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US4782904A
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Electronic balance
Assignee: Ohaus Corp
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Filing: 1986-11-07
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Granted: 1988-11-08
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Expires: 2006-11-07
Abstract
Abstract A microcomputerized electronic balance has a digital filter which filters the output of a weight transducer in the balance. The filter changes the amount of filtering in response to the resolution of a display in the balance, the desires of the user of the balance as reflected by the state of a manual data entry means manipulated by the user, and the stability of the balance. Use of such filter results in a stable display of weight related data and good response time for the display.
Inventors
- 👤 Christopher W. Brock
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:12
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01G; G01G23/00; G01G23/18; G01G23/36; G01G23/37; G01G23/3707; G01G23/3714
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
An electronic balance, comprising: a weight receiving means; a transducer means responsive to the weight receiving means for producing a digital signal related to a weight placed on the weight receiving means; a signal processing means responsive to said transducer means; said processing means including a digital filter means responsive to the digital signal from the transducer means, the digital filter comprising: a means for repetitively sampling the magnitude of the digital signal at preselected times; a means for storing predetermined ones of the sampled magnitudes; an averaging means for generating a signal related to a weighted average of predetermined ones of the stored magnitudes; a manual data entry means for entering a desired level of filtering into the processing means; and a means responsive to the manual data entry means and to selected operational conditions of the balance for selecting which predetermined ones of the stored magnitudes are used by the averaging means and the weight assigned to each selected magnitude in the average; and means responsive to the signal related to the weighted average of predetermined ones of the stored magnitudes for displaying an indication related to the weight placed on the weight receiving means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
An electronic balance, comprising: a weight receiving means; a transducer means responsive to the weight receiving means for producing a digital signal related to a weight placed on the weight receiving means; a signal processing means responsive to said transducer means; said processing means including a digital filter means responsive to the digital signal from the transducer means, the digital filter comprising: a means for repetitively sampling the magnitude of the digital signal at preselected times; a means for storing predetermined ones of the sampled magnitudes; an averaging means for generating a signal related to a weighted average of predetermined ones of the stored magnitudes; a manual data entry means for entering a desired level of filtering into the processing means; and a means responsive to the manual data entry means and to selected operational conditions of the balance for selecting which predetermined ones of the stored magnitudes are used by the averaging means and the weight assigned to each selected magnitude in the average; and means responsive to the signal related to the weighted average of predetermined ones of the stored magnitudes for displaying an indication related to the weight placed on the weight receiving means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The balance of claim 1, wherein said display means can display said weight related indication to a plurality of predetermined resolutions; wherein said processing means has a means for selecting the resolution to which said display means displays the weight related indication; and wherein said selection and weighting means is responsive to said resolution selecting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The balance of claim 2, further comprising: a means for determining whether the balance is stable; wherein the selection and weighting means is responsive to the stability determining means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electronic balance of claim 3, further comprising: a linearization means responsive to the averaging means for producing signals related to data to be used for linearizing the output of the transducer means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electronic balance of claim 1, further comprising: a linearization means responsive to the averaging means for producing signals related to data to be used for linearizing the output of the transducer means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
100 words
An electronic balance, comprising: a weight receiving means; a transducer means responsive to the weight receiving means for producing a digital signal related to a weight placed on the weight receiving means; a means for repetitively sampling the magnitude of the digital signal produced by the transducer means at preselected times; a means for storing predetermined ones of the sampled magnitudes; an averaging means responsive to the storing means for producing a signal related to a weighted average of predetermined ones of the stored magnitudes; and a means for varying the weighting of each sampled magnitude in the weighted average.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
100 words
An electronic balance, comprising: a weight receiving means; a transducer means responsive to the weight receiving means for producing a digital signal related to a weight placed on the weight receiving means; a means for repetitively sampling the magnitude of the digital signal produced by the transducer means at preselected times; a means for storing predetermined ones of the sampled magnitudes; an averaging means responsive to the storing means for producing a signal related to a weighted average of predetermined ones of the stored magnitudes; and a means for varying the weighting of each sampled magnitude in the weighted average.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electronic balance of claim 6, in which the varying means is responsive to an operational condition of the balance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electronic balance of claim 7, in which the operational condition is the resolution to which the balance is to display weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electronic balance of claim 7, in which the operational condition is the stability of the balance.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electronic balance of claim 9, in which the operational condition is the resolution to which the balance is to display weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The electronic balance of claim 10, in which the varying means is responsive to a manual data entry means for entering into the balance a level of filtering desired by the operator of the balance.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electronic balance of claim 11, further comprising: a linearization means responsive to the averaging means for producing signals related to data to be used for linearizing the output of the transducer means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The electronic balance of claim 6, in which the varying means is responsive to a means for entering a desired level of filtering.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electronic balance of claim 6, further comprising: a linearization means responsive to the averaging means for producing signals related to data to be used for linearizing the output of the transducer means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
129 words
An electronic balance, comprising: a weight receiving means; a transducer means responsive to the weight receiving means for producing a digital signal related to a weight placed on the weight receiving means; a means for repetitively sampling the magnitude of the digital signal produced by the transducer means at preselected times; a means for storing predetermined sampled magnitudes, each of the predetermined sampled magnitudes being stored in a predetermined number of locations in the storing means; a means for averaging the contents of predetermined storage locations in the storing means; and a means for varying which sampled magnitudes are stored in the storing means, the predetermined number of locations in which each stored magnitude is stored, and which contents of the storing means are averaged by the averaging means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
129 words
An electronic balance, comprising: a weight receiving means; a transducer means responsive to the weight receiving means for producing a digital signal related to a weight placed on the weight receiving means; a means for repetitively sampling the magnitude of the digital signal produced by the transducer means at preselected times; a means for storing predetermined sampled magnitudes, each of the predetermined sampled magnitudes being stored in a predetermined number of locations in the storing means; a means for averaging the contents of predetermined storage locations in the storing means; and a means for varying which sampled magnitudes are stored in the storing means, the predetermined number of locations in which each stored magnitude is stored, and which contents of the storing means are averaged by the averaging means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
38 words
The electronic balance of claim 15, in which the varying means comprises: a means responsive to operational conditions of the balance; and a means responsive to a means for entering into the balance a desired level of filtering.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
The electronic balance of claim 16, in which the operational conditions of the balance are the stability of the balance and the resolution to which the balance is to display an amount of weight on the weight receiving means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electronic balance of claim 17, further comprising: a linearization means responsive to the averaging means for producing signals related to data to be used for linearizing the output of the transducer means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electronic balance of claim 15, further comprising: a linearization means responsive to the averaging means for producing signals related to data to be used for linearizing the output of the transducer means.
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