The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2021
Withings, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Pierre-Antoine Cuniasse, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Guillaume Faussard, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Xavier Premel, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
WITHINGS, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Abstract
A weighing device of the electronic bathroom scale type, includes four feet, each fitted with a load cell, each load cell including two resistors combined in a Wheatstone bridge type of assembly to define a first axis of symmetry and a second axis of symmetry, the assembly further including at least one auxiliary circuit configured to selectively short-circuit two resistors belonging to the same foot or to two neighboring feet in the bathroom scale, the first auxiliary circuit being symmetrical relative to the first axis or the second axis, the assembly being controlled by an electronic control unit to estimate a weight and to estimate an offset of a user on the bathroom scale.