Weighing scales – Weigher responsive material control – Feed
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-10
2009-06-02
Gibson, Randy W (Department: 2841)
Weighing scales
Weigher responsive material control
Feed
C406S023000, C406S025000, C406S151000, C222S077000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07541549
ABSTRACT:
A vacuum transfer system having a weighing hopper mounted via at least one load cell to a frame. The weighing hopper is provided with an inlet connected via a product line to a product inlet hopper and a sliding outlet gate. An actuator valve is operatively connected to the weighing hopper and to a vacuum source. A controller is operatively connected to the actuator valve and also controls the opening and closing of the sliding gate. The product line comprises a flexible pipe section and a rigid pipe section pivotally mounted to the frame at a pivot disposed substantially vertically below the center of the flexible pipe section. In operation, the operator keys into the controller a target rate of product transfer and a target weight of product in the weighing hopper. The actuator valve applies vacuum to the weighing hopper in order to transfer the product from the inlet hopper to the weighing hopper. When the preset target weight of product in the weighing hopper is reached, the actuator valve bleeds off the vacuum in the weighing hopper before the load cells weigh the product contained in the weighing hopper. Release of the product is delayed until the release of the product results in an actual rate of product transfer equal to the target rate of product transfer. The product is released by opening the sliding gate. The load cells are zeroed after each cycle in order to minimize any drift in the weight measurements.
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Balaster Ray W.
Danzy Kurt R.
Estes Andrew C.
Estes Jeremy B.
Moody Mark A.
Cooling & Applied Technology, Inc.
Cox, Jr. Ray F.
Gibson Randy W
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