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Electronic balance

US12203804B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 16, 2022
Grant dateJan 21, 2025
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01G23/01
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

[Object] To provide an electronic balance configured to uses a non-contact sensor to perform a predetermined operation, in which a greater number of operations than the number of non-contact sensors can be performed.[Means for solving problem] An electronic balance (1) includes: a non-contact sensor (31; 32) configured to detect an object; a state identifier (306) configured to identify a time pattern of a detection signal of the non-contact sensor (31; 32) as one of a plurality of previously defined time patterns; and an operation controller (30; 303; 304; 305) configured to control an operation of a predetermined section of the electronic balance (1) related to the time pattern identified by the state identifier.

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