Patent ID: 8756998
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G01B,G01F,G01J,G01N,G01V

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a contents sensor unit including a contents sensor configured to send and receive sonic pulses to determine a state of contents in a container, the contents sensor unit being configured to send a signal communicating a state of the contents in the container, wherein the contents are a plurality of solids that form an irregular top surface in the container; a container-carrying unit configured to hold the container in substantial alignment with the contents sensor to expose the contents to the sonic pulses; a control unit operatively connected to the contents sensor unit, the control unit being configured to receive the signal communicating the state of the contents and to compare the state of the contents with a desired state of the contents; and a conveyor unit operatively connected to the container-carrying unit, the conveyor unit being configured to move the container-carrying unit and stop the container-carrying unit at a verification point, which is proximal the contents sensor, to substantially align with the contents sensor.