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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4548285 | Measurement of surface area for electrodeposition plating processes A method and apparatus for accurately calculating the plating area and current plating density for an etched circuit in connection with the electrodeposition of conducting material upon printed circuit boards used in electronic apparatus, including a syst... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4538692 | Method and apparatus for combination weighing with multiple storage cups for each scale hopper A weighing system for making a predetermined weight of a product comprised of individual articles having variable weights by selecting the product stored in a combination of a predetermined number of storage cups. Quantities of the product having targeted... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4537229 | Automatic weighing apparatus and method An apparatus for automatically weighing out articles of a type having an apparent specific gravity which is not constant includes means for weighing out the articles into a batch having a target weight, means for filling a constant volume with the weighed... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4535854 | Calibration method and apparatus for an electronic weight indicator An electronic weight indicator adapted to convert an analog output of a load cell into a digital display which, after initial calibration, automatically corrects for dead load, drift and other calibration errors introduced by the circuitry. The meter can ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535855 | Article discharge apparatus and method in automatic weighing system In an apparatus and method for discharging weighed articles in a combinatorial weighing system, weighed articles discharged from a plurality of weighing hoppers are selectively released into first and second collecting routes of a collecting chute. The ou... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535856 | Combination weighing machine having short search A combination weighing machine for forming a charge of product closely approximating a target amount includes a plurality of weigh scales, each of which receives a quantity of product and produces a signal proportional to the quantity of product received.... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4534428 | Vibratory feeder control for a weighing system A combination weighing machine has a plurality of scales that are periodically dumped and reloaded with products from a bulk container. In each cycle of machine operation, the loaded scales are surveyed, and a combination of the scales which most accurate... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4533006 | Combinatorial measuring method and apparatus A plurality of weighing data are combined to find a total weight combination closest to a preset value within an allowable preset range. Articles are discharged from those weighing machines which give such a total weight combination. For such a combinator... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4529049 | Combinatorial weighing or counting method A combinatorial weighing or counting method of the type in which weight data items from a plurality of weighing machines are combined to find an optimum combination giving a total combined value equal or closest to a target value within preset allowable l... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4529050 | Combination weighing machine with adaptive signal correction A combination weighing machine has a plurality of weigh scales which provide signals representative of the weight of product in each scale. A search control receives the weight signals and selects a combination of the scales which together compose a charg... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4527645 | Combinatorial weighing method and apparatus A combinatorial weighing system having N weighing machines for weighing out articles to a final target weight value P which is greater than the maximum weighing capacity of the system. The system operates by discharging articles from all N weighing machin... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4526244 | Method for continuous weighing of divided products and apparatus for putting method to use A method and apparatus for continuous weighing of divided products being transported along a conveyor belt is provided, wherein a unit of linear displacement for the belt of the conveyor is defined, called a unit of belt space, and a variable called a bel... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4522275 | Cash totalizing apparatus and method Apparatus which includes a plurality of separate weight-responsive, electronic measuring elements, such as load cells, disposed on a base insertable into the bottom of a cash drawer or the like. The drawer has a number of compartments to hold coins of dif... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4520883 | Combinatorial weighing method and apparatus with volume sensing A weighing and packaging system operates by combining weight data from a plurality of weighing machines, obtaining a combination of weighing machines giving a total combined weight value equal to a target value or closest to the target value within preset... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4516643 | Combinatorial weighing method and apparatus A combinatorial weighing method and apparatus in which weight data from N-number of weighing machines containing articles are combined to obtain an optimum combination of weighing machines giving a total combined weight value of articles equal to a preset... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4513830 | Method and arrangement for determination of values relating to the mass of a flow of material A method and apparatus for continuous weighing of a fluid material is described, wherein the material is continuously fed to a weighing container and discharged therefrom, the weighing of the material during filling and the estimated weight thereof during... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4512428 | Weighing apparatus and method An electronic weighing apparatus and method is disclosed which enables the counting of an unknown quantity of items or samples such as currency, coupons, coins or similar items of a nominally uniform weight. The apparatus includes an electronic scale whic... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4512427 | Combinatorial weighing method and apparatus A combinatorial weighing method and apparatus for providing a total weight value within set allowable limits even if weight values produced by weighing machines fluctuate due to externally applied vibration or the like. The method includes obtaining an op... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4511010 | Combinatorial weighing method and apparatus therefor In a combinatorial weighing system in which weight data from a plurality of weighing machines containing articles are combined to obtain an optimum combination of weighing machines giving a total combined weight value of articles equal to a target value o... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4511009 | Combinatorial weighing apparatus and method A combinatorial weighing system having a row of weighing hoppers provided on corresponding weighing machines, a plurality of tiltable pool trays provided diagonally above corresponding ones of the weighing hoppers, the pool trays being provided at a heigh... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4509608 | Method of selecting electronic scale operating mode, and electronic scale using said method A method of selecting the operating mode of an electronic scale, and an electronic scale using said method, wherein either a computing mode or a checking mode is selected and operation is executed based on the selected mode. The computing mode is a mode w... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4509609 | Weighbelt apparatus A weighbelt is conventionally placed in or associated with a production line for weighing material supplied during production. The weighbelt of the invention has a belt 10 which can be lifted by rollers 18 out of contact with a planar support plate 16 wit... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4508185 | Combinatorial weighing method A combinatorial weighing method which includes steps of dividing a target weight value, set for articles which are to be weighed out, into a plurality of target values, and executing combinatorial computations with respect to each of the target values on ... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4508186 | Weighing method and apparatus therefor A weighing method and apparatus for charging articles to be weighed into a plurality of weighing hoppers, measuring the weights of batches of the charged articles by weight sensors, selecting, based on the measured weight of each article batch, a combinat... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4499960 | Method for measuring the weight of bulk goods loaded by a hydraulic excavator The present invention is directed towards a method for measuring the weight of bulk goods loaded or, alternatively, loading performance over time of hydraulic earth moving machines, excavators or similar machines which are provided with a hydraulically op... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4491189 | Combinatorial weighing method and apparatus A combinatorial weighing method and apparatus which operates by weighing plural groups of articles of various weighs by a plurality of weighing machines, finding the sums of all conceivable combinations of these weight values or of given combinations ther... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4487278 | Instrument for providing automatic measurement of test weight An instrument for automatically and accurately determining the "test weight" of grain, utilizes a confined column having a constant cross sectional area with means for sequentially dumping a plurality of batches of grain from the column and weighing the b... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4487276 | Scale of flat construction The scale is of limited height and utilizes Z-shaped flexures between the load frame and support frame. The scale can be placed in a hospital bed for weighing bed-ridden patients or for monitoring weight variations in bed-ridden patients. A cart is provid... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4480705 | Platform calibration factor for conveyor inclination angle A method for measuring the weight of material carried by a moving conveyor belt at an angle to the horizontal and passing over a belt scale, and a method for calibrating the belt scale under actual field conditions using previously determined calibration ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4479559 | Method and apparatus for weighing material A method and apparatus for separately weighing, by means of a common scale, contributions of material for multiple streams, such material typically being printed papers, such as from a printing press. Material that is to be weighed, which is typically was... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4473126 | Combination weighing system A novel type of combination weighing system is provided; wherein two combination weighing devices are provided for weighing two kinds of articles, respectively, the first device and its associated combination selecting circuits are used for obtaining some... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4470166 | Combination weighing system The method of delivering quantities of product measured by weight with each quantity being of an acceptable weight relative to a reference weight, utilizing a set of balances each adapted to weigh a fraction of said quantity and each adapted for unloading... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4466500 | Combination weighing system A combination weighing system searches a plurality of scales for a combination which provides a minimum total weight of product not less than a pre-established target weight. The search for the best combination is performed on the basis of an ordered sear... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4466499 | Combinatorial counting method A combinatorial counting method for weighing a multiplicity of articles by one or a plurality of weighing machines, dividing the resulting plurality of weights by a unit weight to convert the weights into respective numbers, finding combinations of these ... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4465149 | Method of zero adjustment for combinatorial weighing or counting system A method of zero adjustment for a combinatorial weighing or counting system which operates by weighing batches of articles by use of a plurality of weighing machines, computing combinations of the respective weight values of the batches of articles in the... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4462474 | Weight monitoring apparatus A weight monitoring apparatus which is suitable for use in a computerized control system and which provides a visual net relative weight indication, as well as an alarm, indicative that an alarm level weight is being approached by the article being weighe... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4461363 | High-speed capacitive weighing method and apparatus The mass of an object dropped through a capacitive sensing transducer having a pair of spaced plates is determined independently of the spatial orientation of the object as it passes through the transducer, and independently of whether the object is entir... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4460054 | Method and apparatus for portion control The manual portioning of non-uniform bulk products, such as the bagging of freshly prepared food products in fast-food restaurants, is controlled by a method and means which provide rapid and accurate individual portioning and consistently accurate feedba... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4448272 | Method and apparatus for feeding, weighing and releasing fiber Method and apparatus for feeding, weighing and releasing a predetermined quantity of fiber in reoccurring cycles for use in a fiber blending operation or the like whereby the quantity of fiber released in each cycle is maintained at an essentially constan... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4446937 | Method of treating combination defectiveness in combinatorial weighing or counting A method of treating combination defectiveness in combinatorial weighing or counting. In cases where no combination which satisfies a set value is obtained, the amounts of articles in one or more of the combinatorial weighing or counting machines are auto... | 05/08/1984 |
