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7557726 Hydraulic shovel concurrently used for crane operations  
It is a subject of the present invention to provide a hydraulic shovel concurrently used for crane operations in which an operator may immediately be ascertained of conditions during crane...
7540524 Device for detecting a support load  
A device for detecting the support load with which a tongue of a trailer vehicle acts on a tractor vehicle. The device includes a first coupling element, a second coupling element that can be...
7538281 Load cells for use in high precision load measuring system  
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...
7514638 Seat load detection apparatus  
A sensor body is interposed between a leg bracket and a lower rail and detects a seat load. A plate member of the sensor body is a unit including a circular strain element having an axial line in...
7493834 Load cell for elevators and similar  
The Invention relates to a load cell which is designed to be coupled a flat belt-or similar-type elements for lifting elevators or similar. The inventive cell comprises a cell body ( 1 ) and a...
7475606 Load cell  
A load cell with an elastically deformable membrane force transducer for receiving forces to be determined, with a sensor arrangement for detecting the deformation of the force transducer and its...
7427720 Seat-weight sensor support for reducing physical effects  
A seat-weight sensor includes a load cell having a load sensor arranged therein and a support for holding a support shaft of the load cell. The support includes a convex portion to hold the support...
7402763 MIM force measuring device  
A force sensing device has a single-component metal housing. The housing has an upper rigid housing part and a lower rigid housing part that are interconnected by way of U-shaped spring elements...
7342185 Compression column load cell with compensation for off center loading errors  
Simple and inexpensive electrical compensation for off-axis and off-center loading sensitivity is possible in compression column load cells having a pair of compensation strain gages in series with...
7319198 Housingless load cell  
The invention relates to a housingless load cell whose resistance and measuring accuracy can be improved with respect to environmental influences such that at least the predominant part of the...
7318358 Strain sensor that compensates for thermal strain  
A strain sensor includes a sensor body extending substantially in a plane. The sensor body is substantially symmetric in the plane about a first axis and a second axis that is perpendicular to the...
7202425 Under-pillow-block load cell  
An under-pillow bearing (UPB) load cell for controlling tension in the winding process for a continuous web of material. The load cell has a deflection and sensor assembly that is quickly and...
7189931 Seat occupant load sensor  
An occupant load sensor ( 10 ) is fixed to a bracket ( 48 ) via a sleeve ( 60 a ) of a collar ( 60 ) arranged in an outer periphery of a thread ( 32 ) of a bolt portion ( 30 ), and a bush ( 62 )...
7188535 Load cell having strain gauges of arbitrary location  
A load cell utilizes a plurality of strain gauges mounted upon the load cell body such that there are six independent load-strain relations. Load is determined by applying the inverse of a...
7155348 Force-measuring cell for a weighing scale, and weighing scale  
A force-measuring cell is disclosed which is equipped with a force transducer which includes a deformable body that is equipped with sensors. The deformable body connects a housing-mounted fixed...
7143658 Deflection plate weight sensor for vehicle seat  
The present invention involves a vehicle for passengers having a passenger safety system. The system has a crash sensor, a vehicle seat with a weight sensor assembly, an air bag and an air bag...
7100731 Weight detecting system for an occupant of a seat  
A weight-detecting system for detecting the weight of an occupant sitting on a seat includes inner and outer weight-detecting units. The outer weight-detecting unit includes strain resistors...
7078631 Spring scale  
A spring scale, in particular for weighing loads in the μg-mg range, comprises a load platform suspended by at least three flexural springs in a surrounding frame, and has bridge-connected strain...
7065861 Method of producing a strain-sensitive resistor arrangement  
The invention relates to a strain-sensitive resistor, comprising a resistance layer arranged on a support element and an electromechanical transducer produced with this resistor. An increase in...
7055365 Load sensor and seat weight measuring apparatus with a plurality of strain gauges  
A load sensor hardly causing error in weight measurement even when the environmental temperature of the load sensor varies, and a seat weight measuring apparatus using the load sensor. The sensor...
7005587 Load cell including angular and lateral decoupling  
A load cell includes a first element, a second element and a sensor measuring force between the first and second elements along a first axis. In some embodiments, lateral and angular decoupling is...
7002083 Hand truck weighing device and weighing method  
The invention includes a device for and a method of weighing. A device according to the invention is a hand truck having weight sensors in each toe-portion. A method according to the invention uses...
6940417 Wrench with tension meters  
A wrench with tension meters comprises a handle; two ends of the handles installed clamping portions for receiving respective screwing elements; a center of the handle of the conductor having a...
6888074 Compression column load cell  
Simple and inexpensive electrical compensation for off-axis and off-center loading sensitivity is possible in compression column load cells comprising a pair of compensation strain gages in series...
6828515 Proof body and weighing apparatus provided with such proof bodies  
The proof body for a weighing apparatus is comprised of a profiled segment and it includes a measuring beam ( 9 ) joined at each one of its ends to a respective wing ( 10 a, 10 b ) which extend...
6812414 Weighing scale  
A strain plate ( 4 ) is placed on a base plate member ( 3 ) without using any fixing means. The strain plate ( 4 ) is formed with a straight groove ( 7 ) for restricting its strain direction to one...
6794587 Measuring sensor with a hermetically sealed cavity which is formed by the measuring beam and two membranes situated on each side of the beam  
The hermetically sealed measuring sensor includes a monolithic proof body having at its ends a first and a second non-deformable parts connected together by a central part designed as a deformable...
6789435 Hermetically sealed load cell  
A load cell includes a strain gage on a narrow sensing section of a beam element, on a planar outer surface facing outwardly from the median plane extending longitudinally through the cell. A...
6774320 Standard attachment fittings for wire rope and chain enhanced to also perform load weighing functions  
Standard attachment fittings for wire rope and chain (WR&C) that are enhanced to also perform load weighing functions in lifting/support or pulling assembly applications. The existing unmodified...
6677539 Load sensor equipped with strain-generating member having strain elements with tube spacer for eliminating clamping force  
A load sensor is assembled by screwing a nut on a bolt, sequentially fitting a washer and a tube spacer on the bolt, fitting a bore of a strain-generating member on the tube spacer, fitting another...
6674023 Method and apparatus for weighing railroad cars  
A method and apparatus for determining the weight of each axle of a plurality of rail cars of a railroad train passing over a selected section of a railroad track. The apparatus embodies a...
6670560 Sensor integrated bracket for weight classification  
A sensor assembly is used to measure the weight of an occupant seated on a vehicle seat. The sensor assembly is integrated into a bracket that is mounted between a seat structure such as a track...
6667444 Fluid container weighing apparatus which uses the fluid conduit as the weighing mechanism  
An apparatus for determining the weight of a flowable material in a vessel, which includes a support and a deformable member attached to the support. The deformable member includes a deformation...
6636792 Weight classification system  
A method and apparatus is provided that classifies a seat occupant into one of several different weight classes based on an estimated value of the seat occupant weight. An occupant's measured...
6634235 Load sensor with strain-sensing elements  
A load sensor is provided, which prevents defective printing of strain-sensing elements caused by the deflection of a pressure-receiving portion and provides stabilized quality and fabrication...
6621015 Electronic balance  
An electronic balance is provided in which influences due to a four-corner error can be eliminated from an indicated value of weighing without strictly conducting mechanical adjustment, so that...
6610935 Torque compensated weight sensing modules  
A force sensing module with reduced sensitivity to torque in order to accurately measure weight in the presence of longitudinal and lateral torques, comprising two or more sensing means mounted...
6596949 Tank weighing assembly with integrated tank mount and load cell  
A tank weighing assembly includes a shear-web load cell in the form of an annular disk, a supporting base plate and components for mounting the load cell in a manner such as to enable compensation...
6583367 Parallelogram load sensing apparatus for a seat belt webbing  
An apparatus ( 210 ) includes seat belt webbing ( 12 ), a parallelogram linkage ( 220 ), a sensor lever ( 370 ), and a sensor ( 379 ). The seat belt webbing ( 12 ) helps to protect the occupant (...
6563059 Fat weighing scale  
Fat weighing scale including a reinforced glass or acry-made square step board and a display panel and several control buttons arranged on front side of the step board. The display panel is...
6555767 Composite load cell  
A low cost strain gage load cell made without compromising accuracy and stability by a composite structure using a sensing element formed of a load cell quality material, such as metal or a metal...
6494482 Weight sensor assembly for determining seat occupant weight  
A system for measuring the weight of a seat occupant is used to control airbag deployment. The system includes a plurality of weight sensors that have a first end mounted to a seat riser and a...
6417466 Load cell with bossed sensor plate for an electrical weighing scale  
A sensor plate for use in a load cell for use in an electronic scale comprising a planar first surface; a planar second surface opposite the first surface having a depression formed therein...
6407350 Laminated beam weight sensor  
A weight sensor for sensing an applied weight. The sensor includes a first and second outer substrate that have a first and second end and an inner surface and an outer surface. The first and...
6324918 Bidirectional force sensor  
The sensor of the invention comprises a flexible beam of a rectangular cross section with rigid solid end blocks at both ends for securing the sensor in a tester. The beam has two...
6236001 Scoop with weigh scale  
A scoop has a handle attached thereto by a neck. The neck has a built in strain gauge supporting the scoop which measures weight in the scoop. An analog-digital converter converts the strain gauge...
6225576 Shear beam load cell  
A weighing device designed to accurately measure an object's weight that is easier and more cost effective to produce. In particular, the device consists of a strain gage load cell having a pair of...
6211472 Flat electronic scales  
A top-loading balance with a housing, a weighing pan, and a load receptor, wherein the load receptor is connected with a system carrier by a parallel guidance having an upper guide and a lower...
6172309 Shear beam load cell and method for making it  
The cost of machining a shear beam load cell can be greatly reduced by cutting pockets for the central web with a side cutting tool, such as a Woodruff Cutter or a Key Cutter tool, in a vertical...
6147312 Strain gage bridge circuit with sensitivity equalization and method for sensitivity equalization  
A strain gage bridge circuit and method for sensitivity equalization, particularly suitable for load cell devices for precision measurement. The sensitivity of opposing half-bridges in a strain...