US Patent Issued to Zebra Technologies on March 3 for "Methods and apparatus to indicate off-platter weigh conditions" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,567,315, issued on March 3, was assigned to Zebra Technologies Corp. (Lincolnshire, Ill.).

"Methods and apparatus to indicate off-platter weigh conditions" was invented by Edward Barkan (Miller Place, N.Y.) and Darran Michael Handshaw (Sound Beach, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for identifying off-platter weighing conditions in barcode reading and weighing systems. The system includes a weigh platter with a scale to measure item weight and an off-platter detection assembly to determine if a portion of the item extends off the platter. It features a communication interface to connect w...