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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:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
May. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Richard J. Mehus, Richfield, MN (US);
John E. Thomas, River Falls, MN (US);
Thomas J. Batcher, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Mehus, Richfield, MN (US);
John E. Thomas, River Falls, MN (US);
Thomas J. Batcher, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dispensing of a product based on weight as a load cell () which supports a structure holding the product () to be dispensed. The weight of the product () that is dispensed is determined by use of a controller ().