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US 4,900,568 AGranted
Process and apparatus for extrusion utilizing force measurement means
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
InventorsMichael F. Kozempel, Wolfgang K. Heiland
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Abstract
Disclosed are processes and apparatus utilizing, choke means at least partially providing restriction to passage of material and measurement of magnitude of force(s) exterted on said choke means by passage of material, to provide: (1) an indication of characteristics of the material, and/or; (2) control of said passage of material and/or control or processes or apparatus associated with said passage of material in response to the magnitude of the measured force(s).
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An apparatus comprising,
- a housing,
- choke means cooperating with said housing to provide restriction to passage of material from said housing,
- conveying means for conveying material through at least a portion of said housing and to said choke means, and
- force measurement means operatively connected to said choke means for measuring the magnitude of force applied to said choke means by passage of material through said restriction.
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A process comprising,
- providing a housing,
- providing choke means cooperating with said housing to provide restriction to passage of material from said housing,
- conveying material through at least a portion of said housing and to said choke means, and
- measuring the magnitude of force applied to said choke means by passage of material through said restriction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.