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Zero-point adjustment of weighing device

Assignee: Ishida Scales Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-05-19
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Granted: 1989-07-25
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Expires: 2008-05-19
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Abstract

Abstract A zero-point adjustment unit for a weighing device is comprised of a rough adjustment circuit, a fine adjustment circuit and a central processing unit. The central processing unit adjusts the zero-point of the weighing device by receiving a no-lead weight signal outputted from the weighing device and controls the output signals from the rough and fine adjustment circuits.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kazufumi Naito
  • 👤 Setsuo Haze
  • 👤 Hideo Nobutugu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 11:41
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01G; G01G19/00; G01G19/387; G01G19/393; G01G19/22; G01G19/32; G01G23/00; G01G23/01; G01G23/14; G01G23/16; G01G23/163

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 54 words
A zero-point adjustment unit for a weighing device comprising a rough adjustment circuit, a fine adjustment circuit, and a central processing unit adapted to adjust the zero-point of said weighing device by receiving a no-load weight signal outputted from said weighing device and controlling the output signals from said rough and fine adjustment circuits.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 54 words
A zero-point adjustment unit for a weighing device comprising a rough adjustment circuit, a fine adjustment circuit, and a central processing unit adapted to adjust the zero-point of said weighing device by receiving a no-load weight signal outputted from said weighing device and controlling the output signals from said rough and fine adjustment circuits.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 51 words
The zero-point adjustment unit of claim 1 wherein said rough adjustment circuit includes a first digital-to-analog converter for rough zero-point adjustment and a first subtracter for rough zero-point adjustment, and said fine adjustment circuit includes a second digital-to-analog converter for fine zero-point adjustment and a second subtracter for fine zero-point adjustment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 84 words
The zero-point adjustment unit of claim 2 wherein said rough and fine adjustment circuits include an analog-to-digital converter, said first subtracter serves to receive an output signal from said first digital-to-analog converter and an analog no-load signal from said weighing device and to correspondingly output a first difference signal, and said second subtracter serves to receive an output signal from said second digital-to-analog converter and an output signal from said first subtracter and to correspondingly output a second difference signal to said analog-to-digital converter.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-07-24 1993-01-23 1993-07-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-07-24 1997-01-23 1997-07-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2000-07-24 2001-01-23 2001-07-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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