US Patent Issued on Oct. 6 for "Systems and methods for determining force exerted by and/or weight of an object" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,754,085, issued on Oct. 6.

"Systems and methods for determining force exerted by and/or weight of an object" was invented by Richard L. Corwin (Bay City, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of sensors and related methods for measuring force and/or detecting acceleration or vibration are disclosed. A system may include a hollow enclosure and a rigid base attached to a lower end of the hollow enclosure. The rigid base may allow for the passage of light therethrough. A piston may be disposed within an interior space defined by the hollow enclosure and rigid base. The piston may be moveably secured to the hollow enclosure...