ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,699, issued on Oct. 14.
"Systems and methods for determining force exerted by and/or weight of an object" was invented by Richard L. Corwin (Bay City, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of a sensors and related methods for measuring force are disclosed. A system for measuring force may include a sensor including a flexible sheet of material, a rigid clear plate, and a fluid filled bladder, the flexible sheet of material being affixed to the rigid clear plate, and the fluid filled bladder being disposed between the flexible sheet of material and the rigid clear plate. The system may also include a camera disposed...