6604 results about "Load cell" patented technology

A method of weight-filling a receptacle having a cylindrical neck and a collar extending around the neck, comprising the steps of suspending the receptacle by the collar and filling and weighing the receptacle while it is suspended, and a weight-filler device for filling, by means of a filler spout, a receptacle having a cylindrical neck and a collar extending around the neck. The device has a weighing device including a holding element having a top surface forming a support for the collar of the receptacle so that the receptacle extends vertically beneath the filler spout and is cantilevered out from a support member mounted on a structure to extend laterally therefrom and associated with a weighing sensor comprising an elastically flexible bar having one end rigidly secured to the structure and an opposite end connected to the support member so that the support member extends substantially horizontally irrespective of a presence of an absence of a container on the support member.

A method and system using one or more load cells coordinates load testing of one or more sites under test over a network such as the Internet in accordance with one or more load test requests. In one embodiment, such method and system facilitates an economic, efficient, and accurate evaluation of the capacity of the SUTs to support concurrent users of the SUTs. A load test request is received from a User and provides information concerning a load test to be performed on a site under test (SUT). A load test is generated, and the load test is allocated to one or more load cells. The load cells perform the load test by sending load test data to the SUT and receiving responses from the SUT. Portions of a load test may be allocated to different load cells, which may be geographically remote from the SUT and / or geographically diverse. Multiple concurrent pending load tests may be processed for the same SUT. A load cell may concurrently perform all or a portion of multiple different load tests for multiple different SUT's simultaneously. A reporting function generates a report based on the responses received from the SUT. The reporting function may in addition or alternatively allow the User to view real-time results during load test execution.

A system and method for determining and monitoring various characteristics of a patient positioned on a patient support apparatus, such as a bed, stretcher, or cot, is disclosed. The system and method involve monitoring the forces exerted by the patient on one or more force sensors, which may be load cells on the support apparatus. These force sensors will detect vibrations that correspond to various conditions of the patient, including the patient's heart rate, breathing rate, and / or the seizure status of a patient. These vibrations may be analyzed, such as by Fast Fourier Transforms, in order to determine the various conditions of the patient.

An agricultural row unit includes a hydraulic cylinder coupled to a support member for urging a soil-engaging tool coupled to the support member downwardly toward the soil. A hydraulic line is coupled to the hydraulic cylinder for supplying pressurized hydraulic fluid to the cylinder, and a controllable valve is provided in the hydraulic line for controlling the supply of pressurized hydraulic fluid to the cylinder through the line. A pressure sensor, such as a load cell or strain gauge, is connected between the hydraulic cylinder and the support member for producing an electrical signal corresponding to the pressure on the tool, and a controller is coupled to the pressure sensor and the controllable valve, the controller being adapted to receive the electrical signal from the pressure sensor and produce a control signal for controlling the valve thus the supply of the hydraulic fluid to the cylinder.

A capacitive sensing apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a deflectable dielectric mat and a flexible printed circuit that wraps around the major surfaces of the dielectric mat to define upper and lower conductor strips that overlap in a direction perpendicular to the dielectric mat. Overlapping regions of the conductor strips define an array of capacitive load cells distributed over the seating surface. A connector stub depending from the flexible printed circuit couples the conductor strips to an external circuit that measures the capacitance of the various load cells to determine occupant weight and weight distribution.