US Patent Issued to WITHINGS on May 13 for "Electronic scale with increased battery life and control method therefor" (French Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,173, issued on May 13, was assigned to WITHINGS (Issy les Moulineaux, France).

"Electronic scale with increased battery life and control method therefor" was invented by Victor Ting (Issy les Moulineaux, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic scale includes a weight sensor, a control unit connected to the weight sensor and a detection circuit connected to the control unit and to the weight sensor, the detection circuit being distinct from the control unit. The detection circuit is configured to periodically control a voltage supply to the weight sensor, to detect an increase in weight above a predetermined threshold and ...