US 12,442,699 B1
Systems and methods for determining force exerted by and/or weight of an object
Richard L. Corwin, Bay City, TX (US)
Filed by Richard L. Corwin, Bay City, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/783,443.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/528,723, filed on Jul. 25, 2023.
Int. Cl. G01L 1/24 (2006.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01)
CPC G01L 1/24 (2013.01) [G06T 7/62 (2017.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for measuring force comprising:
a sensor including a flexible sheet of material, a rigid clear plate, and a fluid filled bladder, the bladder having a north pole and a south pole, the flexible sheet of material being affixed to the rigid clear plate, the fluid filled bladder being attached to the flexible sheet of material at the north pole of the bladder, the fluid filled bladder being attached to the rigid clear plate at the south pole of the bladder, and the fluid filled bladder being disposed between the flexible sheet of material and the rigid clear plate; and
a camera disposed beneath the rigid clear plate and including a camera lens aimed upwardly toward the rigid clear plate.