Patent ID: 11944107
Assignee: DISMOV PTY LTD
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for measuring the density of a test batch of a mass of particulate plant material prior to placing the mass of particulate plant material in an extraction machine, the apparatus comprising:
a vessel having a void configured to retain a weighed or weighable mass of the test batch of particulate plant material therein,
volume determination means configured to determine the volume occupied by the test batch of particulate plant material that has been disposed within the void of the vessel; and
a compression means configured to compress the test batch of mass of particulate plant material disposed within the void of the vessel;
wherein the density of the test batch is calculable from a weighed mass per unit volume of the test batch of the particulate plant material.