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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Gopal Madhavarao, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ken Furem, Cumming, GA (US);
Daniel W. Robertson, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Gopal Madhavarao, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ken Furem, Cumming, GA (US);
Daniel W. Robertson, Duluth, GA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method for determining a weight of a load associated with an excavating machine, the method comprising: determining a load torque of an excavating machine, the excavating machine comprising a bucket and a hoist motor adapted to vertically move the bucket; and calculating a load weight from the load torque.