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Multipurpose weighing device

US9778095B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

18References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

WITHINGS · FR

Inventors

Eric Carreel · Meudon, FR
Brice BRAC DE LA PERRIÈRE · Paris, FR
Nadine Buard · Meudon, FR
Pierre Barrochin · Saint-Cloud, FR
Rui Yang · Auxerre, FR
Guillaume Faussard · Plaisir, FR
Said Aitmbarek · Antony, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2013
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01G19/4144
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Weighing device of the digital bathroom scale type, comprising four feet each having a strain gauge, four conducting portions on the top surface, and one electronic control unit, the electronic unit being configured to measure first signals indicative of periodic variations in weight and second signals indicative of periodic variations in impedance caused by the heartbeats of the user, the electronic unit being configured to determine the heart rate of the user from the first and second signals. Method for determining the heart rate of the user from the first and second signals.

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