System, apparatus and method for marking and tracking bulk flowable material
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1. A marker system for a bulk flowable material, comprising:
- a granule of a bulk flowable material; and
a marker containing information related to the bulk flowable material;
wherein said marker is coupled with said granule so that said marker will migrate with said granule and with similar granules of the bulk flowable material located in said granule'"'"'s surrounding neighborhood.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying a characteristic of a bulk flowable material. A marker system for a bulk flowable material including a marker containing information related to the bulk flowable material. The marker being coupled with one or more granules or elements of the bulk flowable material so that the marker will migrate with surrounding granules.
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1. A marker system for a bulk flowable material, comprising:
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a granule of a bulk flowable material; and
a marker containing information related to the bulk flowable material;
wherein said marker is coupled with said granule so that said marker will migrate with said granule and with similar granules of the bulk flowable material located in said granule'"'"'s surrounding neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for associating information with a bulk flowable material;
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selecting a granule from a bulk flowable material to be marked;
creating a marker having information related to the bulk flowable material;
coupling the marker created in said creating step with the granule selected in said selecting step; and
dispensing the marker and granule coupled in said coupling step into the bulk flowable material. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
- comprising the steps of;
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8. A marker system for a bulk flowable material, comprising:
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a marker carrier structure, comprising;
a first adhesive; and
a plurality of granules of a bulk flowable material, said plurality of granules coupled together with said first adhesive to form said marker carrier structure; and
a marker containing information related to the bulk flowable material;
wherein said marker is coupled with said marker carrier structure so that said marker will migrate with said marker carrier structure and with similar granules of the bulk flowable material located in said marker carrier structure'"'"'s surrounding neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for associating information with a bulk flowable material;
- comprising the steps of;
selecting a plurality of granules from a bulk flowable material to be marked;
forming the plurality of granules selected in said selecting step into a marker carrier structure;
creating a marker having information related to the bulk flowable material;
coupling the marker created in said creating step with the marker carrier structure formed in said forming step; and
dispensing the marker and marker carrier structure coupled in said coupling step into the bulk flowable material. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
- comprising the steps of;
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