Patents by Inventor Alex Groot

Alex Groot has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Intelligent digital load cell transducer
    Patent number: 12624982
    Abstract: A load cell transducer including one or more strain gauges configured to generate a first signal indicative of a force applied to the load cell transducer and a sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of an acceleration and an orientation of the load cell transducer. The load cell transducer further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more strain gauges and the sensor. The controller is configured to determine a weight of an object based on the first signal, determine at least one of a static inclination or an acceleration of the load cell transducer based on the second signal, and output a message indicating an issue of the load cell transducer based on at least one of the static inclination and the acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard Bijkerk, Jacob E. Dunnum, Alex Groot
  • INTELLIGENT DIGITAL LOAD CELL TRANSDUCER
    Publication number: 20230392973
    Abstract: A load cell transducer including one or more strain gauges configured to generate a first signal indicative of a force applied to the load cell transducer and a sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of an acceleration and an orientation of the load cell transducer. The load cell transducer further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more strain gauges and the sensor. The controller is configured to determine a weight of an object based on the first signal, determine at least one of a static inclination or an acceleration of the load cell transducer based on the second signal, and output a message indicating an issue of the load cell transducer based on at least one of the static inclination and the acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Gerard Bijkerk, Jacob E. Dunnum, Alex Groot