Honeywell International Inc.

Bradley John Huntzinger

Richard A Wade

James D Cook

Bhim P Khanal

Richard Charles Sorenson

Josh M Fribley

Various embodiments are directed to methods and apparatuses for determining a weight of one or more objects disposed about an area of the weight measurement device using a single force sensor to accurately measure a force generated by the one or more objects. In various embodiments, the apparatus comprises a housing, a receiving tray, a lever assembly configured to receive a weight force from the receiving tray and generate a collective lever force corresponding to the weight force, the lever assembly comprising a plurality of levers, wherein each lever of the plurality of levers being at least substantially fixed to the housing at a first lever location and configured to receive a partial weight force from the receiving tray at a second lever location, and a force sensor configured to define a fulcrum point along each of the plurality of levers.

Weight measurement device and method of using the same

Weight scale with centralized lever supported receiving tray

Methods, apparatuses and systems for providing sensing components for apparatuses are disclosed herein. An example sensing component comprises: a substrate; a sensing element attached to a surface of the substrate and in electronic communication therewith; a lower coupling element in contact with the sensing element defining a bottom layer of the sensing component; and an upper coupling element disposed adjacent a top surface of the lower coupling element and defining a top layer of the sensing component, wherein the lower coupling element exhibits lower internal stress relative to the upper coupling element.

Sensing components comprising coupling elements

A micro pressure sensor includes a sense die mounted on a substrate, a ring structure encircling the sense die, and a silicone material is overmolded to an exterior of the ring structure to form a seal with the ring structure and fills an interior of the ring structure. The ring structure has one or more legs at bottom side, which are snap fitted to the substrate through mating holes such that the ring structure encircles the sense die; and a top surface of the silicone material receives the external pressure and transmits the external pressure to the sense surface of the sense die to generate an output signal on the sense die, wherein a processor converts the output signal into a pressure reading. The pressure-transmitting media transmits a received external pressure to the sense surface of the sense die to generate an output signal from the sense die, wherein a processor converts the output signal into a pressure reading.

Micro-molded fluid pressure sensor housing

A pressure sensor assembly and method of manufacturing the same are provided. The pressure sensor assembly includes a contoured sensing insert. The contoured sensing insert includes an outer sensing insert having an open interior through-hole and a top contoured surface configured to be secured at least partially within the fluid flow container. The top contoured surface has a surface contour corresponding with an interior wall contour of the fluid flow container. The contoured sensing insert also includes an inner sensing medium defined within the through-hole of the outer sensing insert. The inner sensing medium defines a conforming contoured surface at least substantially matching the surface contour of the top contoured surface. A corresponding method of manufacturing is also provided.

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Columbus, OH, United States of America

Bradley John Huntzinger