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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Atsushi Iizuka, Kyoto, JP;
Masayuki Kawai, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 21/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 21/286 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic balance includes: a non-contact sensor including a substrate, a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element, in which the light-emitting element is fixed to a surface of the substrate so as to be directed at a target sensing space, and the light-receiving element is fixed to the surface of the substrate, apart from the light-emitting element, so as to be directed at the target sensing space; and an operation controller configured to control an operation of a predetermined section of the electronic balance according to a detection signal from the non-contact sensor.