Patents by Inventor Michael Ohler

Michael Ohler 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: 12590830
    Abstract: Systems and methods for scale calibration. One example embodiment provides a system for calibrating a scale. The system may generally include an actuator for applying force to a platform of the medical scale, and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the actuator. The electronic processor may be configured to control an actuator to apply, for a first interval, a first applied force having a first value greater than a target force value, and control the actuator to apply, for a second interval, a second applied force having a second value substantially equal to the target force value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignees: Pelstar, LLC, Tovey Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ohler, Ken Harris, Brian C. Skinner, Mike Tovey
  • Publication number: 20230251125
    Abstract: Systems and methods for scale calibration. One example embodiment provides a system for calibrating a scale. The system may generally include an actuator for applying force to a platform of the medical scale, and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the actuator. The electronic processor may be configured to control an actuator to apply, for a first interval, a first applied force having a first value greater than a target force value, and control the actuator to apply, for a second interval, a second applied force having a second value substantially equal to the target force value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Ohler, Ken Harris, Brian C. Skinner, Mike Tovey
  • Patent number: 11624648
    Abstract: Systems and methods for scale calibration. One example embodiment provides a system for calibrating a scale. The system may generally include an actuator for applying force to a platform of the medical scale, and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the actuator. The electronic processor may be configured to control an actuator to apply, for a first interval, a first applied force having a first value greater than a target force value, and control the actuator to apply, for a second interval, a second applied force having a second value substantially equal to the target force value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: Pelstar, LLC, Tovey Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ohler, Ken Harris, Brian C. Skinner, Mike Tovey
  • Publication number: 20210010854
    Abstract: Systems and methods for scale calibration. One example embodiment provides a system for calibrating a scale. The system may generally include an actuator for applying force to a platform of the medical scale, and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the actuator. The electronic processor may be configured to control an actuator to apply, for a first interval, a first applied force having a first value greater than a target force value, and control the actuator to apply, for a second interval, a second applied force having a second value substantially equal to the target force value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Ohler, Ken Harris, Brian C. Skinner, Mike Tovey
  • Patent number: 5721552
    Abstract: For the digital data communication between a vehicle (transponder) and a beacon, an automatic gain control wherein the path attenuation between the transponder and the brake increases disproportionately with the distance. A two-stage automatic gain control is included for the gain control. After the first amplifier stage, the output signal is measured and supplied, together with a setpoint value contained in a setpoint memory, to a control amplifier. The output signal of the control amplifier is used both for automatically controlling the first amplifier stage, as well as the second amplifier stage. The automatic control makes it possible to cover only one single lane when automatically debiting highway tolls for a motor vehicle, for example. Influences caused by other motor vehicles on a nearby lane are eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Rossius, Michael Ohler, Friedrich-Wilhelm Bode, Andreas Vahle, Hans-Jurgen Fischer