Invention Grant
US09550312B2 Treating and reporting volume of concrete in delivery vehicle mixing drum
有权
输送车辆混合桶中混凝土的处理和报告量
- Patent Title: Treating and reporting volume of concrete in delivery vehicle mixing drum
- Patent Title (中): 输送车辆混合桶中混凝土的处理和报告量
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Application No.: US14052310Application Date: 2013-10-11
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Publication No.: US09550312B2Publication Date: 2017-01-24
- Inventor: Mark F. Roberts , Richard K. Jordan , Roy J. Cooley , Eric P. Koehler , Meriem Bahira
- Applicant: Verifi LLC
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: VERIFI LLC
- Current Assignee: VERIFI LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Agent Craig K. Leon
- Main IPC: B28C7/04
- IPC: B28C7/04 ; B28C7/02 ; B28C7/16 ; G01N33/38

Abstract:
Disclosed are method and system for treating concrete in mixing drums of delivery vehicles having automated rheology (e.g., slump) monitoring systems programmed to dose fluids into concrete based on the monitored rheology. The present invention takes into account a Revolution-To-Discharge value (“RTD”) which reflects drum rotations needed to move concrete towards and through the mixing drum opening from which concrete is discharged, and also takes into consideration a Volume-Per-Revolution-Upon-Discharge (“VPRUD”) value which reflects the relation between the rate of discharge and rheology (e.g., slump) of concrete upon discharge. The invention is especially useful for reclaiming concrete in the drum after delivery and can confirm rheology based upon peak (maximum) discharge pressure. The present inventors found surprisingly that discharge pressure readings are useful for recalibrating automated rheology monitoring systems as well as for reporting and/or treating the remainder concrete.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140104972A1 TREATING AND REPORTING VOLUME OF CONCRETE IN DELIVERY VEHICLE MIXING DRUM Public/Granted day:2014-04-17
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