公开(公告)号：US11300442B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16784427

申请日：2020-02-07

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Randy L. Blankley, Jr. ,  Juan C. Guzman ,  Hung B. Nguyen ,  Randall L. Redman

IPC: G01G23/36 ,  G01G3/14

Abstract: A weighing apparatus includes a load cell assembly with an elongated load cell body including a first three dimensional coordinate orientation defined by a first X-axis, a first Y-axis and a first Z-axis. An accelerometer unit is operatively connected to the elongated load cell body and having a second three-dimensional coordinate orientation defined by a second X-axis, a second Y-axis and a second Z-axis. A memory unit is mounted on the elongated load cell body, the memory unit storing data for aligning the second three-dimensional coordinate orientation of the accelerometer unit with the first three-dimensional coordinate orientation of the elongated load cell body.

公开(公告)号：US11041751B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US15724406

申请日：2017-10-04

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Debra L. Dyer ,  Robert S. Davis ,  James E. Highley, Jr. ,  Jill M. Broering ,  Fredrick D. Knoop ,  Randy L. Blankley, Jr. ,  John A. Dusing

IPC: G01G23/37 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G01G19/414 ,  G01G23/36 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06F3/0486

Abstract: A scale includes a weigh station for receiving items to be weighed, an operator interface configured to display information associated with scale operations and a controller operably coupled to the operator interface to effect display of information. The operator interface may be in the form of a touch-screen display that is used to facilitate ease of use and scale adjustment.

公开(公告)号：US11623456B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US17380558

申请日：2021-07-20

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Randy L. Blankley, Jr. ,  Robert S. Davis

IPC: B41J3/01 ,  B41J2/045 ,  B41J2/355 ,  B41J3/407

Abstract: A printing device includes a thermal printhead with a plurality of print elements. A controller is configured to identify an out of specification status of at least one print element, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether printing of a specific print field requires use of the print element having the out of specification status and, if so, to determine whether a print location of the specific print field can be shifted such that the print element having out of specification status will be one of (i) aligned with a gap in the specific print field or (ii) offset to one side of the specific print field. A weighing scale incorporating the printing device is also provided.