ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,366, issued on June 30, was assigned to Mettler-Toledo LLC (Columbus, Ohio).

"Checkweigher performance learning systems and related methods" was invented by Patrick Toohey (Cortland, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Checkweigher performance learning systems and methods are provided. Noise data for checkweighers is developed through a fast Fourier transform (FFT) trace of a load cell during operations of the checkweigher. Accuracy data is generated through validation operations of the load cells. Configuration and operations data, including the noise and accuracy data, is received for the checkweighers at one or more servers which ...