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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120010840 | CALIBRATION DEVICE FOR A FORCE-MESURING DEVICE, AND FORCE-MEASURING DEVICE The invention concerns a calibration device (40) for a force-measuring device (1), specifically a balance, with an electrically controllable force-generating means (41) designed to be coupled to a force-measuring cell (10) of a force-measurin... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110276298 | Visual Weight Compensation A method for determining a corrected weight of a mixed volume, by gravimetrically measuring a total weight of the mixed volume, creating an image of the mixed volume, detecting at least one selected component within the image of the mixed volume, estimating a component ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110267200 | WEIGH-IN-MOTION SCALE A system includes a camera, a weigh-in-motion scale, and a processor. The camera is configured to capture one or more images of a vehicle as the vehicle goes over the weigh-in-motion scale. The weigh-in-motion scale is configured to generate one or more weight measureme... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110082660 | WEIGHING SYSTEM A weighing system is equipped with a plurality of weighing units, a combinatorial computing section, a weight checking unit, a correction value computing section and a correction value inputting section. The weighing units weigh goods. The combinatorial computing sectio... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110066394 | System for Determining the Load Mass of a Load Carried by a Hoist Cable of a Crane The present disclosure relates to a system for determining the load mass of a load carried by a hoist cable of a crane, said system comprising a measurement arrangement for measuring the cable load in the hoist cable and a calculation unit for determining the load mass ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20100294572 | DYNAMIC THICKNESS ADAPTATION FOR AN IN-LINE SCALE Methods and apparatus for weighing an article, such as a mail piece, while the article is moving at high speed. An article (900) is received from an intake transport (1200), and gripped in a weighing station (1310), in between a capstan roller and a... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100256941 | Verification of Scale Calibration Method and Apparatus A method of determining whether a scale in a fluid handling device needs to be calibrated includes weighing a storage tank of fluid a first time with a scale, transferring the fluid from the storage tank to an area of known volume, weighing the storage tank at a second ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100114507 | METHOD FOR GRAVIMETRIC VOLUME DETERMINATION A method of gravimetric volume determination is described in which a load cell can be calibrated either outside of an analytic analyzer for gravimetric calibration of said analyzer, or in a fully automated manner inside said analyzer.... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100023293 | DYNAMIC POSTURAL APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A BALANCED BIPED POSTURE Scales for detecting equilibrium anomalies of a human body include force sensors under a dynamic. A processing unit determines, from signals of the sensors, the total weight of a subject on the plate. The weight is viewed on a display. Deformable members associated with... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100004876 | METHOD OF MONITORING AND/OR DETERMINING THE CONDITION OF A FORCE-MEASURING DEVICE, AND FORCE-MEASURING DEVICE An interior space of the at least one housing of a force-measuring device is filled with a gas composition that is distinguishable in at least one parameter from the ambient atmosphere. A sensor that is arranged in the interior space, or on the housing, measures this di... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090271136 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING SEEDERS A calibration device for calibrating a metering system that dispenses a product to a seeder towed by a farm vehicle is provided for obtaining and maintaining a desired rate of delivery of the product from the seeder. The calibration device comprises a first console port... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090187349 | Consumption Monitoring Device Described is a consumption monitoring device for monitoring the amount of consumables consumed by an animal during a monitoring period. More specifically, the consumption monitoring device measures the weight of the consumables, which are contained within a receptacle, ... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090119051 | Method and Apparatus for Verifying Scale Calibration An apparatus and method are provided in order to verify the calibration on the fluid handling system. A magnet coupled to the scale is used to attach a precalibrated weight so that a controller in the system can determine if the scale needs to be calibrated. This way a ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090044594 | Method and Device for Calibrating a Weighing System of a Blast Furnace Top Hopper A method for calibrating a weighing system of a blast furnace top hopper and a corresponding weighing system are disclosed. The method comprises the step of using at least one actuator for exerting a vertical net force with a certain magnitude onto the hopper, so as to ... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090031781 | Scale with Gravity Calibration Feature A scale includes a self-calibration feature that enables the scale to automatically determine an appropriate gravity strength value for an operating location of the scale.... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080319698 | INTELLIGENT VEHICLE LOAD MEASURING SYSTEM AND METHOD An intelligent vehicle load measuring system includes a sensor installed in the shock-absorber of every wheel of a vehicle to detect the extension length data of the associating shock-absorber when the vehicle carries a load, a calculation unit coupled to the sensors to... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080262774 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE-COMPENSATED MEASURING OF A LOAD A method for temperature-compensated weight measurement includes receiving a first output signal from a load sensor device coupled to a structural member, receiving a second output signal from a temperature sensor device, and calculating a load weight value by using the... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080255790 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING A SCALE A method of calibrating a scale which enforces exercise requirements. The method includes causing an interface to provide a first indication to place weight on the scale by control circuitry of the scale, receiving weight signals from a load cell by the control circuitr... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080228425 | SYSTEM FOR COMPENSATING FOR CREEP AND HYSTERESIS IN A LOAD CELL A method of compensating for hysteresis in a load cell, by: (a) pre-calibrating a load cell by: measuring load cell deflection under progressively increasing loads; determining a first set of coefficients correlating the deflection of the load cell to the measured load ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080119967 | Onboard Aircraft Weight And Balance System An onboard system for determining the instantaneous weight and balance of an aircraft simply, reliably, accurately, and requiring a minimum amount of calibration includes a memory for storing previously determined breakout friction data of the aircraft's landing gear sh... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080103716 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFICATION OF A VERIFIABLE DEVICE Systems and methods for effectuating verification and certification of verifiable devices. Preferably, but not necessarily, such certification occurs or is communicated remotely. A verifiable device may be directly or indirectly connected to an appropriate regulatory ag... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080059097 | Digital scale A scale is provided that switches a scale interval according to the degree of variation of sampled data and acquires a highly reliable weight value based on the switched scale interval. The scale is a digital scale which computes a weight value based on a predetermined ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080010033 | Measurement correction device and method A measurement correction device and method for its use. The measurement correction device is used to detect a change in scale resulting from its replication wherein the replication is made without attention to the scale. In one exemplary application, the measurement cor... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070074910 | ELECTRONIC SCALE WITH OVERLOAD INDICATION ON DISPLAY SCREEN An electronic scale comprising a display screen for digitally displaying the weight of an object, a processing device for controlling the scale and the display screen, wherein the display screen displays an indication of weight relative to overload. ... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20070073505 | Method for weighing apparatus calibration management A weighing apparatus calibration method uses a test mass, a material and a terminal to calculate and compare the total weight of the test mass and material to determine if the total capacity of the weighing apparatus has been calibrated. A system for managing calibratio... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20060161386 | Weighing system using electromagnetic force compensation A weighing system, using the principle of electromagnetic force compensation, which includes a permanent magnet system (14) having an air gap, a shielding cover (12), a coil (13) located inside the air gap, a transmission lever (7) to whose l... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060100808 | Method and apparatus for performing temperature compensation for a payload measurement system The present invention provides a method and apparatus configured to perform relative load compensation for a payload measurement system of a machine. The machine has at least one cylinder for elevating a payload carrier. The cylinder is connected to a fluid circuit havi... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060074578 | System for detecting an incorrect payload lift A system for validating a payload weight measurement for a machine includes a pressure sensor configured to generate a pressure signal indicative of an actuating fluid pressure associated with a fluid cylinder operatively coupled to a work implement of the machine. An e... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060064264 | Load cells for use in high precision load measuring system The present invention relates to a load cell operable with a vehicle having a chassis and a container carried by the chassis, with the load cell supported by the chassis and supporting the container for measuring the weight of the container and any load therein, and to ... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060058975 | Weight measuring device A weight measuring device comprises a load detecting section for constantly detecting a load value (W) of a sample placed on a measuring pan; a moving average processing section for calculating a moving average (Wa) of the detected load value (W); a load changing rate c... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20060016242 | Systems for compensating for creep and hysteresis in a load cell A method of compensating for hysteresis in a load cell, by: (a) pre-calibrating a load cell by: measuring load cell deflection under progressively increasing loads; determining a first set of coefficients correlating the deflection of the load cell to the measured load ... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050261852 | Calibration assisting method, device and system A calibration assisting device includes a reference load data storage means 30d for storing, as a reference load data, the reference load data produced from load sensor 10 when a desired reduced quantity is generated in a vehicle weight measuring de... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050159910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING MATERIAL ADDED TO A VESSEL UNDER A VACUUM The present invention relates generally to weight measurement methods and systems, and more specifically, to weight measurement methods and systems for material in a dynamic vacuum material transfer or other system utilizing differential conveying fluid pressure. The in... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050150695 | Method for replacing digital load cells To provide a method with which one or more digital load cells of a load-receiving device can be replaced without the weighing system having to be newly calibrated, it is proposed that, in the event of a replacement, at least one of the previous load cells remains in the... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050149284 | Method of tuning a sensor array for occupancy sensing in a vehicle seat A method of tuning the output of a sensor array for a vehicle seat occupancy sensing system that is used with a neural net for occupancy classification. The method includes the step of pressing a series of seat cushion body pressure distribution forms in a series of pre... | 07/07/2005 |
| 20050149461 | Method of occupancy classification in a vehicle seat A method of recognizing and classifying the occupancy in a vehicle seat having an occupancy sensing system, including the steps of sensing the output of an array of sensors that detect a physical presence in a seat and applying the sensor array output as a vector repres... | 07/07/2005 |
| 20050059367 | Calibration of received signal strength indication Calibration of received signal strength indication (RSSI) within a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) begins by concurrently enables a transmitter portion and receiver portion. With both the transmitter and receiver enabled, the RFIC provides a zero input to the ... | 03/17/2005 |
