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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Amity Technology, Llc, Fargo, ND (US);
Bradley Meyer, Mapleton, ND (US);
Michael Anderson, West Fargo, ND (US);
Jake Gust, Fargo, ND (US);
Lloyd Fehr, Fargo, ND (US);
Damon Knobloch, Fargo, ND (US);
Dennis Wulf, Fargo, ND (US);
Jim Nieland, Fargo, ND (US);
Brad Fehr, Fargo, ND (US);
Amity Technology, LLC, Fargo, ND (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a base frame, first and second bins, first and second hydraulic assemblies, and a computer controller. The first hydraulic assembly is configured to selectively raise and lower the first bin relative to the base frame. The second hydraulic assembly is configured to selectively raise and lower the second bin relative to the base frame. The first and second hydraulic assemblies are individually actuable, and their actuation is coordinated by the controller. In another aspect, a method for transferring product using an apparatus includes inputting to a computer controller a first threshold rate of change in weight signals of a weight sensor; relaying a plurality of weight signals from the weight sensor to the controller; calculating a determination by the controller at least in part on whether the threshold rate of change has been exceeded; and automating actuation of a hydraulic assembly based on the determination.