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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Op-hygiene Ip Gmbh, Niederbipp, CH;
Inventors:
Heiner Ophardt, Arisdorf, CH;
Edward Daniel House, Grimsby, CA;
Jawed Alam, Thorold, CA;
John Gerard Garry, St. Catharines, CA;
Assignee:
OP-HYGIENE IP GMBH, Niederbipp, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 13/28 (2006.01); A47K 5/12 (2006.01); A47K 10/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 13/28 (2013.01); A47K 5/1217 (2013.01); A47K 10/32 (2013.01); A47K 2010/3226 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system comprising a storage member and a load cell. The storage member is for storing a product. The load cell measures a force applied to the load cell. At least part of the force applied to the load cell is provided, directly or indirectly, by a weight of the product. The system is configured to determine a quantity of the product based, at least in part, on the force measured by the load cell.