Class 177/142 - Building

Subclass of Class 177 - Weighing scales
Definition: Apparatus in which the weigher is installed in or on a part
No. of patents: 22
Last issue date: 04/08/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7355131	Bathroom vanity with storage for a weigh scale A novel bathroom vanity provides storage space for a bathroom scale and makes efficient use of the volume occupied in the bathroom by the vanity. In several embodiments, the bathroom scale is stored in a drawer in a kick panel, the drawer being moved between a close...	04/08/2008
7341067	Method of managing the cleaning of heat transfer elements of a boiler within a furnace A method of cleaning a heat transfer element within a boiler furnace is provided. The method includes the steps of allowing a furnace to operate and deposit ash on a heat transfer element, determining an efficiency rate for at least one cleaning element, and managin...	03/11/2008
7323644	Apparatus for measuring weight of powdered and granular materials A weight measuring apparatus housing therein a load cell for measuring the weight of material stored in a material storage tank in which the tank has a material feeding opening. The tank includes a shoulder frame fixed to only the tank and a support arm penetrating ...	01/29/2008
7318358	Strain sensor that compensates for thermal strain A strain sensor includes a sensor body extending substantially in a plane. The sensor body is substantially symmetric in the plane about a first axis and a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The sensor body includes a plurality of sensor body porti...	01/15/2008
7316168	Force-sensing bearing The invention relates to a roller bearing comprising curved running paths, in addition to roller bodies and strain gauge sensors which are arranged between said running paths, said sensors being located in a groove on the outer diameter of the outer ring and/or on t...	01/08/2008
7267001	Apparatus for securely mounting and continuously monitoring the weight of a liquified gas tank A bottle plate mates or is integrated with brackets for mounting a gas bottle atop the plate. An aft end of the bottle plate is spacedly affixed to a top of a base plate, the bottle plate being bendable about its aft end corresponding to the weight of a bottle mount...	09/11/2007
7143643	Spring load correction method and device A spring has a fixed end and a free end, the free end when elevated to a specific elevation from the fixed end produces a load on an object. A spring constant of the spring is calculated, a load correction amount for correcting load of the spring is calculated using...	12/05/2006
7112749	Sensor mounting apparatus for minimizing parasitic stress A compliant interface (14,16) for vehicular seat weight sensors minimizes parasitic stresses affecting sensor output. In one embodiment, an integral compliant interface (14) has an annular flange (14a) attached to a post extending from th...	09/26/2006
6900398	Floor scales The invention, an improved removable personal scale and a means to mount into a pit prepared in masonry or an opening in a framed floor while viewing is either or both direct or remote readout. This invention is an easily removed and replaced scale having a planar p...	05/31/2005
6864436	Wireless electronic scale A wireless electronic scale essentially comprises a pair of wirelessly connected modules, a weight sensor pad and a display that would function like a bathroom scale. The weight sensor pad is placed on the floor and measures the user's weight and the display is wall...	03/08/2005
6787713	Load cell and weighing system for cryogenic tanks A load cell and system for detecting the quantity of liquid carbon dioxide in a tank includes load cells positioned between the legs of the tank and a surface. Each load cell includes a frame constructed from a folded metal plate so that a top panel, sides and ends ...	09/07/2004
6781067	Floor tile scale with wall display A body weigh scale that mounts into a floor of a room, for example in the floor of a bathroom, and that is designed to receive tiles or other floor covering materials thereon. A weighing mechanism of the body weigh scale generates weight information and transmits th...	08/24/2004
6603082	Device for controlling a physical system A device for controlling a physical system, such as a flow of pedestrians, in an extended area is suggested. In comprises a plurality of identical cell units with preferably hexagonal shape. The cell units are assembled in tile-like manner to form a floor...	08/05/2003
6596949	Tank weighing assembly with integrated tank mount and load cell A tank weighing assembly includes a shear-web load cell in the form of an annular disk, a supporting base plate and components for mounting the load cell in a manner such as to enable compensation for effects of exposure to forces of the wind and thermal ...	07/22/2003
6555765	Method and apparatus for determining the weight of the contents of a vessel A method and apparatus for accurately determining the weight of the contents of a vessel at selected time intervals. The apparatus of the invention can be quickly and easily installed on an existing structure without requiring substantial modification to ...	04/29/2003
6483047	Elevator brake load weighing system Load cells 35, 56 on antirotation dowel pins 28a or load mounts 49 indicate brake reaction forces in the disk brake 8, 8a of an elevator. Vertical load cells 72, 73 on bending load cell 80 indicate vertical brake reaction loads on a rail 60. A table indic...	11/19/2002
6323442	System and method for measuring weight of deposit on boiler superheaters A method and system for measuring a weight of a deposit that forms on a tube bank independently-suspended by one or more hanger rods within a boiler are characterized by having one or more strain sensors, with each strain sensor affixed to a separate hang...	11/27/2001
5313022	Load cell for weighing the contents of storage vessels A load cell adapted to be positioned between a foundation and each of several support members for a storage vessel. The load cell includes a circular flex plate having a pair of concentric cylindrical members of different diameters secured to opposite sur...	05/17/1994
4288131	Cabinet-mounted bathroom-scale A retractable cabinet-mounted bathroom-scale including a cabinet or housing mounted to or recessed into a wall and a conventional spring-type bathroom-scale having its rear end pivotally mounted to the housing, with its pivots extending into elongated ver...	09/08/1981
4219091	Transducer mounting Strain-gaged transducers sensing weight of a storage tank in an electronic weighing system also provide the sole structural suspension for the tank upon its underlying support. The transducers are arrayed about a position which is central to the tank, and...	08/26/1980
4189708	Method and apparatus for controlling access to a facility The system denies unauthorized access to a locked facility by a person having a weight characteristic differing from that of the weight characteristic of the person locking a facility such as an automotive ignition system. The system comprises a method an...	02/19/1980
4044920	Load cell and control for bulk bin Apparatus is provided for precisely measuring the weight of even large amounts of feed stored in bulk feed storage bins. This apparatus includes a number of electrical load cells supported upon a foundation. The weight of the bulk feed bins and any feed c...	08/30/1977

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Class 177/142 - Building