Patent ID: 9522415
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: B07C,E02F,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A mining shovel bucket comprising: a first side wall; a second side wall opposite the first side wall; an upper wall portion; a first in-cheek sensor positioned on the first side wall and facing towards the second side wall; a second in-cheek sensor position on the second side wall and facing towards the first side wall; at least one down-looking sensor positioned on the upper wall portion and facing an interior of the mining shovel bucket; and a control enclosure mounted on the mining shovel bucket, wherein the control enclosure houses a signal processing system configured to receive and process signals transmitted by the first in-cheek sensor, the second in-cheek sensor, and the at least one down-looking sensor; wherein the first in-cheek sensor, the second in-cheek sensor, and the at least one down-looking sensor are configured to collect data related to the chemical composition of material contained within the bucket and the signal processing system is configured to identify the composition of the mining material using the collected data and determine a specific location for the mining material to be deposited based on the composition of the material.