# US 12,182,759 B2 · Sensor assembly for equipment for aiding the traceability of agri-food products > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,182,759 B2 - Document ID: US12182759B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/617,240 - Filed: 2020-06-11 - Published: 2022-08-18 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-11 - Assignees: Sisspre—Societa' Italiana Sistemi E Servizi Di Precisione S.R.L. - Applicants: Sisspre—Societa' Italiana Sistemi E Servizi Di Precisione S.R.L. - Inventors: Andrea Polo Filisan; Fabio Mario Scalise - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12182759B2 ## CPC - G06Q 10/087: Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders - G01G 21/22: Weigh pans or other weighing receptacles; Weighing platforms - G01G 23/00: Auxiliary devices for weighing apparatus - G06K 7/10297: {arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 (cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00)} - G06K 7/10336: {the antenna being of the near field type, inductive coil} - G06Q 10/0877: {by inventory control or reporting using inventory tracking or counting} - G06Q 50/02: Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G01G: WEIGHING (sorting by weighing B07C5/16) - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS ## Abstract A sensor assembly for equipment for aiding the traceability of agri-food products includes: a casing having a first face, configured to be coupled to a planar structure, and a second face; a weighing device responding to a load on the second face of the casing, an inclinometer, and an accelerometer configured to supply an acceleration signal indicative of accelerations along an axis perpendicular to the first face of the container. A processing unit detects a measured weight bearing on the weighing device based on load signals supplied by the weighing device, on an inclination signal supplied by the inclinometer and on the acceleration signal supplied by the accelerometer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Sensor assembly for equipment for aiding the traceability of agri-food products, comprising: a casing having a first face and a second face opposite to one another, the first face being configured to be coupled to a planar structure; a weighing device, arranged so as to respond to a load on the second face of the casing; an inclinometer, rigidly attached to the casing; an accelerometer, rigidly attached to the casing and configured to supply an acceleration signal indicative of accelerations along an axis perpendicular to the first face of the casing; a processing unit configured to determine a measured weight bearing on the weighing device based on load signals supplied by the weighing device, on an inclination signal supplied by the inclinometer and on the acceleration signal supplied by the accelerometer; and a communication module configured for connection to an access point of a data network, wherein the processing unit is configured to communicate with external devices through the communication module; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine the measured weight based on current values of the load signals and the inclination signal, and based on a first calculation mode when the acceleration signal supplied by the accelerometer lies within a control amplitude band, and to determine the measured weight based on values of the load signals and the inclination signal, and based on a second calculation mode; and wherein the processing unit is configured to determine the measured weight based on the second calculation mode from values of the acceleration signal and the inclination signal, at least in part temporally not corresponding to a cut-off interval defined by a time interval in which the acceleration signal exceeds the control amplitude band, and to store time series of the load signals, the acceleration signal and the inclination signal, and to associate timestamps with the load signals, the measured weight, the acceleration signal and the inclination signal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The sensor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the weighing device comprises at least a weight sensor, a base plate and a load plate, wherein each weight sensor is arranged between the base plate and the load plate so as to respond to loads on the second face of the casing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The sensor assembly according to claim 2, wherein the second face of the casing is at least in part defined by the at least one load plate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The sensor assembly according to claim 1, comprising, outside the casing, at least one of a temperature sensor, coupled to the processing unit to supply temperature signals, a humidity sensor, coupled to the processing unit to supply humidity signals, and a pH-meter, coupled to the processing unit to supply pH measures. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The sensor assembly according to claim 4, comprising a flexible rod, fixed to the casing and extending from the first face of the casing, wherein the at least one of the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor and the pH-meter is arranged on the rod. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The sensor assembly according to claim 1, comprising an identifier tag reader, configured for radiofrequency reading identifier tags and coupled to the processing unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The sensor assembly according to claim 6, wherein the identifier tag reader is an RFID or NFC reader. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The sensor assembly according to claim 7, comprising a memory module, wherein the processing unit is configured to read an identifier tag of a container for equipment for aiding the traceability of agri-food products arranged in the range of action of the identifier tag reader, and to associate the identifier tag with an identifier code stored in the memory module. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The sensor assembly according to claim 8, wherein the processing unit is configured to receive information relating to geometrical features of the container from the identifier tag through the identifier tag reader. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The sensor assembly according to claim 1, comprising a battery and a battery-charger device configured to recharge the battery. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The sensor assembly according to claim 10, wherein the battery-charger device is of an inductive type. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The sensor assembly according to claim 11, comprising a coil, wherein the identifier tag reader and the battery-charger device are both coupled to the coil. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The sensor assembly according to claim 10, wherein the battery-charger device comprises an energy harvesting device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The sensor assembly according to claim 12, wherein the communication module comprises a BLE modem. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The sensor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit is configured to activate and deactivate a low-consumption stand-by mode based on the acceleration signal supplied by the accelerometer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The sensor assembly according to claim 1, comprising reversible attach members configured to removably attach the casing to a planar structure. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) Equipment for aiding the traceability of agri-food products comprising a container and a sensor assembly according to claim 1 arranged inside the container and removably attached to a bottom wall of the container. ### Claim 18 Sensor assembly for equipment for aiding the traceability of agri-food products, comprising: a casing having a first face and a second face opposite to one another, the first face being configured to be coupled to a planar structure; a weighing device, arranged so as to respond to a load on the second face of the casing; an inclinometer, rigidly attached to the casing; an accelerometer, rigidly attached to the casing and configured to supply an acceleration signal indicative of accelerations along an axis perpendicular to the first face of the casing; a processing unit configured to determine a measured weight bearing on the weighing device based on load signals supplied by the weighing device, on an inclination signal supplied by the inclinometer and on the acceleration signal supplied by the accelerometer; an identifier tag reader, configured for radiofrequency reading identifier tags and coupled to the processing unit, wherein the identifier tag reader is an RFID or NFC reader; a memory module; and a communication module configured for connection to an access point of a data network, wherein the processing unit is configured to communicate with external devices through the communication module; wherein the processing unit is configured to read an identifier tag of a container for equipment for aiding the traceability of agri-food products arranged in the range of action of the identifier tag reader, to associate the identifier tag with an identifier code stored in the memory module, and to receive information relating to geometrical features of the container from the identifier tag through the identifier tag reader.