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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8039766 | Obstruction detecting force sensing system wherein the threshold force value for detecting an obstruction is set according to the configuration of the bed An article 12 includes at least one component 28, 52, 54, 56, 58 moveable with respect to a ground. A load path extends from the component to the ground and includes a force detector 34. If one of the moveable components is requested to move in ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7842892 | Apparatus and method for measuring the body weight An apparatus and a method for measuring a body weight of a user are provided. The apparatus includes a container containing a fluid inside for supporting the user, a fluid sensor measuring a pressure of the fluid inside the container, and a control unit determining ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7714238 | Mattress seat force sensing method A weighing system and method associated with a mattress is operable to determine a patient weight value while the patient is positioned on the mattress. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7598464 | Food treating apparatus with a weighing scale A food treating apparatus with a weighing scale. The weighing scale includes a casing, a weight display and a weighing pan. The casing of the weighing scale is provided with a sliding rail or a sliding plate. Correspondingly, the main body of the food treating appar... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7589288 | Wheel lift weight measurement structure and bed balance thereof A wheel lift weight measurement structure that directly lifts up wheel and a bed balance therefore includes a seat, at least one pedal, a locating mechanism, at least one weight sensor, and a support; one the pedal revolves and is pressed down at where it is pivoted... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7459645 | Seat force sensor for a patient support A weighing system associated with a mattress and configured to measure a patient's weight while the patient is positioned on the mattress. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7437781 | Toilet seat cover scale device A toilet seat cover scale device for weighing a person or an object includes, in combination, a toilet seat cover including hinges for hinged attachment to a toilet seat, a scale mechanism connected to the toilet seat cover, the scale mechanism having at least two f... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7435918 | Underframe of a motor vehicle seat with weight sensors The underframe of a motor vehicle seat is equipped with weight sensors for sensing a weight load on the motor vehicle seat. The weight sensors are interposed between a first structure part, such as a seat profile of a longitudinal guide, and a second structure part,... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430467 | Regulating method for a motor vehicle seat A regulating method is provided for a motor vehicle seat. According to the method, the ideal seat position data associated with a vehicle user is recorded in a seat data memory. The respective vehicle user is identified by use of an identification device, and the id... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7424355 | Method for operating and electrically adjustable vehicle seat In a method for operating an electrically adjustable vehicle seat which has at least one electrically adjustable upholstered seat element and a sitting weight measuring device for sensing the weight of a vehicle occupant sitting on the vehicle seat, prior to an init... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413048 | Weight measuring systems and methods for vehicles Method for determining weight of an occupying item of a seat in a vehicle having a seat cushion assembly and a seat back assembly defining a contact surface adapted to be in contact with the occupying item of the seat in which a support structure is arranged underne... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7408123 | Occupant sensing apparatus with load dispersion limiting A seat occupant sensing apparatus includes a notched foam bottom seat cushion and a pressure-responsive sensor disposed between the bottom cushion and a frame of the seat. The notch is a narrow channel on the underside of the foam cushion that extends upward into th... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402763 | MIM force measuring device A force sensing device has a single-component metal housing. The housing has an upper rigid housing part and a lower rigid housing part that are interconnected by way of U-shaped spring elements and can be elastically displaced along a displacement axis in relation ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399932 | Seat load measuring apparatus A seat load measuring apparatus which can be effectively adopted to various kinds of motor vehicles without requiring various load sensors having cables of different lengths according to the kinds of motor vehicles, thereby providing improved installation, maintenan... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7381910 | Sensor frame for generating a weight signal of a curved object A bed scale system includes at least one sensor frame having structure for generating a weight signal of a curved object such as a supporting wheel on a hospital bed or the like. The sensor frame includes a pair of spaced sidewalls defining a receiving area for the ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7373846 | Load cell attachment structure This load cell attachment structure includes a male screw which is formed on a load sensing part of the load cell, a nut which attaches the load cell to the attachment plate by engaging with the male screw, and a wave washer which is disposed between the attachment ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371978 | Thermally insulated weighing module Weighing module having a first mounting device which is in force-transmitting contact with a load that is to be determined, also having a second mounting device which is connectable to a supporting structure that supports the weighing module. A load cell is arranged... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365278 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having a contamination barrier member A vehicle occupant sensing system that includes at least one sensor and at least one sensor assembly. The sensor assembly has a base and an upper slide member supported for movement toward and away from the base wherein the sensor is operable to detect movement of t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360456 | Six-axis sensor A sensor strain causer can be made into a simple shape, and the attachment work for strain gauges is made easy. In a multiaxial sensor 1 for measuring one or more of multiaxial force, moment, acceleration, and angular acceleration, externally applied, a plura... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360262 | Lifting and transfer apparatus A portable lifting apparatus for lifting and transferring of heavy objects. The lifting apparatus having a load-supporting platform which can be moved both vertically and rotated about the vertical axis of an upwardly extending lifting column. The lifting apparatus ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363184 | System and method for drift compensation in a seat load sensing system A method (60) for adjusting a sensed load W(s) of a vehicle seat weight sensing system (10) includes the step (64) of determining a rate of change {dot over (W)}(t),{dot over (W)}avg in the sensed load. The method (60) also inc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361852 | Weighing module Weighing module having a first mounting device which is in force-transmitting contact with a load that is to be determined, also having a second mounting device which is connectable to a supporting structure that supports the weighing module. A load cell is arranged... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7360460 | Sensor device for a vehicle seat In a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, a sensor device (11) is arranged between the superstructure of the vehicle seat and the seat rail (3) of the vehicle seat, in order to measure forces transmitted from the superstructure into the se... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356858 | Sit to stand support apparatus A rolling chassis supports dual lifting beams pivotably mounted on adjustable supporting pins. The beams are pivoted by rollers raised by dual driving piers. Each beam carried a pair of blocks for a rope running from a locking system on the chassis to one side of an... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359780 | Occupant protection activation device A collision determination is made by using at least one of the output signals of a front G sensor disposed on a vehicle's fore-end and an analog G sensor disposed within the vehicle interior; a safety determination is made by using at least one of the output signals... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7346941 | Bariatric patient lift apparatus As the obesity rate climbs nationwide, obese and morbidly obese patients will continue to pose special lifting challenges to the healthcare industry. Obesity among American adults has nearly doubled during the past two decades. One in 80 men weights >300 pounds and ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335839 | Load cell interface for a bed having a stud receiver with a roller axis parallel with an axis of a load cell stud A load cell apparatus has a load cell adapted to couple to a first structure. The load cell comprises a load cell body and a sensor. The sensor provides an output signal indicative of an amount of weight applied to the load cell. A stud extends away from the load ce... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328467 | Patient lift and transfer device and method In a lift and transfer device and method, a patient support assembly supported on a lift on a wheeled platform includes a main support arm pivoted to the lift. First and second transversely extending support arms respectively carrying a back support section and a le... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328627 | Seat load detecting device and mounting structure thereof In a seat load detecting device, sensor bodies are interposed between an upper rail and respective lower brackets. Each sensor body includes an annular strain portion which axial line extends vertically, an outer peripheral holder which is mounted to the upper rail ... | 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 |
| 7323358 | Method and system for sizing a load plate A method of sizing a load plate for an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) assembly includes compressing the load plate prior to installation in the ASIC assembly. The compression is adjusted to cause the load plate to provide a target load when installed... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7315002 | Devices and method for detecting the position and the weight of a person The position and the weight of a person, in particular a person on a motor vehicle seat, is determined. Reflectors are used to reflect electromagnetic radiation from a transceiver. The attenuation of the sensor reflector radiation enables a report on the seat positi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314249 | Automotive vehicle seat with a lengthwise adjustment device, a seat carrier and rear rockers The automotive vehicle seat has a lengthwise adjustment device, a seat carrier and two rear rockers that are disposed between the seat carrier and the lengthwise adjustment device and that are each connected at an upper hinge point to the seat carrier and at a lower... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308347 | Frame-based occupant weight estimation apparatus having compliant load transfer mechanism A frame-based occupant weight estimation apparatus for a vehicle seat includes compliant load transfer mechanisms interposed between the seat frame and floor brackets bolted to the vehicle floor. The compliant load transfer mechanisms translate the seat loads to a c... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7297880 | Load limiter for strain gauge occupant classification sensor An over-travel protection device for mounting an occupant classification sensor having a deflecting member, the sensor being mounted between first and second seat mounting portions, is described. The device has a sensor plate positioned adjacent the occupant classif... | 11/20/2007 |
