Solid material comminution or disintegration – Apparatus – With automatic control
Patent
1995-05-08
1997-02-18
Husar, John M.
Solid material comminution or disintegration
Apparatus
With automatic control
241100, 2411016, B02C 1912
Patent
active
056034580
ABSTRACT:
A blending or mixing apparatus and method and more particularly to a coffee blending apparatus for automatically blending two or more types of coffee beans that weighs and packages the blended coffee into containers either as a ground blend or as a coffee bean blend to be ground at a later time by the purchaser. The apparatus includes two or more hoppers, each containing a particular type of coffee bean disposed above a weighing apparatus or scale whereby each hopper is automatically controlled by a valve for releasing a predetermined amount of coffee onto the scale or weighing apparatus. When a predetermined amount of coffee beans making up the desired blend are weighed, the blend of coffee beans are directed to either a grinder or a bagging station for packaging. If directed to the grinder, the ground coffee blend is subsequently directed to a bagging station. The operative valves controlling the discharge of the respective predetermined amount of coffee beans onto the weigher are controlled by a computer, which received the individual purchaser's input for individual customizing to the purchaser's desired blend, and which blend is unique to that particular customer.
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Fattibene Arthur T.
Fattibene Paul A.
Husar John M.
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