Apparatus and method for coordinating automated package and bulk dispensing
CA 2727764 C · Owner: Syngenta Participations Ag · Inventors: Wietgrefe, Gary W.
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An apparatus and method is provided for coordinating automated package and bulk dispensing at a remote site. A hopper apparatus includes a hopper door. The hopper door comprises a frame. The frame has a top member and a bottom member. A slide gate is disposed between the top member and the bottom , member. The slide gate is retractable between an open position and a closed position. A set of fingers projecting from the slide gate to dislodge material proximate to the hopper door.
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- Filed January 17, 2006 and granted March 18, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 17, 2026.
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