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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5065828 | Hydraulic control system for weighing A hydraulic bypass control system for tapping off the lift circuit of a hydraulically operated lifting device. The bypass control system slowly releases hydraulic fluid from the lift circuit and directs it back to the reservoir in a controlled manner so a... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5065829 | Hydraulic control system for weighing An hydraulic bypass control system for tapping off the lift circuit of an hydraulically operated lifting device. The bypass control system slowly releases hydraulic fluid from the lift circuit and directs it back to the reservoir in a controlled manner so... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5064008 | Hydraulic control system for weighing An hydraulic bypass control system for tapping off the lift circuit of an hydraulically operated lifting device. The bypass control system slowly releases hydraulic fluid from the lift circuit and directs it back to the reservoir in a controlled manner so... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5038876 | Hydraulic control system for weighing An hydraulic bypass control system for tapping off the lift circuit of an hydraulically operated lifting device. The bypass control system slowly releases hydraulic fluid from the lift circuit and directs it back to the reservoir in a controlled manner so... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5004392 | Device for emptying containers, especially refuse bins Equipment for handling containers such as refuse bins for garbage, comprising lifting and tipping structures which are power actuated, and comprising automatic control systems employing micro-processors, sensing and read-out devices by which there is effe... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4995468 | Load weight measuring system mounted on a construction machine A load weight measuring system mounted on a construction machine which, in order to prevent overload, subtracts the weight (Wn) of load that is really loaded relative to the predetermined weight (Wo) of load, to display a residual weight (W'n) ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4981186 | Truck load weighing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for load weight determination of the truck including the steps of loading the truck, sensing the pressure of the tilting cylinders to determine the amount of load, indicating the load weight, providing feedback on the affect of vari... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4919222 | Dynamic payload monitor A dynamic payload monitor measures and displays payload weight for a loader vehicle by sensing the hydraulic pressure and position of the lift arm cylinders. The payload weight is computed by curve fitting the sensed cylinder pressure and position data to... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4854406 | Weighing system A weighing system for a refuse truck having lifting means for engaging and lifting a refuse container. The weighing system comprises a transducer which is mounted on the lifting means of the truck for sensing the weight of the refuse container for produci... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4854407 | System for measuring air pressure on drive axles of road tractor trailers and load distribution A system for measuring the load on drive axles of tractors of over the road semitrailers and for determining load distribution on the front and drive axles of the tractor and the rear axles of the trailer. A calibratable air pressure gauge, placed in the ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4852674 | Method for displaying load distribution by monitoring a work vehicle suspension In the field of off-highway trucks, overloading and disproportionate load placement lead to undesirable vehicle stresses. The present invention pertains to an apparatus for displaying the distribution of the load, in an off-highway truck, to both the truc... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4845648 | Apparatus and method for on-board measuring of the load carried by a truck body The invention relates to an apparatus for accurately measuring the weight of a load carried by a truck body which is pivotally mounted on a truck frame. With the truck body in its lowered position, the apparatus is located along an interface between the t... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4839835 | Apparatus and method responsive to the on-board measuring of the load carried by a truck body The invention relates to an apparatus for accurately measuring the weight of a load carried by a truck body which is mounted on a truck frame. The apparatus is located along an interface between the truck frame with the load carried by the truck body and ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4835719 | Method for monitoring payload A payload monitoring system of a work vehicle includes a software controlled method of predicting when one additional bucketload of material will properly fill the vehicle to its rated capacity. The system calculates the actual magnitude of each bucketloa... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4832141 | Vehicle mounted load indicator system A system for use on vehicles having air bag suspension components to provide the operator an accurate reading of the weight of the load carried. Air bag inflation is controlled by a height control valve to maintain a load carrying platform of the vehicle ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4824315 | Equipment for emptying containers statement as to rights to inventions made under federally-sponsored research and development An emptying utility for containers, in particular for emptying garbage containers into the collecting tank of a garbage truck, is equipped with a weighing device which determines during the uninterrupted progress of the emptying operation, in one or two t... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4792004 | Weight scale for a hydraulic loader and related method A weight scale for a loader operated by a hydraulic system incorporated in equipment and a related method are provided. The scale includes a pressure gauge installed in a hydraulic line of the hydraulic system. The gauge may either be located at a loader ... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4771837 | Weighing system A weighing system for a refuse truck having lifting means for engaging and lifting a refuse container. The weighing system comprises a transducer which is mounted on the lifting means of the truck for sensing the weight of the refuse container for produci... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4691792 | Method and apparatus for measuring net weight of load loaded on vehicle A method for measuring the weight of a load loaded in a vessel of a vehicle such as, for example, a large-sized dump truck comprises steps of detecting the axial force applied to each of suspension cylinders mounted between the vehicle body frame and axle... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4651838 | Air spring control system and method A method and system are set forth for determining the force necessary to separate a first and a second mass by using an inflatable member such as an air spring. More specifically, the invention includes a system and method for load leveling of a vehicle. ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4635739 | Payload monitor An apparatus determines the payload carried in a work vehicle by periodically measuring the pressure of a fluid contained within front and rear suspension struts. The struts are connected in supporting relation between a load carrying portion and a ground... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4630227 | Apparatus and method for on-board measuring of the load carried by a truck body The invention relates to an apparatus for accurately measuring the weight of a load carried by a truck body which is pivotally mounted on a truck frame. With the truck body in its lowered position, the apparatus is located along an interface between the t... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4627013 | Load weight indicating system for load moving machine A load weight calculating system for a load moving machine, such as a hydraulic excavator, including a support, and a front attachment pivotably supported by the support. The front attachment includes a first linkage element pivotably supported by the sup... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4606419 | Truck mounted load scale An air/hydraulic scale for use on a truck or trailer and having frame mounted hydraulic cylinders with piston rods contactible with a vehicle axle. Fluid expelled from the cylinders actuates a load indicating displacement cylinder located adjacent the loa... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4588038 | Load weight measuring method In a measuring method of a load weight carried by a vehicle wherein the load weight is measured by subtracting the weight of vehicle when the vehicle is empty from the weight of the vehicle when it is loaded, the load weight being supported by suspension ... | 05/13/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4456084 | Vehicle load monitoring system A system for monitoring the load carried by a vehicle includes a plurality of load cells, each extending between the load bed and the unsprung portion of the vehicle suspension. Each load cell includes an hydraulic cylinder which generates an hydraulic fo... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4361198 | Scale pad and valve structure A horizontal table is provided for rigid support from a vehicle mounting portion and an upper plate including a downwardly directed peripheral flange is centered over the table and a diaphragm is sealingly secured to and extends between remote portions of... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4230196 | Load weighing and accumulating system and method for hydraulic loader A loader includes a lift arm assembly, raised by hydraulic lift cylinders and carrying a load bucket. Alignment members mounted respectively on the loader frame and lift arm assembly, and visible to the loader operator, identify the weigh position of the ... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4162710 | Log truck scale pad and pop-off valve A horizontal table is provided including a depending central support portion for rigid support from a vehicle mounting portion. An upper top plate including a downwardly directed peripheral flange is centered over the table and a diaphragm is sealingly se... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4103752 | Fifth wheel scale apparatus Weighing apparatus for a fifth wheel assembly, including a rockable subframe adapted for carrying such an assembly constructed for pivotal mounting with respect to an underlying vehicle frame. An inflatable air pad is disposed beneath the subframe, and is... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4055255 | Measured material delivery apparatus and method Apparatus and method for delivering a measured amount of material to a receiving area includes a dispensing bucket on a carriage assembly that is pivoted about a horizontal axis on the free end of a vehicle-supported boom adapted to scoop up the material ... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4007894 | Method and apparatus for minimizing axial friction forces in a cylinder-piston shock absorber The weight and balance of an aircraft is determined by measuring the pressure of a fluid in a variable volume chamber provided in a piston-cylinder shock absorber assembly of the landing gear strut. In order to minimize axial friction forces in the assemb... | 02/15/1977 |
