Patents by Inventor Kelvin Dennis Bishop

Kelvin Dennis Bishop 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).

  • Weighing method and apparatus
    Patent number: 9417116
    Abstract: The present invention provides a weighing apparatus comprising a load cell and an inclinometer and a method of weighing with and calibrating the weighing apparatus that tilt compensates for component parts of load cell readings that vary according to different relationships with load cell inclination. The present invention further provides a weighing apparatus and method of weighing with and calibrating the weighing apparatus that compensates for residual errors in a measured weight that has been pre-compensated for load cell inclination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Kelvin Dennis Bishop
  • SCALE INCLINATION CALIBRATION
    Publication number: 20110119028
    Abstract: The present invention provides a weighing apparatus comprising a load cell and an inclinometer and a method of weighing with and calibrating the weighing apparatus that tilt compensates for component parts of load cell readings that vary according to different relationships with load cell inclination. The present invention further provides a weighing apparatus and method of weighing with and calibrating the weighing apparatus that compensates for residual errors in a measured weight that has been pre-compensated for load cell inclination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Kelvin Dennis Bishop