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US 11,992,158 B2Granted
Automated method and system for processing a desired dose of particles from a particle storage container
OwnerSahand Oilmaghani, Juhi Kalra +2inventors
InventorsSahand Oilmaghani, Juhi Kalra, Perry Anderson, Cris Pavloff
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Abstract
Embodiments of improved systems including and methods for dosing or processing a desired quantity or dose of particles from a storage container by determining the weight of the storage container and processing mechanism as particles are processed. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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A system for processing a desired quantity of particles for further processing, the system including:
- a storage container capable of storing a plurality of the desired quantity of particles;
- a particle grinder coupled one of directly or indirectly to the storage container for processing particles, the processed particles exiting the particle grinder once processed;
- wherein the storage container communicates the particles to the particle grinder via an opening therebetween;
- a weighting module operatively coupled the storage container and the particle grinder and able to weight the storage container and the particle grinder and the particles located therein;
- and
- a controller operatively coupled to the weighting module and the particle grinder,
- wherein the controller directs the particle grinder to process particles until change in weight indicated by the weighting module equals the desired quantity of particles.
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A method for processing a desired quantity of particles for further processing, the method including:
- determining the combined weight of a storage container, a particle grinder, and particles located therein, the storage container capable of storing a plurality of the desired quantity of particles, the particle grinder coupled one of directly or indirectly to the storage container for processing particles;
- and
- wherein the storage container communicates the particles to the particle grinder via an opening therebetween
- directing the particle grinder to process particles until the change in determined weight equals the desired quantity of particles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.