Title:
A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A MIXING REGIME FOR USE IN THE PREPARATION OF ANIMAL FEED FROM A SET OF INGREDIENTS, AND A SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING THE ANIMAL FEED
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/064224
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for determining a mixing regime for use in the preparation of an animal feed in which a main computer is programmed to store a master list of ingredients which are available to farmers and from which a farmer can select a specific set of ingredients for the preparation of animal feed. The main computer is programmed to store the ingredients in a look-up table cross-referenced with standard mixing periods to which the respective ingredients should be subjected during the mixing regime to produce an animal feed. Additionally, the look-up table contains mixing factors by which the standard mixing periods may be altered in order to take account of non-standard conditions, such as variations of the ingredients, the proportion of the particular ingredient, the average size or weight of the animals and the mixing apparatus and condition thereof in which the animal feed is to be mixed. The computer is programmed to determine the mixing period to which each ingredient is to be subjected in the mixing apparatus based on the corresponding standard mixing periods and any mixing factors which should be taken into account. The computer is programmed to then produce a sequence in which the ingredients are to be loaded into the mixing apparatus and the instants at which the respective ingredients are to be loaded into the mixing apparatus, so that each ingredient is subjected to the appropriate mixing period for that ingredient during the mixing cycle of the mixing regime, in order to avoid over-mixing and under-mixing of ingredients.
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Inventors:
MCNAB KERR HUGH (GB)
MCCURDY JOHN JOSEPH (IE)
EON JEROME JEAN-YVES (FR)
WAREING SETH DAVID (GB)
PENFARE TIMOTHY JOHN (IE)
MCCURDY JOHN JOSEPH (IE)
EON JEROME JEAN-YVES (FR)
WAREING SETH DAVID (GB)
PENFARE TIMOTHY JOHN (IE)
Application Number:
PCT/IE2009/000086
Publication Date:
January 06, 2011
Filing Date:
December 03, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SALFORD ENGINEERING LTD (IE)
MCNAB KERR HUGH (GB)
MCCURDY JOHN JOSEPH (IE)
EON JEROME JEAN-YVES (FR)
WAREING SETH DAVID (GB)
PENFARE TIMOTHY JOHN (IE)
MCNAB KERR HUGH (GB)
MCCURDY JOHN JOSEPH (IE)
EON JEROME JEAN-YVES (FR)
WAREING SETH DAVID (GB)
PENFARE TIMOTHY JOHN (IE)
International Classes:
A23K1/18
Foreign References:
| EP0931454A1 | 1999-07-28 | |||
| US5867820A | 1999-02-02 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
F.F.GORMAN & CO. (Dublin 2, IE)
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