Patents by Inventor George Fankhauser

George Fankhauser 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).

  • Patent number: 11231314
    Abstract: A calibration weight assembly (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) has at least one calibration weight (150, 550, 750) and a transfer mechanism, and is used with a gravimetric force-measuring device (110, 210, 310, 410, 510) having a fixed region (111, 211, 311, 411, 511), a load-receiving region (112, 212, 312, 412, 512), and a measuring sensor (140, 540). The transfer mechanism has at least one poly-stable positioning element (561, 571), a first stable state of which defines a calibration position (KP) and a second stable state of which defines a resting position (RP) of the transfer mechanism. The at least one calibration weight can be coupled with the load-receiving region. The transfer mechanism, as actuated by the measuring sensor, transfers the at least one calibration weight from the calibration position to the resting position, or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Rudolf Burkhard, David Koller, Andreas Metzger, George Fankhauser
  • Publication number: 20200191641
    Abstract: A calibration weight assembly (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) has at least one calibration weight (150, 550, 750) and a transfer mechanism, and is used with a gravimetric force-measuring device (110, 210, 310, 410, 510) having a fixed region (111, 211, 311, 411, 511), a load-receiving region (112, 212, 312, 412, 512), and a measuring sensor (140, 540). The transfer mechanism has at least one poly-stable positioning element (561, 571), a first stable state of which defines a calibration position (KP) and a second stable state of which defines a resting position (RP) of the transfer mechanism. The at least one calibration weight can be coupled with the load-receiving region. The transfer mechanism, as actuated by the measuring sensor, transfers the at least one calibration weight from the calibration position to the resting position, or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Hans-Rudolf Burkhard, David Koller, Andreas Metzger, George Fankhauser
  • Patent number: 9523604
    Abstract: The invention concerns a calibration device (40) for a force-measuring device (1), specifically a balance, with an electrically controllable force-generating means (41) designed to be coupled to a force-measuring cell (10) of a force-measuring device (1) in such a way that a predefined force (FC) can be applied to the force-measuring cell (10), so that the latter generates a measuring signal (SF) which correlates to the applied force (FC) and which can be transmitted to a processing unit (60, PU), where it can be processed in reference to the predefined force (FC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH
    Inventors: George Fankhauser, Markus Uster, Martin Heusser, Ferdinand Schneider
  • Publication number: 20120010840
    Abstract: The invention concerns a calibration device (40) for a force-measuring device (1), specifically a balance, with an electrically controllable force-generating means (41) designed to be coupled to a force-measuring cell (10) of a force-measuring device (1) in such a way that a predefined force (FC) can be applied to the force-measuring cell (10), so that the latter generates a measuring signal (SF) which correlates to the applied force (FC) and which can be transmitted to a processing unit (60, PU), where it can be processed in reference to the predefined force (FC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: METTLER-TOLEDO AG
    Inventors: George Fankhauser, Markus Uster, Martin Heusser, Ferdinand Schneider