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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2011
Applicant:
Robert W. Tracy, Haverhill, MA (US);
Inventor:
Robert W. Tracy, Haverhill, MA (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of calibrating a dispenser of the type having an actuator that is movable over a variable stroke distance includes dispensing a quantity of viscous material from the dispenser by moving the actuator over one of a plurality of stroke distances, weighing the quantity of viscous material, repeating the acts of dispensing and weighing for each of the plurality of stroke distances, and displaying the weight of each of the dispensed quantities to a user using a user interface device.