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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Lynn Beran, Covington, VA (US);
David D. Mulligan, Covington, VA (US);
Lawrence Hoy James, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Westvaco Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 1/114 ; B65G 4/300 ; B65G 4/700 ; D21F 1/100 ; D21F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 1/114 ; B65G 4/300 ; B65G 4/700 ; D21F 1/100 ; D21F 1/300 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a height measurement apparatus for determining volume/density of wood chips on a conveyor. Such structures of this type, generally, employ the use of contacts that ride on top of the pile of wood chips in order to more accurately measure the volume and density of the wood chips.