flow of material. Before the holding co... | 12/19/1978 |
| 3966000 | Weighing apparatus Apparatus for weighing a continuous flow of powder material, including two separate weighing hoppers, a diverting valve for switching the flow from one hopper to the other and a closure valve for emptying each hopper. Each hopper is supported for small ve... | 06/29/1976 |
