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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
177123 ; 177 25 ;
Abstract
An improved apparatus and method for controlling the rate of feeding product to a weigh hopper or cradle by changing the exit aperture of a feeding device in accordance with a characterized condition so that a predetermined amount or weight of product is fed to the weigh hopper or cradle at high accuracy and within a minimum time. The method is especially useful when used in a combination weighing machine.