Patents by Inventor Thomas Glattli

Thomas Glattli 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).

  • Calibrating device for a balance
    Patent number: 5866854
    Abstract: A calibrating device for a balance including a load receiving unit for loads to be weighed, a load measuring unit and a lever mechanism serving for the force transmission between the load receiving unit and the load measuring unit, wherein the lever mechanism is coupled to the load receiving unit through a coupling area on an input side and to the load measuring unit through a coupling area at an output side, and wherein the lever mechanism further includes an additional coupling area, separate from the coupling areas on the input and output sides, for releasably coupling a calibrating force which is uncoupled during the normal weighing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AG
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Emery, Thomas Glattli