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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110297456 | Scales Displaying Nutritional Information A scale provides a user with a display of a nutritional parameter on the basis of the weight of the food being weighed. The values for a plurality of food items can be accumulated and a single nutritional parameter characterizing a complete meal or recipe may be display... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110168456 | Food calorie counting system The food calorie counting system relates to a calorie counting system that utilizes a container with at least one chamber for holding food materials, sensitive scales integrated into the chambers to weigh the food, and a processor to calculate the number of calories in ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20100258356 | Refrigerator for obese persons This is a modified fridge (1) with a food weighing balance (5), a visual display (2) with in built electronic control, input keys (3) and speaker (4). Pre-weighed food containers (6) are kept in a clean washable clean rack (7... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100125176 | Food content detector A system may include utensil means for portioning a foodstuff into a first portion and a second portion, a means for detecting a first portion size for the first portion with the utensil means, a means for detecting a second portion size for the second portion with the ... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100125177 | Food content detector A system may include utensil means for portioning a foodstuff into a first portion and a second portion, a means for detecting a first portion size for the first portion with the utensil means, a means for detecting a second portion size for the second portion with the ... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100125178 | Food content detector A system may include utensil means for portioning a foodstuff into a first portion and a second portion, a means for detecting a first portion size for the first portion with the utensil means, a means for detecting a second portion size for the second portion with the ... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100125179 | Food content detector A system may include utensil means for portioning a foodstuff into a first portion and a second portion, a means for detecting a first portion size for the first portion with the utensil means, a means for detecting a second portion size for the second portion with the ... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100125180 | Food content detector A system may include utensil means for portioning a foodstuff into a first portion and a second portion, a means for detecting a first portion size for the first portion with the utensil means, a means for detecting a second portion size for the second portion with the ... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100125181 | Food content detector A system may include utensil means for portioning a foodstuff into a first portion and a second portion, a means for detecting a first portion size for the first portion with the utensil means, a means for detecting a second portion size for the second portion with the ... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100038149 | Device and System for Calculating and displaying the Calories in a Meal by a Built In Weigh-Scale and Computer Program in a Kitchen Plate or a Spoon A system for calculating the calories in a meal by a kitchen plate or spoon with a built in weigh-scale and dedicated software to support a computer program for calculating the number of calories in a meal or portions of the meal according to the weight of specific kind... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090205874 | ELECTRONIC SCALES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOOD INTAKE AND/OR THE AMOUNT OF CALORIES CONSUMED Electronic scales to efficiently control the amount of calories consumed include at least one weight or force sensor, a data processing unit having a memory unit, a control and input keyboard and a display device. The scales include an active bearing surface functionall... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20070280887 | System and methods for evaluating efficacy of appetite-affecting drugs System and methods to evaluate and administer drugs. The present invention instantaneously identifies the effects that drugs, including appetite-affecting agents, have on animals. Data is collected automatically and analyzed and further organized to identify feeding pat... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070074911 | Scale and method of use The present invention provides an improved scale that only shows a user how much weight he or she has gained or lost. The scale includes a weight sensing apparatus and a numerical display. A computer stores a user's initial pre-diet weight, and then compares that weight... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20060006005 | Body mass related risk factor scale A body mass related risk factor scale with a weight scale that measures and determines a person's weight, a height measuring device for determining the height of the person being weighed, a mini-keyboard for data input purposes, a set of specialized keys for technical c... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050194192 | Vehicle with on-board dieters' self-acquiring overweight preventive system and method A vehicle has an onboard dieters self acquiring overweight prevention system which they can utilize a weighing device connected to the seat of the driver or passenger and a further weighing device upon which the feet may be placed. The vehicle computer can be programmed... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050150696 | Diabetes mellitus nutritional balance for monitoring the food and nutritional intake A nutrition balance for health control, especially for diabetics, to measure a weight and a caloric value of an edible substance, comprising a main body; a scale unit generating a weight signal while receiving the weight of the edible substance; a control unit comprisin... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050021371 | System for facilitating weight control incorporating hand-held computing device A system and method for facilitating weight control provides dieters with the ability to maintain food consumption within the general rules of a weight control program and to maintain motivation in following these rules, incorporates a hand-held computing device to faci... | 01/27/2005 |
