公开(公告)号：US06583369B2

公开(公告)日：2003-06-24

申请号：US09829716

申请日：2001-04-10

申请人： James G. Montagnino ,  Anson Wong ,  Ricardo Murguia ,  Monique Chatterjee ,  Elliott Hsu ,  Greg Holderfield ,  Randall Bell ,  Dan Peterson

发明人： James G. Montagnino ,  Anson Wong ,  Ricardo Murguia ,  Monique Chatterjee ,  Elliott Hsu ,  Greg Holderfield ,  Randall Bell ,  Dan Peterson

IPC分类号： G01G2330

CPC分类号： G01G23/18 ,  G01G23/30

摘要： A scale with a transiently visible display includes: an enclosure having an upper surface; a measurement device disposed in the enclosure; and a display coupled to the measurement device and attached to the enclosure beneath the upper surface, the display displaying a measurement value only when the display is an active state. Activation of the measurement device places the display in the active state whereas deactivation removes the display from the active state. The enclosure obscures the display from visibility when the display is not in the active state. Optionally, the scale may include a facade beneath the upper surface and a shutter adjacent the facade and covering the display, the shutter being coupled to the measurement device. The shutter opens to reveal the display during activation. The enclosure obscures the facade and the shutter from recognition when the measurement device is not in the active state.

公开(公告)号：US06608260B2

公开(公告)日：2003-08-19

申请号：US09960751

申请日：2001-09-21

申请人： James G. Montagnino ,  Janice M. Biang

发明人： James G. Montagnino ,  Janice M. Biang

IPC分类号： G01G2330

CPC分类号： G01G19/44 ,  Y10S177/02

摘要： A body weigh scale that displays a user's weight in a gravity system other than where the scale is being used, such as a planet, the sun, the moon, or another celestial body. The body weigh scale includes a conversion component that converts the user's weight to the other gravity system. In one embodiment, the scale utilizes a mechanical weighing mechanism, having an analog display, and also has a digital display, where weight information is generated, for example, by a pulse counter. The user's weight may be simultaneously displayed both in the “home” gravity system where the scale is used (e.g., the earth), and another, “away” gravity system (e.g., the sun). The display of the home weight may be via an analog dial, and the display of the away weight may be via a digital display such as an LCD.

摘要翻译： 身体称重显示用户在重力系统中的重量，而不是使用比例尺，例如行星，太阳，月亮或另一个天体。 身体称重包括将用户的体重转换为另一个重力系统的转换组件。 在一个实施例中，比例尺使用具有模拟显示器的机械称重机构，并且还具有数字显示器，其中例如通过脉冲计数器产生重量信息。 使用者的重量可以同时显示在使用刻度的“家庭”重力系统（例如，地球）和另一个“离开”重力系统（例如太阳）中。 家用重量的显示可以通过模拟拨盘，并且离开重量的显示可以经由诸如LCD的数字显示器。