ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,802, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Amazon Technologies Inc. (Seattle).
"Load cell bushing" was invented by Nicholas Franklin (Framingham, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bushing for a load cell that reduces assembly height and measurement error and enables tool-less insertion and removal to a mount hole of a load cell and to connect with a load bearing surface of a weight system is described herein. The bushing may include a first end having a tapered surface for inserting into a mounting hole of a load plate. The bushing also includes a second end and a middle portion. The middle portion has a diameter less than the firs...