Powder dispensing and sensing apparatus and methods

Details Powder dispensing and sensing apparatus and methods Powder dispensing and sensing apparatus and methods

2011-06-14

2011-06-14

Maust, Timothy L (Department: 3751)

Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea

With testing or weighing receiver content

C141S067000, C141S234000, C141S237000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07958916

ABSTRACT:
Powder dispensing and sensing apparatus and methods are provided. The powder dispensing and sensing apparatus includes a tray support structure to receive a cartridge tray holding cartridges, a powder dispenser assembly including powder dispenser modules to dispense powder into respective cartridges of a batch of cartridges in the cartridge tray, a powder transport system to deliver powder to the powder dispenser modules, a sensor module including sensor cells to sense respective fill states, such as the weights, of each of the cartridges in the batch of cartridges, and a control system to control the powder dispenser modules in response to the respective sensed fill states of each of the cartridges of the batch of cartridges.

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