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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2004
Chris Berghoff, Shorewood, MN (US);
Gary R L Olson, Belle Plaine, MN (US);
Sean Theisen, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Chris Berghoff, Shorewood, MN (US);
Gary R L Olson, Belle Plaine, MN (US);
Sean Theisen, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Control Products, Inc., Chanhassen, MN (US);
Abstract
An automatic portion control system, comprising: a dispensing mechanism adapted for dispensing a first substance into a container; a scale adapted for weighing said container; and control circuitry adapted for reading a container weight from said scale and controlling said dispensing mechanism accordingly. The invention further comprises a method for dispensing a product into a container, comprising the steps of: weighing a container; and dispensing the product into the container until reaching the estimated filled weight of the container.
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