Class 340/666 - Weight

Subclass of Class 340 - Communications: electrical
Definition: Subject matter where the force is gravitationally induced.
No. of patents: 378
Last issue date: 10/04/2011

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8031080	Patient support surface with vital signs sensors A patient support surface comprises a cover defining an interior region, a modifiable support layer situated in the interior region and having at least one air bladder, and a sensor layer situated in the interior region and having at least one sensor configured to d...	10/04/2011
7999690	Door excess weight alarm A weight alarm system for indicating excess weight applied to a door is disclosed. The alarm system comprises an excess weight sensing means, such as a pressure strip means fixed around a peripheral edge of the door or a load cell fixed between the peripheral edge o...	08/16/2011
7821415	Pneumatically operated patient bed monitor A pneumatic patient bed monitor comprises a hermetically sealed flexible outer shell that contains a porous foam core having a certain volume of air. A flexible tube places the foam core in communication with a pneumatic pressure switch. The tube is hermetically sea...	10/26/2010
7804416	Methods and systems for tracking users and providing services Methods and systems for tracking users and providing services are provided. The system comprises a plurality of pressure sensors, a storage unit, at least one service providing unit having a service, and a signal processing unit. The pressure sensors detect pressure...	09/28/2010
7750817	System and method using a scale for monitoring the dispensing of a beverage The present invention provides systems and methods for monitoring the dispensing of a beverage from a dispensing apparatus into a container using a scale and other devices. Methods of the present invention may perform the following steps: measuring a scale time for ...	07/06/2010
7515059	Patient support surface with physiological sensors A patient support surface comprises a cover defining an interior region, a modifiable support layer situated in the interior region and having at least one air bladder, and a sensor layer situated in the interior region and having at least one sensor configured to d...	04/07/2009
7437787	Load-cell based hospital bed control A system for monitoring a patient on a hospital bed includes load cells and a controller for detecting patient movement on, exit from, and impending exit from the hospital bed, including movement across or outside a virtual boundary or region located on the bed. The...	10/21/2008
7436315	Passenger detection system A passenger detection system for detecting a sitting of a passenger on a seat of a vehicle has a capacitive passenger detection electrode which is embedded in the seat to detect the sitting, a surface unit attached to an upper surface of the seat, a driving unit whi...	10/14/2008
7434459	Context acquisition based on load sensing Methods and systems are described for sensing force information at a plurality of points on a continuous surface, and detecting contextual information about an object on the surface based on the distribution of force on the surface. For example, a plurality of senso...	10/14/2008
7417561	Acoustic or pneumatic pulse transfer system for event counting An event sensing component includes a housing, wherein the housing includes a first tube that is provided along an entire length of the housing, and a second tube that is provided along the entire length of the housing. The housing also includes a first connector pr...	08/26/2008
7403127	Device for establishing and/or monitoring a predetermined fill level in a container A device for establishing and/or monitoring a predetermined fill level in a container is provided, to indicate the fill level in a container and exhibiting a best possible, optimum fit for an application, which device includes: a mechanical oscillatory structure pla...	07/22/2008
7385520	Child restraint system comprising weight sensor A child restraint system for transporting a child within an automotive vehicle includes a weight sensor for determining the weight of the child and compares the child's weight to a recommended weight range. The weight sensor is disposed within a cushion that lines a...	06/10/2008
7378975	Method and apparatus for mitigating the risk of pressure sores There is provided herein a sensor/monitor combination designed to reduce the risk of pressure ulcer occurrence in immobile patients, wherein the level of patient activity is tracked to determine whether or not that patient has exhibited sufficient activity to merit ...	05/27/2008
7362226	Control system, surface, and control device The present invention provides a control system including: plural wireless measuring units, each of which, when receiving a radio signal, uses the signal as an energy source to measure a physical quantity, and generates and sends a radio signal having an attribute r...	04/22/2008
7358861	Electronic floor display with alerting Embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic floor display system with an alerting feature to encourage persons standing near or on the floor display system to look down and observe its display. ...	04/15/2008
7352544	Method and apparatus for providing a remedial strategy for an electrical circuit A method and electrical circuit for dynamic reconfiguration of a DC-to-AC inverter comprising first and second power rails where each the rails has a power source. The method comprises monitoring the first and second power rails for short-circuit failure; and upon f...	04/01/2008
7351145	Method and apparatus for accumulating betting data in games of chance A gaming method and apparatus enabling a casino to track the average amount that a player bets at a gaming table, the total amount of player bets at a gaming table (handle) and the players win/loss experience, by measuring and recording into an electronic file each ...	04/01/2008
7348880	Occupant detection and temperature forewarn safety system and method A system and method are provided for alerting of an occupant endangered by being situated in a variable temperature setting. The system can be utilized within a motor vehicle, and occupants include an infant, a child, a person, and an animal or pet. In an aspect, wh...	03/25/2008
7331071	Method and apparatus for detecting the presence or absence of a person on a flexible support A method and apparatus is disclosed for sensing when a person is disposed on or arises from a support that flexes or sags when a person is disposed thereon. Such supports include beds, supports for a mattress or a seat, such as a sling-type seat found on wheelchairs...	02/19/2008
7332679	Weighing device equipped with power supply mechanism having fixed section and movable section A weighing section includes a plurality of weighing members and a power supply mechanism. The weighing members weigh an object while moving. The power supply mechanism includes a fixed section, a rotatable section moving along the movement of the weighing members, a...	02/19/2008
7333023	Occupant classification system and method A system for classifying an occupant located on a vehicle seat comprising a controller configured to receive signals from a plurality of sensors for detecting the vertical forces on the seat. The controller is configured to determine whether the detected vertical fo...	02/19/2008
7330127	Force optimization surface apparatus and method A support surface includes a cover defining an interior region, a mattress core located in the interior region, and a force sensor located in the interior region. ...	02/12/2008
7325870	Child restraint system with in-motion belt status monitoring A child restraint system includes a belt assembly for restraining a child occupant and a control unit for monitoring proper adjustment of the belt assembly. The belt assembly may include a belt harness affixed to the child restraint system or a vehicle belt seat. Th...	02/05/2008
7317392	Apparatus for occupant detection An apparatus for occupant detection in a vehicle, including a dielectric substrate with a reference plane, and a plurality of electrodes forming a capacitive array on said dielectric substrate and coupled to said reference plane. Each of the plurality of electrodes ...	01/08/2008
7295910	Vehicle occupant discriminating apparatus A vehicle occupant discrimination apparatus is provided, which is capable of precisely discriminating a vehicle occupant using load data detected by a small number of load sensors for detecting a load applied to a vehicle seat. In a vehicle occupant discrimination a...	11/13/2007
7295110	Locking storage device and method of depositing and removing an object in/from said device The invention relates to a locking storage device in which objects are deposited for the later removal thereof. The inventive device consists of: at least one safe-deposit box (2) which is intended to house the object and which comprises a door (3) and...	11/13/2007
7289096	Shift register and a display device using the same A shift register in which multiple stages are connected one after another to each other, the multiple stages having a first stage in which a start signal is coupled to an input terminal, the shift register sequentially outputting output signals of respective stages....	10/30/2007
7289034	Sensor drive control method and sensor-equipped radio terminal device A radio terminal device realizing reduced power consumption and prompt detection of detection object by using a first sensor and a second sensor whose ON/OFF states are opposite and whose operations are synchronized. When the first sensor detects a detection object,...	10/30/2007
7289035	Seat folding apparatus with a passive radio frequency link and foreign object detection system A seat folding apparatus is provided with a passive Rf frequency link that requires that a person be within a certain limited distance from the vehicle to operate the seat folding mechanism. A foreign object detection system, such as a plurality of weight sensors, i...	10/30/2007
7288009	Apparatus and method for interconnecting a child seat and monitoring system A child seat adapted for use in a vehicle, the child seat comprising: a base portion; a carrier portion configured to be removably secured to the base portion; a restraint system component; a sensor for providing a signal indicative of a state of the restraint syste...	10/30/2007
7271730	Occupant determination apparatus and occupant determination method An occupant determination apparatus and an occupant determination method accurately determine a size of an occupant, with a simple configuration where a plurality of electrodes are arranged on one layer, and eliminate errors due to the capacitance between an occupan...	09/18/2007
7271712	Vehicle seatbelt usage sensing apparatus and method for generating and transmitting a seatbelt warning signal A seatbelt usage sensing apparatus for use with a vehicle which includes a seat assembly, an occupant sensor, a seatbelt sensor, and a warning signal generator. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion that is adapted to be occupied by a seat occupant in an occupie...	09/18/2007
7263734	Magnetically retained CPR dump The present invention involves a patient support system. The support system has a fluid bladder and a container. The container has an air pump, a manifold and a CPR dump system. The CPR dump system has a manifold aperture, a plug positioned in the manifold's apertur...	09/04/2007
7256358	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. ...	08/14/2007
7253366	Exit alarm for a hospital bed triggered by individual load cell weight readings exceeding a predetermined threshold A system for monitoring a patient on a hospital bed includes load cells and a controller for detecting patient movement on, exit from, and impending exit from the hospital bed, including movement across or outside a virtual boundary or region located on the bed. The...	08/07/2007
7239950	Passenger detection device A passenger detection device for a vehicle is provided with multiple load sensors, each of which detects a load on a seat of the vehicle within a predetermined detection range of the load sensor, and an ECU that determines passenger information of the seat. The ECU ...	07/03/2007
7239724	Security identification system and method An identification system (10) of the present invention is used at airport terminals, bus stations, government buildings, and the like. The identification system (10) includes a controller (26), a pair of spaced stations or checkpoints (12, 14...	07/03/2007
7233239	Method and apparatus for detecting improper installation of child seat in a vehicle A method and apparatus for detecting an improperly installed auxiliary child seat of the type that is secured in a motor vehicle by the seatbelt, and providing an alert to a vehicle operator in the case of improper installation. A seat occupancy sensor, a seatbelt b...	06/19/2007
7230530	Child seat safety system for vehicles A vehicle safety system includes independently operable child location determining mechanism that has a sound wave emitting module nested therein and care giver location determining mechanism for determining a location of the care giver. The care giver location dete...	06/12/2007
7224270	Child seat and monitoring system A child seat adapted for use in a vehicle, the child seat comprising: a shell portion; a harness for securing a child to the child seat, the harness comprising adjustable harness tether(s) secured to the shell portion at one end and having a latch plate at the other...	05/29/2007

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