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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:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hauni Maschinenbau AG, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73865 ; 177 54 ;
Abstract
Successive rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry are conveyed transversely of their length along an arcuate path while advancing through a testing station wherein they are urged to impinge upon one or more sensors under the action of centrifugal force. The sensor or sensors transmit corresponding signals to one or more transducers which, in turn transmit signals to a processor wherein the signals are converted into signals denoting the actual weight of the tested articles. The apparatus can utilize piezoelectric transducers or other types of transducers, e.g., one or more extensometers.