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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Brent Naizer, Tomball, TX (US);
Ronnie Hughes, Montgomery, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/00 (2006.01); B65G 65/42 (2006.01); G01G 11/12 (2006.01); B65G 47/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/00 (2013.01); G01G 11/12 (2013.01); B65G 47/19 (2013.01); B65G 65/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for assisting in controlling the supply of material onto a conveyor from a material dispenser include the use of a discharge control device coupled to each dispenser gate of the material dispenser. The discharge control device includes at least one wiper configurable to level the top of at least some of the material dispensed onto the conveyor through the material dispenser.