Patents by Inventor Douglas P. Bliss

Douglas P. 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 of determining vehicle scale health and suitability for use via weight transfer pattern analysis
    Patent number: 9194737
    Abstract: Methods of determining vehicle scale health and suitability for use via weight transfer pattern analysis. Dynamically changing patterns of measurement values are seen at each load cell of a vehicle weighing scale as a vehicle enters, remains on, and leaves the scale platform thereof during a normal vehicle weighing operation. These patterns may be analyzed to provide an indication of whether a given load cell is operating properly and/or being manipulated to produce a false weight reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas P. Bliss
  • METHOD OF DETERMINING VEHICLE SCALE HEALTH AND SUITABILITY FOR USE VIA WEIGHT TRANSFER PATTERN ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20150177054
    Abstract: Methods of determining vehicle scale health and suitability for use via weight transfer pattern analysis. Dynamically changing patterns of measurement values are seen at each load cell of a vehicle weighing scale as a vehicle enters, remains on, and leaves the scale platform thereof during a normal vehicle weighing operation. These patterns may be analyzed to provide an indication of whether a given load cell is operating properly and/or being manipulated to produce a false weight reading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Mettler-Toledo, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas P. Bliss
  • Mounting for industrial instrumentation
    Patent number: 8003899
    Abstract: A flexible, modular mounting system for an industrial process terminal or similar instrumentation. The instrumentation may be panel mounted or DIN rail mounted using an enclosure having only a minimum number of unique components. An instrument housing is included for containing various electronic components of such a terminal. The housing is adapted to mate with a DIN rail, and can easily be fitted with mounting brackets that allow the housing to be used in a panel mounted arrangement. In the latter case, a user interface module is located on an opposite side of a panel wall and connected to the appropriate electronic components of the instrumentation through an opening provided therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen WenLong, James F. Million, John Moorman, Douglas P. Bliss
  • MOUNTING FOR INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION
    Publication number: 20100128448
    Abstract: A flexible, modular mounting system for an industrial process terminal or similar instrumentation. The instrumentation may be panel mounted or DIN rail mounted using an enclosure having only a minimum number of unique components. An instrument housing is included for containing various electronic components of such a terminal. The housing is adapted to mate with a DIN rail, and can easily be fitted with mounting brackets that allow the housing to be used in a panel mounted arrangement. In the latter case, a user interface module is located on an opposite side of a panel wall and connected to the appropriate electronic components of the instrumentation through an opening provided therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: METTLER-TOLEDO, INC.
    Inventors: Chen WenLong, James F. Million, John Moorman, Douglas P. Bliss