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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255003 | Device for measuring and displaying the amount of beer in a keg A scale for determining a quantity of material in a container such as a keg. The scale may include a support member configured to be placed under a portion of the container, a display to indicate the quantity of material in the container, and a weight sensor positio... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7138585 | Scale with message display Disclosed is a bath scale for measuring a user's weight having a weight display and a message display driven by a detection-and-display system adapted to provide through the message display one or more substantially non-deductive messages to the user of the bath sca... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6978671 | Gas tank gauge A device for measuring and indicating the volume of the contents of a tank includes a fixed base. A spring deflectable with to the base is also provided. The spring supports at least a portion of the tank weight. A visible connector is connected to the spring such t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968805 | Fuel level indicator for a portable fuel tank A fuel level indicator for a portable fuel tank comprises a base, a platform hingedly connected to the base, a biasing member between the base and the platform to bias one end of the platform away from the base, and a visual indicator. When the fuel level indicator ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6667444 | Fluid container weighing apparatus which uses the fluid conduit as the weighing mechanism An apparatus for determining the weight of a flowable material in a vessel, which includes a support and a deformable member attached to the support. The deformable member includes a deformation measuring device to detect the extent of deformation caused ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5922999 | Portable scale for fishing purposes A scale includes a housing having a graduation disposed beside a groove and a casing secured on the housing for receiving a band tape. A slide is slidably received in the housing and has a projection slidably engaged in the groove for indicating the gradu... | 07/13/1999 |
| 4836316 | Bath scale A bath scale of the type having a platform supported by force gathering levers carried by a base pan is made of reduced height through the use of a compression load spring and a molded plastic support which mounts the indicator dial, the calibration mecha... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4643266 | Scales Scales of the type comprised of a base carrying a weighing platform, a lever system with a weighing spring being interposed between said base and said platform, wherein the lower end of said spring is flattened and urges against said base, and the upper e... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4591013 | Multi-range weight scale A multi-range weight scale which includes an adjustable cam that changes the weight arms-mechanism so that the scales will weigh a normal weight load or twice the normal weight load.... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4382478 | Gas bottle contents gauge A gauge for assessing the content of releasable gas in a bottle of compressed or liquified gas, which gauge serves to determine the force required to cause the bottle to pivot about a point on its lower periphery, the weight of the content being assessed ... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4071104 | Scale adjustment device A combination of a leaf spring scale and an ajustment spring device for varying or otherwise correcting manufacturing tolerance differences effecting the spring rate of the leaf springs of the scale. Manufactured leaf springs can have a widely divergent s... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4014396 | Weighing apparatus Apparatus for weighing goods or articles which includes a movement and indication assembly having a movement means and an indication means driven by the movement means wherein the movement means exhibits hysteresis between weighing operations involving in... | 03/29/1977 |
