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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7199311 | Emergency medical service (EMS) stretcher digital scale Portable scale devices, apparatus and methods for use with stretchers so that emergency medical service (EMS) personal can accurately measure a patient's weight in the field so that proper medication treatment and dosage can be administered. A head plate member can ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6956175 | Weighing apparatus and method A scale including an event data discrimination and collection system for continuously monitoring a weight of an infant placed on the scale platen, which may be configured as a bed. Load cells are used to continuously monitor infant weight from time placed on the sca... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6121556 | Granular material weighing system A granular material weighing system intended primarily for weighing gunpowder, but which is not limited to this application. A volumetric powder measure is used to simultaneously dispense a previously weighed batch of granular material into its final cont... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5986222 | Fish scale having a pivotal display assembly A hand-held electronic scale for weighing an object is provided. The scale includes display assembly pivotally connected to a handle assembly for viewing the weight of an object at an optimum viewing angle relative to the eyes of the individual. The objec... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5932848 | Low profile electronic weighing apparatus An electronic weighing device includes a lower base plate, an upper load bearing plate, and a load cell coupled to central portions of the upper and lower plates such that the load cell responds to weight on the bearing plate. The upper and lower plates a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5895893 | Mobile scale A combination flight simulating mobile device and scale formed in appearance of a variety of different birds, or like flying creatures, that may be fabricated from steel sheet or like material, readily assembled, and balanced in such manner that when susp... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5811739 | Mobile bale weighing device A bale weighing device for use with a mobile baler is disclosed. The weighing device comprises a support structure which is attached to the baler and pivotably supports a pivot shaft. Two balance arms are rigidly attached to the pivot shaft and support a ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5747746 | Restraint system for weight scales A securing system is provided for securing a central, load-supporting, movable platform to a fixed peripheral framework base of a weigh scale, in a torque arm mounting for weigh scales. The securing system includes at least one securing element disposed b... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5719356 | Stable torque arm mounting for weigh scale An improvement is provided in the mounting means for a weigh scale including a fixed peripheral frame base structure (the "base"), a central, movable, load-supporting platform (the "platform"), and interconnections between the platform with the base to al... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5672849 | Patient weigh scale A patient weigh scale comprises a base, an upright support pole mounted to the base, and a cantilever boom pivotally mounted on one end to an upper end of the upright support pole. A bracing arm is pivotally mounted on one end to the upright support pole ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5616889 | Apparatus for weighing a load with a pair of summing bars and suspension straps A summing bar suspension scale having a platform for supporting objects to be weighed, a frame, weighing bars, a weighing arm assembly, and a pair of summing bar assemblies. One of the summing bar assemblies is connected to one of the weighing bars and to... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5448022 | Tip-on wheelchair scale adaptor An adapting frame for a scale for weighing an individual in a wheelchair. The adapting frame permits the weighing of an individual in a wheelchair by allowing the chassis of the wheelchair to rest entirely upon the frame. The occupied wheelchair is positi... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5360950 | Set point postal scale A set point postal scale comprises in a first embodiment thereof a transparent tubular holder having a lower base, a weighing pan having a plunger depending therefrom, a compression spring disposed within the holder, and a set of annular rings. The plunge... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5127483 | Micro weighing system A weighing apparatus having a plurality of removable ingredient retention and discharge hoppers supported on a frame, each hopper having an integral screw conveyor and each being removable for replacement by another hopper. The screw has a structure to in... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5065830 | Portable apparatus to weigh and measure infants Apparatus for conveniently and safely weighing and measuring infants including a cloth bed with a foldable peripheral frame divided into a head section, central body section, and foot section which fold upon each other. A folding head panel is secured to ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5033563 | Apparatus for weighing a patient on a stretcher This apparatus includes a wheeled base adapted to roll under a hospital bed, an upright at one end of the base and a T-bar adapted to extend over the hospital bed. Suspended from the T-bar is a frame mounted for limited swinging movement and adapted to en... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4887678 | Device for weighing vehicles Device for weighing vehicles, comprising a floor which has a general rectangular shape and is supported on a base by means of force sensors, characterized in that the floor consists of at least two panels (5), these panels being arranged so as to rest at ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4601356 | Suspended platform scale structure A low profile platform scale includes a generally rectangular peripheral base support frame formed of channel members with a plurality of load cells mounted adjacent the corners of the base frame and including support arms from which is suspended a load s... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4597460 | Multiple load cell weighing structure A weighing structure using four (4) strain gage-type load cells, which significantly reduces the complexity of existing four (4) load cell weighing structures, is provided. A novel method of constructing and electrically connecting the load cells is provi... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4420052 | Patient weighing scale A patient weighing apparatus including support elements having two pivotal axes coupling a weight measuring transducer to a cantilever boom and a patient stretcher, thereby assuring that the weight measuring transducer, the points of connection to the boo... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4305475 | Weigh block assembly A weigh block assembly is disclosed which utilizes compression load-measuring means interposed between a lower plate attached to and supported by a supporting housing and an upper plate attached to the load to be carried and weighed. The upper plate is fr... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4295537 | Sponge measuring device A device for measuring sponges comprising, a measuring device for indicating the weight of an applied object, a retaining device applied to the measuring device for retaining a plurality of wetted sponges, and a determining device associated with the meas... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4043413 | Portable and collapsible bathroom-type scale A portable and collapsible scale includes a base plate, a weighing unit removably associated with the base plate, and an upper or platform plate removably associated with the weighing unit. A user may stand on the upper plate and view a weight read-out pr... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4010810 | Heavy duty denier type balance A preferred embodiment of this invention is a heavy duty balance particularly adapted to comparative weight denier tubes produced in synthetic fiber plants. This weighing device includes a locking feature for use during loading and unloading of the tubes,... | 03/08/1977 |
