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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2023
Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Abstract
A load cell transducer including one or more strain gauges configured to generate a first signal indicative of a force applied to the load cell transducer and a sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of an acceleration and an orientation of the load cell transducer. The load cell transducer further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more strain gauges and the sensor. The controller is configured to determine a weight of an object based on the first signal, determine at least one of a static inclination or an acceleration of the load cell transducer based on the second signal, and output a message indicating an issue of the load cell transducer based on at least one of the static inclination and the acceleration.