US Patent Issued to MINEBEA MITSUMI on June 30 for "Load detection device and load detection system having guide plate provided with slope and handle" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,391, issued on June 30, was assigned to MINEBEA MITSUMI INC. (Nagano, Japan).

"Load detection device and load detection system having guide plate provided with slope and handle" was invented by Shinya Oguchi (Chofu, Japan) and Manabu Tanaka (Nagano, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load detection device (100, 200) installed under a caster of a bed includes a placement unit (30, 230), the caster being placed on the placement unit, a load detection unit (10, 20) configured to detect a load applied to the placement unit, and a guide plate (40) having an annular shape and surrounding the placement unit. The guide plate is provided ...