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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7232962 | Mobile hospital bed scale A mobile hospital patient bed scale is contemplated which lifts the entire bed with patient in situ on a load platform with an aperture to accommodate the undercarriage of many hospital beds such as a motor. The scale minimizes both vertical and horizontal displacem... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7199311 | Emergency medical service (EMS) stretcher digital scale Portable scale devices, apparatus and methods for use with stretchers so that emergency medical service (EMS) personal can accurately measure a patient's weight in the field so that proper medication treatment and dosage can be administered. A head plate member can ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7002083 | Hand truck weighing device and weighing method The invention includes a device for and a method of weighing. A device according to the invention is a hand truck having weight sensors in each toe-portion. A method according to the invention uses such a hand truck to provide a weight signal corresponding to the we... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6855894 | Mobile lifting device and weighing device therefor A mobile lifting device comprises a mobile frame (1, 12, 13) with a set of lift forks (3) for receiving a pallet thereon. The pallet truck is provided with a weighing device which comprises at least one pressure or strain-sensitive sensor (20) i... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6680442 | Mobile hospital bed scale A mobile hospital patient bed scale is contemplated which lifts the entire bed with patient in situ on a load platform with a non-slip surface. The scale minimizes both vertical and horizontal displacement. The platform has load cells which deliver data t... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6222137 | Dolly type drum scale A portable scale for weighing drums, cylinders and other containers is describe. The scale is lightweight and easily transportable and due to the use of three load cells instead of the traditional four, it is highly accurate even on uneven floor surfaces.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6124554 | Portable pallet scale A portable platform-scale weighing system comprises a floor dolly and lift mechanism that allow a heavy low-profile platform scale to be used practically anywhere truck cargoes need to be weighed. The low-profile platform scale includes a shear-beam load ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5990423 | Mobile hospital bed scale A mobile bed scale is contemplated which lifts the entire bed with patient in situ on a load platform with a non-slip surface. The scale minimizes both vertical and horizontal displacement. The platform has load cells which deliver data to a memory and di... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5739478 | Weighing scale A scale for weighing a load, which is made up of a base (12), a weighing platform (34) for supporting the load and a load cell (36, 98) located below the weighing platform so as to alternate between an operational position, in which the weighing platform ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5666295 | Apparatus and method for dynamic weighing of loads in hydraulically operated lifts A hydraulic lifting device, such as a forklift, is provided and is capable of dynamically measuring the weight of a load being lifted. A plurality of pressure measurements are taken during the lift for a period of time, which are stored in memory. A compu... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5482421 | Drum lifter and transporter with integral force measuring device The invention consists of an improvement to a four-wheel device used to lift drums with compressed air stored in an on-board storage tank without special straps, tools or clamps that allows the operator to lift the drum with no physical stress and to roll... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5417536 | Lift truck weighing apparatus A pallet truck has a rigid frame mounting a plurality of load cells. Ball and socket coupling devices are connected to the load cells and support a platform assembly. The frame and platform assembly are able to be elevated to lift and support an object to... | 05/23/1995 |
| 4899840 | Apparatus for weighing a pallet with a load thereon for use with a vehicle having tines or the like A weighing apparatus for a vehicle having tines in which a ramp is mounted on each tine in front of and in spaced relation to a weighing load bearing plate. The ramp and the confronting weighing load bearing plate are not mechanically joined. Below each w... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4739847 | Ink jet printer An ink jet printer comprises liquid discharge recording unit for discharging ink onto the recording surface of a recording medium and effecting recording, a transportation device removably carrying the liquid discharge recording unit and movable in a pred... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4682665 | Portable low profile mechanical scales A portable low profile mechanical scale is provided having a carriage with spaced side frames each with wheel means at one end and ground support means at the other end, spacers between the side frames holding them in fixed parallel relation, removable wh... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4666004 | Pallet truck with weighing scale A pallet truck with a fork member movable in an up-and-down manner is provided with a plurality of load cells on the tines of the fork member for weighing loads carried by the pallet truck. Each load cell is mounted by a tine of the fork member, over whic... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4638876 | Weighing apparatus A weighing apparatus for weighing eccentric loads for use with a forklift is provided, the weighing plate of the apparatus forms the loading surface of the forklift, three weight measuring systems or weighing cells which input a computing device engage wi... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4533009 | Lifting and transporting devices A device is provided with weighing apparatus mounted on the movable upper frame and means operable automatically in response to raising of the upper frame beyond its normal transport position to divert the weight of the drum from the base frame onto the w... | 08/06/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4465290 | Shopping cart with lower tray signalling device A shopping cart with a signalling device for indicating the presence of a load on the lower tray. The signalling device includes an elongated rigid member connected between the lower tray and the shopping cart basket, a second member secured to the basket... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4359099 | Portable animal weighing cart A cart for weighing small animals with the cart having a torsional undercarriage mechanism that directs the weight of an animal in a weighing pen through a single tension support member wherein the elastic deformation of the single tension support member ... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4033420 | Weighing scale This scale is primarily intended for the weighing of a hospital bed containing a patient. It may weigh an empty bed or any wheeled load. The scale is mounted on a frame which rests on the floor during a weighing operation, and is lifted off the floor onto... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4002215 | Portable weigh apparatus for measuring liquid volume An apparatus for measuring the volume of a liquid delivered in bulk to an outlet storage tank is described. A portable weigh apparatus is provided for transportation to each outlet by the delivery truck. The measuring apparatus includes a plurality of jac... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3998284 | Invalid hoists A hoist for lifting and weighing a disabled person comprises a chassis supporting an upstanding column from which a lifting arm projects. The arm can be raised and lowered by means of elevating mechanism associated with the column, and a patient to be lif... | 12/21/1976 |
