Patent ID: 9499335
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B60P,B65D,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A storage system comprising: (a) a base platform having a first and a second silo positioned vertically thereon and attached thereto, wherein each silo includes a top end and a bottom exit; (b) a first shuttle conveyor that receives a first material released from the bottom exit of the first silo and a second shuttle conveyor that receives a second material from the bottom exit of the second silo, wherein the first and second shuttle conveyors are positioned between the platform and the first and second silos respectively; (c) a main conveyor system oriented to receive the first and second materials from the first and second shuttle conveyors and to deliver the first and second materials into a container; (d) a monitoring device that dynamically monitors a level, mass or amount of material contained in the container; and (e) a control system configured to dynamically regulate the speed of the first and second shuttle conveyors to provide a calculated amount of released first and second material onto the main conveyor system and into the container, wherein the control system matches the delivery rate of the first and second materials into the container with the exit rate of material from the container to maintain a constant level of material in the container based on the level, mass or amount of material contained in the container as communicated by the monitoring device.