Patents Examined by Georege H. Miller, Jr.
  • Price-calculating electronic scale
    Patent number: 5113955
    Abstract: A price-calculating scale for self-service use equipped with an input keyboard with key fields provided with pictographs of goods, the price per kilogram of which is entered in the scales by means of the appropriate key field. For the purpose of adaptation to the current type of goods to be priced, an exchangeable key pads having a varied arrangement of the key fields is provided. The scale is programmable to automatically adapt to each key pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH
    Inventors: Gebhard Wallisch, Dieter Eismann, Roland Matthes, Manfred Kammerer