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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7932472 | Measurement apparatus for measuring changes in body composition When a human subject presses a start switch S and stands on a platform (10) of a measurement apparatus (100), the weight of the human subject is measured, and the measurement result is stored as measurement data xi (i is a natural number) in a rewritab... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7910840 | Apparatus and method for determining growth status of a human subject A measurement device and method that in one aspect determines and displays percentile information relating to growth indices, such as BMI, weight-for-length, and weight-for-height, based on a subject's age and gender. The device and method may also provide classific... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7851711 | Electronic scales and method for controlling food intake and/or the amount of calories consumed using a sensor and weight-checking routine Electronic scales to efficiently control the amount of calories consumed include at least one weight or force sensor, a data processing unit having a memory unit, a control and input keyboard and a display device. The scales include an active bearing surface functio... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7557311 | Body measuring device having individual output format customization feature There is provided a body measuring device with an individual output format customization feature which can provide information of measurement results in an output format desired by each individual. The body measuring device customizes an output format for eac... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7550682 | Measuring device, such as a scale or medical scale A medical scale for determining the weight of a person where the person is one of self-supported, partially self-supported, and supported by a support device, such as a wheelchair. In some embodiments, the scale is provided with wheels to be portable. Also, some sca... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7541548 | Nutrition intake tracker In one embodiment, this invention utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with nutrition information for each kind of food in a restaurant, institutional cafeteria, in food delivery to hospital patients, in hospice, in old age home residents or elsewhere.... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7432454 | Nutrition intake tracker In one embodiment, this invention utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with nutrition information for each kind of food in a restaurant, institutional cafeteria, in food delivery to hospital patients, in hospice, in old age home residents or elsewhere.... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7361141 | Method and device for weight management of humans The invention relates to a method and device for weight management of humans. First, the user's initial weight and his target weight are received via a user interface of the device, then food intake amount and exercise instructions to be presented via the user inter... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348500 | Diabetes mellitus nutritional balance for monitoring the food and nutritional intake A nutrition balance for health control, especially for diabetics, to measure a weight and a caloric value of an edible substance, comprising a main body; a scale unit generating a weight signal while receiving the weight of the edible substance; a control unit compr... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7304252 | Method and system for a talking weight loss scale A method of encouraging weight loss via a talking electronic scale. The talking electronic scale determines the weight of a particular person in response to a specific user input. The talking electronic scale utilizes a data storage unit to store and conceal an init... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7265301 | Weight tracking scale and method of use The present invention provides an improved scale that only shows a user how much weight he or she has gained or lost. The scale includes a weight sensing apparatus and a numerical display. A computer stores a user's initial pre-diet weight, and then compares that we... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247023 | System and method for monitoring weight and nutrition A website provides a weight and nutritional program over a network. The website allows users to input an assessment of a subject, which can be used to generate a weight plan for the subject. The weight plan can include minimum weights for the subject, each of the mi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7205903 | Interactive and dynamic electronic floor advertising/messaging display Embodiments of the present invention relate to a floor display system comprising a floor covering and an electronic display device associated with the floor covering. The electronic display device is able to display electronically modifiable arbitrary content. The f... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204145 | Activity monitoring An activity monitor is provided that corrects for the effects of motion external to the entity being monitored. For example, the activity monitor can overcome the effects of vehicular travel. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195600 | Biological data measurement system for pregnant women Disclosed is a maternity biodata measurement system, wherein a sum of a pre-pregnancy energy expenditure and a pregnancy extra energy amount of a subject is determined as an energy amount necessary for the subject in a pregnancy period. In particular, the pregnancy ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7170016 | Body mass related risk factor scale A body mass related risk factor scale with a weight scale that measures and determines a person's weight, a height measuring device for determining the height of the person being weighed, a mini-keyboard for data input purposes, a set of specialized keys for technic... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7075537 | Apparatus for measuring a biological parameter equipped with a graphic representation display The invention concerns an apparatus for measuring a biological parameter of an individual comprising measuring means, means for storing and/or for computing values of said parameter connected to a display (3) for graphic representation of the measured paramet... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7002084 | Modular sealed portable digital electronic controller An electronic digital controller, such as a load cell indicator, is disclosed in which a number of components, such as a circuit board, display, and keypad are placed within an enclosure, and the enclosure is bonded closed, such as using an adhesive, to render the e... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6978221 | Computerized dietetic scale A dietetic scale and method for calculating and tracking nutritional content information. The scale includes a bar code reader for identifying a food product from its package, with food content data per unit weight of the product being retrieved from a database. The... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6975961 | System having digital weighing scale device and method for outputting diet information transmitted through internet network A system includes the Internet network; a digital weighing scale device, coupled to the Internet network, for weighing a current user body to detect a current weight value and outputting diet information; and a server computer, coupled to the Internet network, for p... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6963035 | Body weight managing apparatus Disclosed is a body weight managing apparatus comprising: a body weight measuring unit; a bioelectric impedance measuring unit; a body water content evaluation unit; and a health condition evaluation unit. According to the present invention, said body weight measuri... | 11/08/2005 |
| RE38744 | Electric balance for correcting misloading thereof In an electronic balance for loading having a balance scale (3) weighing system, display (19), control keyboard (21 to 26) and a digital processing electronic circuitry in which circuitry at least one memory is present for the weighed val... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6878885 | Process for controlling body weight The disclosure relates to a process for controlling body weight in which selection of food servings is based on a calculated point value and a range of allotted daily points which is adjusted for weight change. The calculated point value is a function of measured ca... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6679584 | High volume pagewidth printing A print assembly for pagewidth inkjet printing that includes an elongate carrier that is mountable on a support structure of a printer in an operative position with respect to a platen of the printer. A number of printhead chips are positioned on the carr... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6649848 | Vehicle with on-board dieters' weight progress indentifying and control system and method A motor vehicle is provided with a weight control system utilizing the on-board weighing of the driver and one or more passengers. The display and input are effected through a touch screen and/or voice commands and the individuals's identification is regi... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6617530 | Scale with use reminder and weight change messages A scale with use reminder and weight change messages including a scale portion capable of accurately determining a weight of a person standing thereon. The scale portion includes a display for registering the weight of the person standing thereon. A centr... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6590166 | Living body variable measuring device Disclosed is an improvement in a living body variable measuring device comprising a weight scale-like body having electrodes and a weight sensor equipped therewith, and a box-like display device. The electrodes are used in measuring the bioelectrical impe... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6541713 | Talking moving dieter's plate A mechanism which can sense the weight of food as well as perhaps time in order to provide auditory cues to a person who is eating. The cues are calculated to modify eating behavior so that it better conforms to a pre-decided ideal. This would be accompli... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6538215 | Programmable digital scale A programmable microprocessor-controlled digital scale capable of storing profiles of multiple users and respective user-specific weight management information includes a software program executed by the microprocessor to create and store a user profile f... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6369338 | Weighing scale for determining the weight of a pregnant woman Disclosed is an improved weighing scale for determining a most appropriate antenatal weight of a pregnant woman for each number of the weeks since conception on the basis of the "antenatal weight-to-week" relationship identified in terms of the BMI of the... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6369337 | Separable fat scale Disclosed is a separable fat scale including a body weight measuring part for detecting a body weight of a person under test who mounts a weighing platform; electrode parts having thereon at least a pair of electrodes to electrically contact soles of feet... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6359239 | Cutting board with integral scale A cutting board suitable for commercial or non-commercial purposes in which food can be cut on a cutting surface of the cutting board surface and slid quickly and simply to a separate scale weighing surface of the cutting board surface to be weighed. The ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6040531 | Process for controlling body weight The disclosure relates to a process for controlling body weight in which selection of food servings is based on a calculated point value and a range of allotted daily POINTS which is adjusted for weight change. The calculated POINT value is a function of ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5902965 | Electric balance for correcting misloading thereof In an electronic balance for loading having a balance scale (3) weighing system, display (19), control keyboard (21 to 26) and a digital processing electronic circuitry in which circuitry at least one memory is present for the weighed value shown in the d... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5847328 | Electric balance for correcting misloading thereof In an electronic balance for loading having a balance scale (3), weighing system, display (19), control keyboard (21 to 26) and a digital processing electronic circuitry in which circuitry at least one memory is present for the weighed value shown in the ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5589670 | Weighing apparatus and method using variable key bar means A weighing scale includes a display, and a keyboard having a single bar-type key for selecting weighing programs or parameter "tree" configurations as displayed on the display of the weighing scale. The bar-type key has a plurality of longitudinally-space... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5576521 | Multiple readout spring scale The invention concerns a spring scale with two tubular housing parts enclosing a spring, which can be slid within one another telescopically, with play, but which are unable to rotate due to their cross-sectional shape.... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5388043 | Diet and behavioral control device This device assesses the intake of all consumed ingestible substances along with associated factors. The associated factors describe one or more environmental conditions under which ingestible substances were consumed, such as relating to behavior, emotio... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5044453 | Weighing instrument having interchangeable slides carrying graduated scales A weighing instrument for the analysis of the weight-related characteristics of different materials has a pointer rotated about an axis in response to the weight of the material and which indicates a selected characteristic of the material on a selected g... | 09/03/1991 |
