Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – For cost/price – Weight
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-04
2005-01-04
Cosimano, Edward R. (Department: 3629)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
For cost/price
Weight
C177S025120, C177S025130, C702S173000, C705S415000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06839697
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for weighing of items such as mailpieces in the presence of external vibration such as ground noise. The system includes a scale system having a platform connected to a load cell, which provides an output signal to an analog-to-digital converter. The resulting digital output signal is processed by a low pass filter and analyzed by a microprocessor to determine weights of items on the platform. The microprocessor also determines postage amounts as functions of the weights and outputs these postage amounts to a postage meter. The system also includes an accelerometer and a limit detector for generating a no go signal if external vibrations exceed a predetermined limit. The microprocessor accepts a weight as valid if the external vibrations do not exceed the limit at any time while the weight is being determined and otherwise initiates an alternative weight determining method.
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Toupin: “Throw your weight into the right scale”; Design News Feb. 21, 2000, vol. 55, No. 4, p. 19.
Eaton David J.
Massucci John E.
Miller John P.
Chaclas Angelo N.
Cosimano Edward R.
Lemm Brian A.
Pitney Bowes Inc.
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