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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:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2010
Brian W. Carr, Nevada, IA (US);
Scott A. Sporrer, Nevada, IA (US);
Curtis R. Hammer, Nevada, IA (US);
Scott P. Lyle, Urbandale, IA (US);
Cory W. Fees, Urbandale, IA (US);
Adam R. Koesters, Ames, IA (US);
Brian W. Carr, Nevada, IA (US);
Scott A. Sporrer, Nevada, IA (US);
Curtis R. Hammer, Nevada, IA (US);
Scott P. Lyle, Urbandale, IA (US);
Cory W. Fees, Urbandale, IA (US);
Adam R. Koesters, Ames, IA (US);
Gary W. Clem, Inc., Nevada, IA (US);
Abstract
A flow meter used in relation to a hopper mounted to a frame and a transfer tube connected to an in communication with the hopper. Both the hopper and the transfer tube have gates that are connected to actuators for selectively opening and closing the gates. A sensor is mounted to the frame adjacent the transfer tube. Mounted below and in communication with the transfer tube is the flow meter. The flow meter has a curved chute and a load beam that measure the inertial force of material acting upon the curved chute over time.
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