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Weighing scales January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/10

20100018781 - Weighing apparatus comprising a product transport surface comprising grooves: A weighing apparatus is described having a product transport surface (24) for transporting products thereon in a transporting direction (26). The product transport surface (24) has a plurality of grooves (28) which extend substantially parallel to each other and transversely to the transporting direction (26). In a cross section along... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20100018782 - Arrangement for conveying controlled portions of a product material to a weighing system: A weighing arrangement includes an infeed for product material to be weighed and at least one dosing mechanism for controlled conveying of product material portions from the infeed to a weighing system. The dosing mechanism includes a motor-driven transport screw positioned in an open trough for conveying the product material... Agent: Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20100018783 - Portable scale having guide mechanism of slotted rail and captive trolley: A portable digital scale is disclosed, having retractable and stowable handles and weighing hook, as well as a weight display that may be viewed from directly above the scale.... Agent: Donald Glenn Thompson

20100012393 - Bottoming detection weighing scale and method of controlling weighing scale: A body weighing machine (100) is provided with a distance measuring sensor (30) at the central position (C) of a base plate unit (50). A CPU (10) measures the body weight of a human subject. The CPU (10) then drives the distance measuring sensor (30) to measure a distance (Dm)... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20100012394 - Combination weigher: A combination weigher includes weighing hoppers capable of discharging weighed objects selectively in a first direction or in a second direction, a first collecting chute and a collecting hopper, a second collecting chute and a collecting hopper, and a control unit configured to determine a first discharge combination and a... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20100012395 - Scale: The invention relates to scales comprising a bearing surface for supporting a load to be weighed, an electroconductive sensor plate, a flat coil arranged at a distance from the sensor plate and used for the inductive measurement of a distance between the sensor plate and the flat coil, a housing... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20100006346 - Weigh on the fly: Methods and apparatus for weighing an article, such as a mail piece, while the article is moving at high speed. An article (900) is received from an intake transport (1200), and gripped in a weighing station (1310), in between a capstan roller and a pinch roller (1316), which are synchronized... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20100000801 - System and method for providing recipes on a scale: A weighing scale adapted to automatically present one or more recipes to a user thereof, and a method of presenting such recipes. The recipes are preferably, but not necessarily, related in some way to a product being weighed or otherwise examined by the weighing scale. A recipe software application selects... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20100000802 - Detachable windshield for weighing apparatus: A windshield for attaching and detaching to an electronic scale includes a plurality of mechanism for the attaching and detaching. Each of the mechanisms includes a latch which engages a member generally found on conventional electronic seals.... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP