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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2009
Applicant:
John Uber, Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventor:
John Uber, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
Mettler-Toledo, LLC, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Weighing apparatus for weighing and conveying items of various shape and size. The weighing apparatus apparatus includes at least two oppositely rotating wheels that engage an item to be weighed. A force measurement element, such as a load cell, is provided to weigh the item to be weighed while the item is conveyed by the wheels in a suspended position. More than one pair of wheels may be employed.