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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2003
Applicant:
Petur Gudjonsson, Reykjavik, IS;
Inventor:
Petur Gudjonsson, Reykjavik, IS;
Assignee:
Marel HF, Garabaer, IS;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/32 (2006.01); G01G 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for automatically batching objects into portions, comprising conveying and weighing objects. An appropriate bin for each of the weighed objects is selected, wherein each bin is provided with a weighing means. Accordingly, the total portion weight is periodically registered. By means of comparing the potion weight with the summed object weight in that portions, an appropriate bin can be selected for forthcoming objects.