Apparatus and method for an automatic self-calibrating scale
US5832417A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G23/01
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present weight scale performs automated self calibration by periodically initiating a measurement operation to determine the zero offset from a true weight reading due the weight scale's intrinsic weight. The weight scale's intrinsic weight will vary due to changes in environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity, which impact the behavior of the internal electronics that perform the weight measurement operations. The automated self calibration is provided by a counter circuit, clocked by a low power oscillator, that periodically initiates the weight scale's electronics to undertake a weight measurement of the tare weight value of the scale. The tare weight value is stored in memory until replaced by a subsequent tare weight value calculation. During a weight measurement operation the gross weight measurement is deducted by the tare weight value stored in memory to arrive at a net weight representing a user's true weight.
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