Patents by Inventor Roger Leisinger
Roger Leisinger 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).
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Patent number: 7633018Abstract: A method is disclosed to operate and control a balance which has a control unit that is operable to execute an operating- and/or applications program and is equipped for this task with a processor and a memory unit. The balance also has at least one entry device to give command signals to the control unit. The control unit uses the command signals given by the entry device to control one of at least two function modules that are assigned to the entry device by the control unit dependent on the operating status of the operating and/or applications program. The entry device can therefore control a plurality of function modules, hardware and/or software modules, e.g., for the opening and closing of the doors of the weighing compartment, the zeroing of the balance, the setting of tare, or the printing of the measurement results. The assignment of the function modules to the entry device is signaled to the user by an indicating device.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AGInventors: Roger Leisinger, Hansruedi Künzi
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Patent number: 7531759Abstract: A draft protection device for a balance, which encloses a weighing compartment surrounding a weighing pan, has at least one opening that can be closed by a window. The at least one window has at least two slidable window sections which partially overlap each other in any of their positions. According to the invention, a drive mechanism is provided for the opening and closing of the window, which drive mechanism couples the window sections to each other in such a way that all of the window sections move simultaneously and at different speeds during the opening and closing, wherein a fixed ratio between the respective speeds of the window sections can be predetermined by design.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2005Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AGInventors: Paul Lüchinger, Hansjörg Rotach, Roger Leisinger, Eduard Fringeli
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Patent number: 7423226Abstract: A balance (1, 101) has a draft protection device (2) that encloses a weighing compartment surrounding the weighing pan (15). A rear wall (22, 122) delimiting the weighing compartment on one side is made of a material (26) that diffuses the transmitted ambient light. The translucent, light-diffusing material (26) is in particular a frosted glass.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2004Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AGInventors: Hansjörg Rotach, Roger Leisinger, Jean-Christophe Emery
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Patent number: 7325321Abstract: The method and the device serve to monitor the alignment of a measuring instrument, specifically a balance. To perform this function, the monitoring device is equipped with an inclination sensor based on the principle of a spirit level, with a container filled with a fluid in which a bubble is formed. According to the invention, the position of the bubble is measured optically by means of a radiating element that is arranged on one side of the bubble and serves to emit a radiation, and a sensor element that is arranged on the opposite side of the bubble and serves to receive the radiation. The radiating element, preferably a light-emitting diode, and the sensor element, preferably a photodiode, together define the sensor axis (sx) on which the bubble is centered as long as the sensor axis runs parallel to the axis of the gravity force. Furthermore, the sensor element is flanked by at least two reference elements that are likewise receiving the radiation.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2004Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AGInventors: Hansruedi Künzi, Roger Leisinger
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Patent number: 7232963Abstract: A scale (1) having a scale housing (3) serving to house the weighing mechanism and the weighing electronics, which stands on a support base on at least three support points (5,5?), is designed to be connectable to and disconnectable from a display and operating unit (6). A connection element (9) is provided to produce a mechanical coupling between the scale (1) and the display and operating unit (6), which can be attached to the bottom side of the scale housing (3) and is designed to be supported on at least two support points (5) of the scale (1) and can be engaged in a self-locating way in a third point on the bottom side of the scale housing (3).Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2004Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AGInventors: Roger Leisinger, Patrik Morf
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Patent number: 7129427Abstract: A balance (1) with a housing (3) containing the weighing mechanism and associated electronic components has at least three positioning feet (5, 5?) to stand on a supporting surface (20), at least two of the positioning feet (5) being height-adjustable for setting the balance (1) into a level position. In addition, the balance (1) has at least one stabilizer foot (6, 106) which can be locked and unlocked, so that for adjusting the level position of the balance, the stabilizer foot is released and thereby enabled to stay in contact with the supporting surface (20), and after the level adjustment of the balance has been completed, the stabilizer foot is locked in place to secure the stability of the balance (1) in its set position.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2004Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AGInventors: Beat Meister, Roger Leisinger
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Publication number: 20060213696Abstract: A scale (1) having a scale housing (3) serving to house the weighing mechanism and the weighing electronics, which stands on a support base on at least three support points (5,5?), is designed to be connectable to and disconnectable from a display and operating unit (6). A connection element (9) is provided to produce a mechanical coupling between the scale (1) and the display and operating unit (6), which can be attached to the bottom side of the scale housing (3) and is designed to be supported on at least two support points (5) of the scale (1) and can be engaged in a self-locating way in a third point on the bottom side of the scale housing (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2004Publication date: September 28, 2006Applicant: Mettler-Toledo GmbHInventors: Roger Leisinger, Patrik Morf
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Publication number: 20060157287Abstract: A balance with a balance housing serving to accommodate a weighing mechanism and weighing-related electronics is equipped with a weighing pan and with a draft protection element which can be loosely positioned on the balance housing and which surrounds the weighing pan. The balance housing is equipped with a step which serves to receive the draft protection element and whose seating surface for the draft protection element is arranged below the topside of the balance housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2006Publication date: July 20, 2006Applicant: METTLER-TOLEDO GMBHInventors: Roger Leisinger, Bruno Mattle, Hansjuerg Rotach, Patrik Morf, Hansruedi Kuenzi, Yves Marmier
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Patent number: 6995323Abstract: A device for monitoring an operating condition is incorporated in a balance with a weighing cell, an electronic weighing circuit arrangement (15), an output unit (21, 22, 44), and at least one electronic inclination sensor (13). The circuit arrangement (15) includes a signal-processing device (17), a memory device (19) as well as a time clock (20). Based on a sensor signal received from the electronic inclination sensor (13), the signal-processing device (17) determines a quantity that is indicative of the operating condition of the balance. The signal-processing device (17) also determines the current time and assigns a time value to the quantity that represents the operating condition. The resultant vector-like sets of time and operating condition data are transmitted to and stored in the memory device (19), so that the data are at all times available for transmission to an output unit (21, 22, 44).Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2004Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbHInventors: Hansruedi Kunzi, Roger Leisinger, Marc Blochlinger
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Publication number: 20060016134Abstract: A draft protection device for a balance, which encloses a weighing compartment surrounding a weighing pan, has at least one opening that can be closed by a window. The at least one window has at least two slidable window sections which partially overlap each other in any of their positions. According to the invention, a drive mechanism is provided for the opening and closing of the window, which drive mechanism couples the window sections to each other in such a way that all of the window sections move simultaneously and at different speeds during the opening and closing, wherein a fixed ratio between the respective speeds of the window sections can be predetermined by design.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Applicant: Mettler-Toledo GmbHInventors: Paul Luchinger, Hansjorg Rotach, Roger Leisinger, Eduard Fringeli
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Publication number: 20050126024Abstract: The method and the device serve to monitor the alignment of a measuring instrument, specifically a balance. To perform this function, the monitoring device is equipped with an inclination sensor based on the principle of a spirit level, with a container filled with a fluid in which a bubble is formed. According to the invention, the position of the bubble is measured optically by means of a radiating element that is arranged on one side of the bubble and serves to emit a radiation, and a sensor element that is arranged on the opposite side of the bubble and serves to receive the radiation. The radiating element, preferably a light-emitting diode, and the sensor element, preferably a photodiode, together define the sensor axis (sx) on which the bubble is centered as long as the sensor axis runs parallel to the axis of the gravity force. Furthermore, the sensor element is flanked by at least two reference elements that are likewise receiving the radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2004Publication date: June 16, 2005Applicant: Mettler-Toledo GmbHInventors: Hansruedi Kunzi, Roger Leisinger
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Publication number: 20050092529Abstract: A method is disclosed to operate and control a balance which has a control unit that is operable to execute an operating- and/or applications program and is equipped for this task with a processor and a memory unit. The balance also has at least one entry device to give command signals to the control unit. The control unit uses the command signals given by the entry device to control one of at least two function modules that are assigned to the entry device by the control unit dependent on the operating status of the operating and/or applications program. The entry device can therefore control a plurality of function modules, hardware and/or software modules, e.g., for the opening and closing of the doors of the weighing compartment, the zeroing of the balance, the setting of tare, or the printing of the measurement results. The assignment of the function modules to the entry device is signaled to the user by an indicating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Inventors: Roger Leisinger, Hansruedi Kunzi
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Publication number: 20050072605Abstract: A device for monitoring an operating condition is incorporated in a balance with a weighing cell, an electronic weighing circuit arrangement (15), an output unit (21, 22, 44), and at least one electronic inclination sensor (13). The circuit arrangement (15) includes a signal-processing device (17), a memory device (19) as well as a time clock (20). Based on a sensor signal received from the electronic inclination sensor (13), the signal-processing device (17) determines a quantity that is indicative of the operating condition of the balance. The signal-processing device (17) also determines the current time and assigns a time value to the quantity that represents the operating condition. The resultant vector-like sets of time and operating condition data are transmitted to and stored in the memory device (19), so that the data are at all times available for transmission to an output unit (21, 22, 44).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2004Publication date: April 7, 2005Applicant: Mettler-Toledo GmbHInventors: Hansruedi Kunzi, Roger Leisinger, Marc Blochlinger
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Publication number: 20050067197Abstract: A balance (1, 101) has a draft protection device (2) that encloses a weighing compartment surrounding the weighing pan (15). A rear wall (22, 122) delimiting the weighing compartment on one side is made of a material (26) that diffuses the transmitted ambient light. The translucent, light-diffusing material (26) is in particular a frosted glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2004Publication date: March 31, 2005Inventors: Hansjorg Rotach, Roger Leisinger, Jean-Christophe Emery
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Publication number: 20050045389Abstract: A balance (1) with a housing (3) containing the weighing mechanism and associated electronic components has at least three positioning feet (5, 5?) to stand on a supporting surface (20), at least two of the positioning feet (5) being height-adjustable for setting the balance (1) into a level position. In addition, the balance (1) has at least one stabilizer foot (6, 106) which can be locked and unlocked, so that for adjusting the level position of the balance, the stabilizer foot is released and thereby enabled to stay in contact with the supporting surface (20), and after the level adjustment of the balance has been completed, the stabilizer foot is locked in place to secure the stability of the balance (1) in its set position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2004Publication date: March 3, 2005Applicant: Mettler-Toledo GmbHInventors: Beat Meister, Roger Leisinger
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Patent number: 6844507Abstract: A draft protection device (2) has a wind-blocking body (20; 21) that consists of at least two panel elements (20A,20B, 20C; 21A, 21B) and partially encloses the weighing compartment of a balance (1) in which a weighing pan (15) is arranged. The wind-blocking body (20; 21) can be selectively positioned by hand in at least two different orientations. In each of the different orientations at least one opening is available for access to the weighing compartment. The wind-blocking body (20; 21) can be positioned by the user in such a way that the openings resulting from the differently oriented positions allow access to the weighing compartment from different directions.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2003Date of Patent: January 18, 2005Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbHInventors: Roger Leisinger, Hansjürg Rotach
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Patent number: D506941Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2003Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbHInventors: Roger Leisinger, Bruno Mattle, Hansjürg Rotach, Patrik Morf, Hansruedi Künzi, Yves Marmier
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Patent number: D507566Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2004Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbHInventors: Roger Leisinger, Bruno Mattle, Hansjürg Rotach, Patrik Morf, Hansruedi Künzi, Yves Marmier
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Patent number: D514966Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbHInventors: Roger Leisinger, Bruno Mattle, Hansjürg Rotach, Patrik Morf, Hansruedi Künzi, Yves Marmier
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Patent number: D498474Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2003Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbHInventors: Roger Leisinger, Bruno Mattle, Hansjürg Rotach, Patrik Morf, Hansruedi Künzi, Yves Marmier