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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2004
Gary D. Lafollette, Blue Grass, IA (US);
Carey W. Howard, Lowden, IA (US);
Eric J. Ruud, Hampton, IL (US);
Jon R. Ketelsen, Port Byron, IL (US);
Phyllis J. Vaughn, Walcott, IA (US);
Thomas Luke, Parkville, MO (US);
James Havers, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Richard Desrochers, Lyndonville, VT (US);
John Smith, McIndoe Falls, VT (US);
Douglas Roberts, Lyndonville, VT (US);
Gary D. LaFollette, Blue Grass, IA (US);
Carey W. Howard, Lowden, IA (US);
Eric J. Ruud, Hampton, IL (US);
Jon R. Ketelsen, Port Byron, IL (US);
Phyllis J. Vaughn, Walcott, IA (US);
Thomas Luke, Parkville, MO (US);
James Havers, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Richard Desrochers, Lyndonville, VT (US);
John Smith, McIndoe Falls, VT (US);
Douglas Roberts, Lyndonville, VT (US);
Cat Scale Company, Walcott, IA (US);
Abstract
A remotely attended scale system for providing certified weighing services for a vehicle. The system having a plurality of weigh sites located remotely from one another and a weighmaster located at a central location. The weighmaster verifies proper placement of the vehicle upon the scale, may facilitate a normal weighing process, and may interact with the driver before issuing a certificate of weight. The method of the present invention includes steps of initiating a weigh cycle, delegating a weighmaster located at a central location for the weigh cycle, establishing communication between a driver and the weighmaster, weighing the vehicle, downloading weight information to the central location, and dispensing a certificate of weight at the weigh site.