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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7750255 | Hydraulic weight-measuring apparatus and method The present invention relates to a system and a method for weighing a section of a structure (1). The system comprises at least one hydraulic weight sensor device (3), adapted to be placed in at least one slot (2) under the section, a pressure s... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7633021 | Cycle counter for a loader A cycle counter system for use with a loading machine having a loading bucket. The cycle counter system includes at least one weight sensor, an operator activated control and a processing circuit. The at least one weight sensor produces a weight signal relating to a... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7612303 | Self contained axle load scale for vehicles having spring suspensions The present invention is a self-contained, low cost and robust axle scale for weighing the load on a vehicle axle comprises a pneumatically supplied axle transmitter assembly capable of gauging the vertical displacement of the axle relative to the vehicle frame resu... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7318595 | Variable ride control A skid steer vehicle has a chassis with four drive wheels suspended from the chassis that are damped by four damping cylinders. An electronic controller varies the damping of the cylinders in an automatic mode, based on certain operational parameters of the vehicle,... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314053 | Load sensing system A load sensing system for maximizing the cleaning efficiency of particulate raw materials such as sand, gravel, rock, ores, etc., in a log washer by sensing the weight of the aggregate in the log washer tank and adjusting the angle of inclination of the tank for cle... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303201 | Air suspension system for a vehicle A height control valve linkage assembly for an air suspension system, including an air bag and a height control valve controlling the supply of air to the air bag. A telescopic linkage is positioned between the arm of the height control valve and the suspension. The... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299692 | Method for determining an indicator of the stresses to which a construction vehicle tire is subjected The invention relates to a method for determining an indicator of the stresses to which a construction vehicle fire is subjected during a given period in which the product of the load transported by the vehicle and the distance traveled by the vehicle during the per... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285735 | Method of measuring the weight of bulk liquid material within a trailer Method of measuring the weight of bulk liquid material within a container of a tractor-trailer combination in which air bag pressure of a pneumatic suspension system is sensed and correlated with the weight of the bulk liquid material within the container. In accord... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276669 | Payload overload control system A work machine may have a payload overload control system. The system may include a payload carrier and a lift mechanism configured to raise and lower the payload carrier. The system may further include a payload monitor configured to determine a payload in the payl... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7234346 | System and method for detecting and displaying an amount of chemical in a cylinder or vessel A system and method for detecting and displaying the amount of chemical in a vessel. The system includes a vessel with a variable quantity of gas supported upon a moveable platform. A hydraulic load cell is positioned under the platform, and generates a hydraulic pr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7196277 | Device and apparatus for measuring the load in a chamber of a vehicle A cement mixer truck and a weight measuring system is provided, comprising a mixing chamber, at least one rear roller bearing assembly, and a front mounting assembly. The rear roller bearing assembly includes a roller bearing and a first weight measurement device. T... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193162 | Method for assessing the operation of a conveying apparatus The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for measuring the weight of material such as rock, earth, wood, pulp, grain, gravel, sand, ore, cement etc. being processed or moved by an apparatus such as a conveyor, apron conveyor or bucket elevator dr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7162347 | System and method for managing construction machinery Construction machine management, permitting operation of a construction machine only under specified conditions and inhibiting its operation in case it is in a state incongruent with preset working conditions. Working conditions for each construction machine are set... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7141746 | Device for determining on board weight of tractor-trailers and method A device and method for determining the weight carried at the axles of a tractor-trailer. The invention measures the distance that the tractor-trailer's suspension system is compressed by a load at each axle to determine the weight of the load at a tractor-trailer a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7126065 | Weighing scale adapted for allowing a user to find an optical weighing position on the scale A weighing scale having a display and processor for determining and identifying the optimal position coordinates for a load placed on the weighing scale includes a platform and a plurality of support assemblies, each containing a load cell for receiving the weight o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7072763 | Intelligent load distribution system A vehicle information system has a first load sensor for generating a first load signal based on a first vehicle load. A first position sensor generates a first position signal based on a position of a vehicle axle. A second position sensor generates a second positi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7045721 | Lifting device for use with drum weighing machine Apparatus, system and methods useful for lifting a drum to enable the drum and its contents to be accurately weighed includes a drum weighing platform engageable with the drum, at least two guide rods. The guide rods are movable upwardly in unison to move the drum w... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026557 | Apparatus and method for weighting objects on a fork lift truck This invention relates to an improved apparatus for measuring the weight of an object being carried by a fork lift truck. Accurate weight is obtained by combining the measurements of the tension load(s) exerted by the chain(s) used to lift and support the fork carry... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7009118 | Vehicle load weighing system and load cells for such systems 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... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6961676 | Apparatus for supporting maintenance check of a sensor An apparatus for supporting maintenance check of a sensor to maintain sensing accuracy, the sensor 10 generating a changeable weight signal in accordance with a load imposed on a vehicle, includes judging means 30a2 for judging whether or... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951988 | Device for weighing an object by lifting which invalidates a weight measurement reading whenever a detected shear force is too great The invention concerns a device comprising an electronic sensor (6) designed to deliver a compression signal and a shearing signal, and a comparator for comparing the shearing signal to a threshold value, so as to validate, or invalidate, the compression sign... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6946968 | Hydraulic stroke measuring system A hydraulic stroke measuring system for accurately determining the cylinder rod position within a hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic stroke measuring system includes a measurement shaft slidably positioned within a housing unit, a shaft bracket attachable between the... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6921100 | Axle weight distribution system The present invention relates to a system for adjusting weight distribution throughout all axle groups of the truck and trailer. The trailer has at least one axle group mounted on a pair of rails attached to the frame of the trailer. These axle groups are locked in ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919516 | RF multiple load cell scale Load cells forming one or more weighing scales are connected to each other and to a common concentrator which communicates to a master controller in the control house via RF wireless communication. The load cells are polled by and provide weight reading to concentra... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6820896 | Seat occupant weight sensing system A seat occupant weight sensing system includes load cells that receive the weight of a seat occupant. A microprocessor receives indication of force applied to the load cells and may also receive output from a seat belt tension sensor and/or an atmospheric pressure s... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6803530 | System and method for vehicle axle load measurement with hysteresis compensation and acceleration filter Vehicle on-board measurement of axle load and gross combined vehicle weight is improved for an air bladder suspended vehicle by allowing for suspension hysteresis. Suspension hysteresis results in at least two distinct air pressures being possible in an air bladder ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6756547 | Method and apparatus for loading and unloading equipment The present invention provides a method for lifting and lowering equipment. In a preferred embodiment, the equipment is lifted by attaching a plurality of equipment adapters to the equipment, attaching a jack assembly to each of the plurality of equipment adapters, ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6730861 | Weigh sensed lift truck forks Weigh sensed lift truck forks in which each standard fork is modified to accept an assembly including load sensing cells, spacers and a fork cover. Each cover provides protection for load cells affixed through spacers between the fork and fork cover, standard fork t... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6703569 | Roll-off truck/trailer with weighing system The present invention is directed to a roll-off truck/trailer and a method for weighing the box that is positioned horizontally on the truck/trailer. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a weighing system mounted on a roll-off truck/tra... | 03/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6627825 | Hydraulic weighing apparatus and method A hydraulic lifting and weighing system particularly for refuse collection vehicles and the like and includes means for dynamically weighing garbage. The system includes a hydraulic actuator operable to move a lifting arm and takes two measurements of the... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6601013 | Method and apparatus configured to determine the weight of a machine payload The present invention is configured to determine the weight of a payload of a mobile machine. When the machine is in motion, a force characteristic of the machine is compared with a force characteristic threshold, or range. The payload determination is ba... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598010 | Method for achieving accurate measurement of true weight The present invention is a method for achieving accurate measurement of true weight of a load by use of a weight measuring device which has the ability to be tilted by the operator about an axis, such as, but not limited to, a scale which is built into a ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6552279 | Method and apparatus configured to perform viscosity compensation for a payload measurement system The present invention provides a method and apparatus configured to perform viscosity 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 c... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6518519 | Method and apparatus for determining a weight of a payload Methods and apparatuses for determining a mass of a payload in a work machine. The work machine has a chassis, a cab coupled with the chassis, and a boom coupled with the cab. A first actuator is coupled with the boom and the cab and moves the boom relati... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6307164 | Pneumatic load measuring device for vehicles A pneumatic load measuring device for vehicles having pneumatic or air suspension systems includes a pneumatic pressure gauge calibrated to indicate the weight of the vehicle. The gauge is installed in the cab of the vehicle, where it is visible to the ve... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6266594 | Body swing control apparatus for industrial vehicles A rear axle which supports rear wheels is attached to the body of a vehicle in such a way as to be swingable up and down around a center pin. A controller detects the running state from detection values θ and V of a sensor for detecting the tire angle of... | 07/24/2001 |
