Invention Application
- Patent Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING MATERIALS
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Application No.: PCT/US2013/024478Application Date: 2013-02-01
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Publication No.: WO2013116755A3Publication Date: 2013-08-08
- Inventor: NEWBOLD, David, Dixon , MILLARD, Douglas, Lee
- Applicant: BEND RESEARCH, INC.
- Applicant Address: 64550 Research Road Bend, OR 97701 US
- Assignee: BEND RESEARCH, INC.
- Current Assignee: BEND RESEARCH, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: 64550 Research Road Bend, OR 97701 US
- Agency: LAUER, Deakin, T.
- Priority: US61/594,912 20120203
- Main IPC: B01F3/12
- IPC: B01F3/12 ; B01F13/10 ; B01F15/02 ; B01F15/04 ; B65D90/56 ; F16K7/06 ; G01G13/18 ; G01G13/285 ; G01G19/32
Abstract:
An system for dispensing liquid and solid materials comprises a tank (14); one or more liquid feeders (12) configured to dispense one or more liquids into the tank; a powder hopper (22) comprising a powder inlet, a powder outlet, and a valve (28) configured to open and close the powder outlet, the powder outlet being coupled to the tank (14); one or more powder feeders (26) coupled to the powder inlet of the powder hopper; a first scale (24) configured to measure the mass of powder dispensed into the powder hopper; a second scale (16) configured to measure the mass of the liquids dispensed into the tank; and a control system (18) configured to control the dispensing of liquids and powders based at least in part on the mass measurements from the first and second scales.
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