ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,443, issued on May 27, was assigned to Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. (Changzhou, China), Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Precision Instruments Ltd. (Changzhou, China) and Mettler-Toledo International Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (Shanghai).

"Method of weighing using object recognition and device therefor" was invented by Song Zhang (Changzhou, China), Kan Liu (Changzhou, China), Shenhui Wang (Changzhou, China), Zhiqiang Wang (Changzhou, China) and Kai Yin (Changzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of weighing using a scale (10) comprises the steps of: recognizing at least one of a plurality of object...