Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Concrete slump measurement and control system
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Application No.: US14472452Application Date: 2014-08-29
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Publication No.: US09625891B2Publication Date: 2017-04-18
- Inventor: Berthold Berman
- Applicant: Berthold Berman
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Agency: James Ray and Assoc. LLC
- Main IPC: G05B15/02
- IPC: G05B15/02 ; B28C5/08 ; B28C5/12 ; B28C7/06
Abstract:
An apparatus and method to measure and control the slump of concrete by monitoring sensor within the interior surface of a concrete mixer and a liquid flow meter. Data is analyzed by a computer processing unit to determine the slump of the concrete, liquid needed the quantity of concrete within the mixer, the amount of concrete poured, and the starting and ending time of the pour.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150051737A1 CONCRETE SLUMP MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-02-19
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