Apparatus and method for generating a pictorial display on a measuring instrument during a metering process

Patent 4628470 Issued on December 9, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date:

January 9, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Baumann, Arthur

Assignee

Mettler Instrumente AG

Application

No. 06/569175 filed on 01/09/1984

US Classes:

702/173, Weight345/473, Animation345/629, Merge or overlay700/17, Operator interface (e.g., display with control)700/83Having operator control interface (e.g., control/display console)

Examiners

Primary: Lall, Parshotam S.
Assistant: Herndon, H. R.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Teltscher; Erwin S.

International Classes

G01G 23/365 (20060101)
G01G 23/37 (20060101)
G01G 23/18 (20060101)

Foreign Application Priority Data

1983-06-10 CH

Abstract

To start a metering process, the operator enters the desired weight value into a display control. The display contains a container shaped figure which is "filled" as material is added to the balance. The rate at which the container fills relative to the rate at which the substance is being applied to the instrument changes during the metering process. It is slow during the coarse starting phase and more rapid during the final fine metering phase. The shape of the bottle preferably corresponds to the "fill" rate, i.e. it is relatively wide at the bottom and has a narrow neck at the top. The display is controlled by a microcomputer.