专利内容由知识产权出版社提供
专利名称：Weighing apparatus and method发明人：Jerome H. Lemelson申请号：US06/401116申请日：19820723公开号：US04544929A公开日：19851001
摘要：An apparatus and method for providing indicia on articles or packages, whichindicia is an indication of such variables as identification, destination, weight, cost, postageor a combination of such variables. In one form, an article or container is disposed on aweighing device, such as a scale, and the weight of the article which is indicated when thescale balances, is automatically applied as a bar code, numerical indication or other formof indicia to a select portion of the surface of the article. The indicia may be printed bymeans of selectively operated printing wheels, an ink jet, a laser or electron beammarking device or other means which operate through an opening in the platform of thescale or from a location at the side of the scale. Xerographic or electrostatic printingmeans may also be employed, which is located within an opening in the scale platform orat the side of the scale and which is projected or propels particles to print indicia againsta select portion of the article or container in accordance with information which wasderived from a computer, manual keyboard input, speech synthesized electronic circuitryor other means.
申请人：LEMELSON; JEROME H.
更多信息请下载全文后查看
