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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281615 | Weight determining mechanism for a backpack or other luggage A weight determining mechanism and a method for determining the weight of a piece of loaded luggage, particularly a backpack. The mechanism is generally incorporated into a carry handle of the piece of luggage allowing for it to be integral with the luggage and allo... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7265302 | Article of luggage with internally built-in weight measurement and display and method therefor An article of luggage has a casing and at least a carrying handle attached to the casing. A member engageable with a predetermined portion of the casing for measuring a weight of contents loaded therein and for generating display signals. A display is connected to t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7238895 | Multi-purpose digital scale for travelers A portable scale that allows travelers to calculate the weight of their luggage and compare the weight against weight limits that are imposed by common carriers. The scale includes circuitry for calculating weight and a memory for storing weight limits. Weight and o... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232961 | Portable hand held luggage weight and size measurement device A portable hand held device for weighing and measuring the size of a luggage item includes a handle designed to provide support yet comfort with respect to the use of the weighing device and further includes a mechanism which enables recordal of the weight of luggag... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7161097 | Container with a built-in scale This invention provides a simple means for a user to determine the weight of a container with its contents before lifting or transporting it, therefore increasing safety for the user, as back strain and other physical discomforts can result from the repetitive lifti... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156918 | Weighing devices A weighing device (10) for providing a indication of the weight of a piece of luggage (5), the device comprising load bearing means (11) adapted to be placed on or form part of the carry means of the piece of luggage (H) and indicator means (... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7121154 | Load sensor having hourglass-shaped coil spring A load sensor includes a load-input unit, an hourglass-shaped coil spring having one end coupled to the load input unit, a load-applying unit disposed at the other end of the hourglass-shaped coil spring, and a load detector for receiving the load from the load-appl... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6600112 | Weighing scale with a combined sealing and arresting device A weighing scale has a housing (1) that encloses a force transducer (4). A load-transmitting member (9) is connected to the force transducer (4) and passes through an opening to the outside of the housing to transmit the weighing load to the force transdu... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6410864 | Liquefied gas amount measuring device A liquefied gas amount measuring device includes an electronic display, a retractable cylinder, a grip element, and a hooking lug. The retractable cylinder includes a cylinder body having a retractable rod fitted with a spring at an intermediate section t... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6399901 | Weight filler for filling a vessel having a neck including a flange A weight filler 6 is provided which allows a bottle 16 to be conveyed while gripping its neck 16a. Load cell 58 is mounted around the outer periphery of a revolving body 54 in order to detect a vertical load. A horizontal rod or load applicator 64 project... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5923000 | Shock protection device for a force measuring apparatus A shock protection device for a force measuring apparatus, particularly a balance, which includes a material block with a stationary parallelogram side member, a deflectable parallelogram side member serving for receiving the force to be measured, two gui... | 07/13/1999 |
| 4905780 | Transportable livestock scale A transportable livestock scale has a towable trailer bed with load cells mounted on the trailer bed in the four corners and a weighing cage having a platform arranged to rest on the load cells. The cage side members have gates for entry or exit of livest... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4653599 | Load cells with overload protection and moment adjustment means A load cell includes base and load receiving members connected together by a pair of parallel flexures to form a parallelogram configuration. One of the flexures has at least one strain gage secured thereon, along with a cantilevered stop member positione... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4501160 | Force transducer A transducer adapted for load cell applications comprises a base having a load receiving member connected thereto by at least one and preferably two flexure springs to permit the member to flex relative to the base. A sensing beam, having one or more stra... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4431071 | Apparatus for determining the mass by the hectolitre (specific weight) of various products such as foodstuffs, more particularly cereals, granulous products and the like A device for determining the specific weight of granular products by weighing a fixed volume in a tapered hopper that can be locked in place, filled, unlocked to be weighed, and tipped over to dispense the granular products.... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4338825 | Strain gage load cell Theload cell herein disclosed is designed for precise measurement of forces along or parallel to a single axis, while being substantially immune to forces applied along the other mutually perpendicular axes as well as moments applied about any of the thre... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4319650 | Load cell scale A scale for precise weighing measurements utilizing a strain gauge load cell includes a weighing platform which is cantilevered to one side of the load cell in order to permit a high profile load cell to be used while retaining a low platform height. An o... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4237988 | Overload protection device for a top pan precision scale An overload protection device for a top pan precision scale having a weighing pan support and a support plate carried by a load support mounted for limited movement and connected to an indicator, includes a spring engaged between the weighing pan support ... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4150729 | Strain gauge flexure isolated weighing scale The scale includes a horizontal load plate and base plate supported in spaced parallel relationship by first and second generally rectangular load members lying in vertical spaced planes extending between the corners of the load plate and base plate. Oppo... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4136750 | Top-loading balance A single weighing pan of a top-loading balance is mounted on a vertically movable carrier spindle which transmits the weight of the pan and of a load thereon to an electromechanical transducer. Shock damage to the transducer is prevented by two superposed... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4114709 | Electronic scale load cell protector An electronic scale is provided having a frame to which a load cell is secured. The scale further includes a weight receiving means, a first transmission linkage affixed to the cell and a second weight transmission linkage affixed to the weight receiving ... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4058179 | Load cell scale Platform loads are applied to a single load cell through a load transfer frame. The load transfer frame is suspended for movement with the platform. An interconnection member under the influence of an overload spring normally holds the load transfer frame... | 11/15/1977 |
