Patent ID: 9731255
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B01F,B28C,G01G

Claim:
1. A concrete mixing and loading system, comprising: a mixer; a material delivery subsystem configured to provide a plurality of ingredients for making concrete to the mixer; a mixer sensor coupled to the mixer and configured to sense an amount of material in the mixer being mixed; a rock container configured to hold rock; a rock sensor coupled to the rock container and configured to sense an amount of rock; a loading hopper configured to hold at least the mixed material from the mixer that is to be provided to a transport vehicle device; a conveyor configured to convey rock from the rock container to the loading hopper; a hopper sensor coupled to the loading hopper and configured to sense an amount of material in the loading hopper, the amount of material in the loading hopper including at least the mixed material from the mixer; and a control system operatively connected to the mixer sensor, the hopper sensor and a rock sensor, the control system controlling operation of one or more of the mixer and the material delivery subsystem based on data received from at least one of the mixer sensor, the hopper sensor and a rock sensor.