ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,297, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to BIZERBA SE & Co. KG (Balingen, Germany).
"Retail weighing scale" was invented by Steffen Buhl (Winterlingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A weighing scale includes a weighing module which has a housing in which a load cell is accommodated. The load cell has a fixed portion, a deformation portion, and a movable portion. The fixed portion is connected to the housing, and the movable portion bears a spider having a platter. The deformation portion has a strain gauge configured to measure a weight acting on the platter. The housing is formed as a single piece and in a trough shape. A stri...