ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,481, issued on May 19, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Systems and methods for a weigh bridge cell adapter" was invented by Andrew James Sukalski (Fairmont, Minn.), Scott Ray Janssen (Fairmont, Minn.) and Cory Hainy (Fairmont, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides systems and methods for an adapter bar for a weigh bridge. The adapter bar includes an adapter extension that is configured to extend into one or more support plates comprising a structure of the weigh bridge. The adapter bar further includes an adjustable mount, which is configured to receive a load cell and adjust ...