Patent ID: 6042259
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B28C

Abstract:
A concrete mixer monitoring system comprising:means for inputting a content status of at least one concrete mixer, wherein said content status is one of returning from a job site empty, returning from a job site with unused concrete, going to a job site and is currently empty, and going to a job site and currently contains unused concrete;means for ascertaining the temperature of the unused concrete, if present in the at least one concrete mixer;means for calculating at least one of a quantity of admixture, a quantity of water, and a quantity of other concrete ingredients to be delivered to the concrete mixer depending upon the content status of said concrete mixer; andmeans for storing the identity and the content status of the at least one concrete mixer, and for storing the quantity of admixture, the quantity of water, and the quantity of other concrete ingredients which were calculated.