Patents Assigned to BMH Chronos Richardson Limited
  • Patent number: 6474372
    Abstract: The apparatus is for batching different flowable materials, e.g. “small chemicals” in the correct proportions by weight. A plurality of bulk material supply stations 14 are connected to a compact, space filling array of weighing hoppers 18 via relatively short screw 20 and/or vibratory conveyors 22. As shown, two conveyors serve each weighing 10 hopper 18. The weighing hoppers 18 are mounted upon off-centre load cells 24 and discharge into a containment cone 36 and a discharge funnel 37 for leading the weighed material batches into bagging apparatus 38.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: BMH Chronos Richardson Limited
    Inventors: Albert Michael Sanderson, Eric William Loydall