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Programmable apparatus and method for delivering microingredient feed additives to animals by weight

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  • US RE34,776 E
  • Filed: 06/26/1991
  • Issued: 11/08/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. dampen the effects of any erroneous weight readings..]. 16. .[.Apparatus according to claim 1 including.]. .Iadd.An apparatus for measuring, dispensing, and delivering microingredients in small but accurate proportions in a liquid carrier slurry into a livestock or poultry feed ration shortly before the delivery of said feed ration to the animals for consumption, said apparatus comprising:

  • multiple storage means for storing separately a plurality of different microingredient feed additive concentrates;

    a plurality of separate dispensing means, one for each said storage means, for dispensing separately and without intermingling additive concentrates from said multiple storage means;

    multiple weigh hopper means in additive-receiving relationship to said plural dispensing means for receiving additives dispensed from said multiple storage means by said plural dispensing means, each said hopper means including hopper discharge means for discharging additives therefrom;

    a mixing vessel in additive-receiving relationship to said multiple hopper means for receiving additive concentrates from said multiple hopper means upon operation of said hopper discharge means and for receiving liquid carrier from a remote source;

    flow inducing means for inducing a flow of liquid within said mixing vessel;

    delivery means for delivering a slurry of liquid carrier and additive concentrates from said mixing vessel to a receiving station for mixing with a feed ration at a location remote from said mixing vessel;

    separate weigh means for each said weigh hopper means, said weigh means being operable to determine predetermined weights of additives received in said weigh hopper means delivered to said weigh hopper means by said dispensing means when said predetermined weight of additives have been added to said weigh hopper means;

    and .Iaddend.programmable control means for controlling the operation of said dispensing, weigh and discharge means, said programmable control means including program means for selectively operating said dispensing means in conjunction with said weigh means in a weigh mode or independently of said weigh means in a metering mode to dispense said

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