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US 10,472,219 B2Granted
Agricultural container processing and reconciliation system
AssigneePraxidyn IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsDoug Applegate, Luke Applegate, Brent Applegate
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Abstract
The present invention relates to automated batch making assemblies where various component materials, at least, some in liquid form, are combined. Specifically, the invention provides a dispensing assembly that adds efficiency by increasing dramatically the speed with which a liquid is dispensed from a container and by providing means and methods to automate the addition of and account for the amount of each component.
Claims8
An automated batch making assembly comprising:
- a) A controller
- b) A hopper
- c) A lid for said hopper
- d) At least one load cell associated with only one of the lid and the hopper to detect a change in weight of the hopper;
- e) A dispensing assembly;
- f) Said controller comprising:
- means to read identification information on a container containing an input;
- means to display a set of instructions pertaining to a batch;
- and
- means to accept and record information from the at least one load cell associated with the hopper;
- g) Said controller further comprising means to use the information accepted from the at least one load cell and reconcile account for, and record a weight of said input used from and an amount remaining in said container thereby confirming the input amount complies with the batch instructions;
- h) Said dispensing assembly comprising means to remove said input from the container said means comprising at least one of a volume of pressurized gas and a volume of liquid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.