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Apparatus and method for container filling

US6220312A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 1999
Grant dateApr 24, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01G3/125
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A container filling apparatus for dispensing, weighing and automatically filling a container with a predetermined weight of material. The container filling apparatus includes an optical load cell for measuring the weight of an object. A microprocessor controls the dispensing, weighing and automatic filling of the container.

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