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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185346 | Dynamic maintenance plan for an industrial robot A method for establishing a dynamic maintenance scheduling tool for a specific part of a machinery based on condensed prior knowledge of the part of the machinery in a population of machineries. The scheduling tool is in turn used in a method for establishing a dyna... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7783450 | Method and system for reducing errors in vehicle weighing systems A method and system (10, 23) for determining vehicle weight to a precision of | 08/24/2010 |
| 7430491 | Tractor-trailer having self-contained apparatus on-board tractor for estimating trailer weight A method and system for estimating weight of a trailer (10) being towed by a tractor (22) along a generally horizontal underlying surface. A portion of the trailer weight is borne on the tractor fifth wheel (26) and the remainder by rear wheels ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7395181 | Motion tracking system Tracking a motion of a body by obtaining two types of measurements associated with the motion of the body, one of the types including acoustic measurement. An estimate of either an orientation or a position of the body is updated based on one of the two types of mea... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7375293 | System and method for weighing and characterizing moving or stationary vehicles and cargo A weigh-in-motion device and method having at least one transducer pad, each transducer pad having at least one transducer group with transducers positioned essentially perpendicular to the direction of travel. At least one pad microcomputer is provided on each tran... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363116 | Method for determining the mass of a motor vehicle while taking into account different driving situations A method for determining the mass of a motor vehicle while taking different driving situations into consideration, involving an evaluation of a vehicle acceleration, wherein apart from a driving force of a vehicle drive unit, resistance forces resulting from rotatio... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7324016 | Navigational indicating system for rotary wing aircraft Red, green and white colored lights are emitted from navigation orientation indicating light emitting devices mounted within a helicopter rotor blade near its tip. The light emissions from such devices are under control to respectively indicate passage of the rotor ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319965 | Method and apparatus to control the operating speed of a manufacturing facility A method and apparatus for controlling the operating speed of a manufacturing facility is disclosed. It includes determining a desired operating speed that is dependent on at least one economic variable. The variables vary with the operating speed. Also, the operati... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317982 | Estimating device and vehicle motion control device using the same A detector 22 detects action forces acting on a wheel 5 provided to a vehicle. An estimator 21a estimates the present value of a vehicle mass m on the basis of an action force acting in a component force direction out of the action forces... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7281418 | System and method of measuring weight of passengers and luggage, and weight distribution of aircraft In certain example embodiments there is provided a method and/or system for operating an aircraft, including (a) before an aircraft is loaded with passengers and luggage, performing a first measuring to measure a load on front landing gear strut(s) and rear landing ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276669 | Payload overload control system A work machine may have a payload overload control system. The system may include a payload carrier and a lift mechanism configured to raise and lower the payload carrier. The system may further include a payload monitor configured to determine a payload in the payl... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268699 | Highway-rail grade crossing hazard mitigation A hazard mitigation system to detect an object in a highway-railway grade crossing. A structure is provided that includes a fixed foundation and a surface layer that is cushionably placed above the foundation, such that the structure is located between tracks at the... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7239724 | Security identification system and method An identification system (10) of the present invention is used at airport terminals, bus stations, government buildings, and the like. The identification system (10) includes a controller (26), a pair of spaced stations or checkpoints (12, 14... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234382 | Slicer with unitary handle A slicer comprising a slicer body including a rotatable blade for slicing a product, and a tray mounted for reciprocal movement relative the slicer body and for supporting and moving the product relative the blade. The tray includes a tray body and a unitary handle.... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7194331 | Pre-load data capture and handling instruction generator for parcel sorting The present invention provides systems and methods for electronically-capturing a destination address of a package and for using the destination address to automate a package pre-load operation. An embodiment of the invention includes a compression system for compre... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193162 | Method for assessing the operation of a conveying apparatus The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for measuring the weight of material such as rock, earth, wood, pulp, grain, gravel, sand, ore, cement etc. being processed or moved by an apparatus such as a conveyor, apron conveyor or bucket elevator dr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7136777 | Coriolis mass flowmeter and method for operating a coriolis mass flowmeter A Coriolis mass flowmeter incorporates at least one measuring tube, at least one oscillator for the excitation of the measuring tube and at least one oscillation detector for registering the oscillations of the measuring tube, with an activator serving to energize t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7126065 | Weighing scale adapted for allowing a user to find an optical weighing position on the scale A weighing scale having a display and processor for determining and identifying the optimal position coordinates for a load placed on the weighing scale includes a platform and a plurality of support assemblies, each containing a load cell for receiving the weight o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7098409 | Apparatus for weighing materials online An apparatus for weighing materials online is disclosed, which belongs to an art of online weighing of material. The apparatus comprises: a light-emitting unit, emitting light beams irradiating on the surface of materials transported on a belt to form a bright proje... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7075018 | Mixing fibrous constituents A method and device for mixing and weighing fibrous material in a weighing cycle includes removing the fibrous material from fiber bales and transporting the fiber material with a feed device into a weighing container. The weighing container is proceeded by a pre-fi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072763 | Intelligent load distribution system A vehicle information system has a first load sensor for generating a first load signal based on a first vehicle load. A first position sensor generates a first position signal based on a position of a vehicle axle. A second position sensor generates a second positi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069134 | Vehicle control system and method of operating the same A tire blowout control system for a vehicle that has multiple wheels. Each of the wheels has a tire. The system includes a wheel speed sensor and a pressure sensor. The system also includes a first processor to receive the wheel speed, and a second processor to rece... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062183 | Recording media identifier and recording device The present invention provides a recording media identifier for identifying types of recording media, and a recording device, provided with a recording media identifier, which records images by printing on recording media. A speckle measuring section of the recordin... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032468 | Vehicle weight determining device The vehicle weight determination device includes a microcomputer for achieving the vehicle weight determination by obtaining a driving force after filtering based on the speed ratio of the torque converter and obtaining an integrated driving force with the absolute ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7009118 | Vehicle load weighing system and load cells for such systems The present invention relates to a load cell operable with a vehicle having a chassis and a container carried by the chassis, with the load cell supported by the chassis and supporting the container for measuring the weight of the container and any load therein, and... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6980925 | Real-time signal processing for vehicle tire load monitoring A system for real-time signal processing for vehicle monitoring, including a first device disposed in a tire of a vehicle and producing a signal that is a function of a tire contact time period, during which a point at the tire circumference stays in contact with th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6963782 | System and method for effecting control tuning of a manufacturing process The present invention includes a system and method for fine tuning the control of a manufacturing process. A material adjusting device is in communication with a PID controller and PID control loop, and is used to alter a flow of material used in the manufacturing p... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6934611 | Vehicle stability operator feedback system System for monitoring vehicle operating conditions and parameters and issuing warnings to the operator when a predetermined vehicle status is present. The predetermined vehicle status includes a variety of unsafe driving conditions and is responsive to a changing ce... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923375 | Aircraft weight and balance system Dynamic aircraft/vehicle specific load planning and weight balancing systems and methods are used to automate the process of weighing passengers and their baggage, including carry-on baggage, to accurately and quickly determine the passenger and passenger baggage lo... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6898549 | Automated systems for weighing and/or liquid delivery An automated weighing station is provided which is advantageous for automatically weighing samples generally disposed in containers in an array of racks. The weighing station comprises a sample handling assembly which is operably connected to a balance, allowing a m... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6861592 | Method for weighing mail pieces A method is provided for weighing a series of mail pieces such as letters, flats or a mixture thereof, that are being conveyed through a weighing module. Each mail piece has a length which falls within a range bounded by a maximum length and a minimum length. The ma... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6839694 | System and method for weighing items such as mailpieces in the presence of external vibration A system and method for weighing of items such as mailpieces in the presence of external vibration such as ground noise. The system includes a scale system having a platform connected to a load cell, which provides an output signal to an analog-to-digital converter.... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6825423 | Method and system for weighing items such as mail pieces A weighing system and a postage metering system including such a weighing system. The weighing system includes a transport assembly having a transport for receiving and outputting mail pieces to be weighed and for supporting mail pieces while they are weighed, and a... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6675073 | System and method for tuning the weight control of a flow of material The present invention includes a system and method for fine tuning the process of controlling the weight of a flow of material, such as a rod of material in a production facility. A control actuator in communication with a PID controller and PID control l... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6635830 | Method of weight measurement using moving weigh conveyor A control for a weigh scale associated with a continuously moving conveyor which is capable of mathematically positioning the sample period on each product weight waveform. The control first triggers on a predetermined sensed weight. The control determine... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6636827 | Foreign-matter detector and foreign-matter detecting system A foreign-matter detector for detecting foreign matter contained in an article P transported between a transmitter (17) and a receiver (18). The detector (1) includes a signal extractor (2) for extracting a signal (e) having a predetermined phase differen... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6633006 | Method and device for determining the mass of a vehicle The method for determining the mass of a vehicle comprises at least two measurements (6, 8) offset in time within a measuring period by which are determined respectively at least one traction variable (2) and at least one movement variable (4) of the vehi... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6629056 | Apparatus and method for measuring a weight load exerted by a leg of a lab animal An apparatus and a method capable of measuring a weight load of an inflamed foot of a lab animal objectively and precisely while the lab animal is walking freely in a non-binding state is provided. A pathway sized depending on a size and a stride of the l... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6601013 | Method and apparatus configured to determine the weight of a machine payload The present invention is configured to determine the weight of a payload of a mobile machine. When the machine is in motion, a force characteristic of the machine is compared with a force characteristic threshold, or range. The payload determination is ba... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6571197 | System and method for identifying a vehicle based on a load to be transported Data processing systems and methods for recommending vehicles for transporting defined sets of items such as furniture or other property. A user interface allows a user to define characteristics of a transport load. Characteristics include, for example, v... | 05/27/2003 |
