Patents by Inventor Doug Bliss

Doug Bliss 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).

  • Method for weighing apparatus calibration management
    Patent number: 7441436
    Abstract: A weighing apparatus calibration method uses a test mass, a material and a terminal to calculate and compare the total weight of the test mass and material to determine if the total capacity of the weighing apparatus has been calibrated. A system for managing calibration of a weighing apparatus is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Bliss, John Moorman, Venus Simmons
  • Method for weighing apparatus calibration management
    Publication number: 20070073505
    Abstract: A weighing apparatus calibration method uses a test mass, a material and a terminal to calculate and compare the total weight of the test mass and material to determine if the total capacity of the weighing apparatus has been calibrated. A system for managing calibration of a weighing apparatus is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Doug Bliss, John Moorman, Venus Simmons
  • Load cell diagnostics and failure prediction weighing apparatus and process
    Patent number: 6576849
    Abstract: The invention disclosed consists of weighing apparatus and process that includes a new Calibration management utility to automate compliance testing to ISO 9000 requirements and has the “load cell symmetry”, “empty platform” and “test load” readings for each load stored on the weighing apparatus. This weighing apparatus makes periodic tests to determine the health of the load cells in the system, producing a log file to record events such as any detected failure, any suspicious reading, overload condition, or any user defined parameter, and is network enabled to be connected through a LAN via an Ethernet to the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Bliss, Craig Stickel, James W. Bentz
  • Load cell diagnostics and failure prediction weighing apparatus and process
    Publication number: 20020066602
    Abstract: The invention disclosed consists of weighing apparatus and process that includes a new Calibration management utility to automate compliance testing to ISO 9000 requirements and has the “load cell symmetry”, “empty platform” and “test load” readings for each load stored on the weighing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Doug Bliss, Craig Stickel, James W. Bentz