Dispensing system having weight dependent control means

• US 4,589,372 A
• Filed: 03/04/1985
• Issued: 05/20/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/1983
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Micro Beef Technologies Inc.
• Original Assignee: University of Toledo
• Inventors: Smith, Clifford J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Swiatek, Robert P.
• Application Number:
  US06/707,523
• Time in Patent Office: 442 Days
• Field of Search: 119/51 R, 119/51.11, 119/55, 119/52 AF, 222/56, 604/31, 604/66, 604/67
• US Class Current: 119/51.02
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 5/0283 by weight

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dispensing system for supplying and administering a metered dose of a material to an animal subject wherein the amount of the material supplied is a function of the weight of the subject. The delivery system includes a scale for determining the weight of the subject and for generating a weight control signal representing the weight of the subject. A microcomputer is responsive to the weight control signal and a preprogrammed weight conversion factor for generating a delivery control signal to a delivery unit. The delivery unit is responsive to the delivery control signal for supplying a predetermined amount of the material to the subject. The predetermined amount represents an amount which is a function of the weight of the subject of the weight conversion factor.

Claims

1. An apparatus for supplying and administering an individual metered dose of a material proportional to the weight of an individual animal subject being administered to comprising, in combination:

scale means for determining the weight of such individual subject and providing a weight signal;

input means for receiving material dose amount per subject weight data;

first control means responsive to said weight signal and said dose per weight data for generating a delivery control signal;

delivery means connected to a supply of the material and responsive to said delivery control signal for supplying an individual dose of the material to the subject; and

second control means for selectively activating said delivery means;

whereby said individual metered dose represents an amount of material which is related to the weight of such individual subject in accordance with said dose per weight data.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said second control means includes a switch means for generating an activating signal.

3. An apparatus for supplying and administering an individual metered dose of a material to an individual animal subject being administered to comprising, in combination:

scale means for determining the weight of such individual subject;

4. input means for receiving material dose amount per subject weight data;

control means for receiving said weight of such individual subject and said dose amount per weight data and providing a delivery control signal representing the product of said weight and said dose amount per weight data;

delivery means connected to a supply of the material and responsive to said delivery control signal for supplying an individual metered dose of the material to such individual subject, said individual metered dose representing an amount of material which is related to the weight of such individual subject according to said dose amount per weight data.

6. An apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said scale means include a display means for displaying the weight of the subject.

7. An apparatus according to claim 4 further including second control means for selectively activating said delivery means in response to said dose amount signal.

5. An apparatus for supplying an individual metered dose of a material to an individual animal subject comprising, in combination:

scale means for determining the weight of such individual subject and providing a signal representative of said weight;

input means for accepting material dose amount per subject weight data;

control means responsive to said weight signal and dose amount per subject weight data for generating a dose amount signal representing the product of said weight and said dose amount per weight data; and

delivery means connected to a supply of the material and responsive to said dose amount signal for supplying a metered dose of the material to such individual subject, said individual metered dose representing an amount of material related to the weight of such individual subject according to said dose amount per weight data.