Patents by Inventor Chris Berghoff

Chris Berghoff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automatic portion control system using strain gauge technology
    Patent number: 7013932
    Abstract: An automatic portion control system, comprising: a dispensing mechanism adapted for dispensing a first substance into a container; a scale adapted for weighing said container; and control circuitry adapted for reading a container weight from said scale and controlling said dispensing mechanism accordingly. The invention further comprises a method for dispensing a product into a container, comprising the steps of: weighing a container; and dispensing the product into the container until reaching the estimated filled weight of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Control Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Berghoff, Gary R L Olson, Sean Theisen
  • Automatic portion control system using strain gauge technology
    Publication number: 20040256022
    Abstract: An automatic portion control system, comprising: a dispensing mechanism adapted for dispensing a first substance into a container; a scale adapted for weighing said container; and control circuitry adapted for reading a container weight from said scale and controlling said dispensing mechanism accordingly. The invention further comprises a method for dispensing a product into a container, comprising the steps of: weighing a container; and dispensing the product into the container until reaching the estimated filled weight of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Chris Berghoff, Gary R.L. Olson, Sean Theisen
  • Automatic portion control system using strain gauge technology
    Publication number: 20030062095
    Abstract: An automatic portion control system, comprising: a dispensing mechanism adapted for dispensing a first substance into a container; a scale adapted for weighing said container; and control circuitry adapted for reading a container weight from said scale and controlling said dispensing mechanism accordingly. The invention further comprises a method for dispensing a product into a container, comprising the steps of: weighing a container; and dispensing the product into the container until reaching the estimated filled weight of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Chris Berghoff, Gary RL Olson, Sean Theisen