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US 5,854,447 AGranted
Electronic fish length measuring apparatus
OwnerJon B. Greenwood, Bruce H. Campbellinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus and method that electronically measure and display the size of a fish in a net or on any fish support using an electrical transducer generating a signal responding to the weight of a fish, and electronics converting and displaying the signal to indicate fish weight, length, and/or girth to inform a person of fish size.
Claims14
An electronic fish measuring apparatus comprising:
- (a) a means for generating an electronic signal from the weight of a fish,
- (b) a means for electronically converting said electronic signal into a visual display of fish length and,
- (c) a visual display of fish length and weight.
An apparatus for measuring and displaying the length of a fish comprising:
- (a) an electronic signal generated by the weight of said fish,
- (b) a means for electronically converting said electronic signal into a signal of fish length and,
- (c) a visual display of fish length.
An electronic method for measuring and displaying the size of a fish comprising the steps:
- (a) initiating a means for generating an electronic signal from the weight of said fish,
- (b) using a means for electronically converting said electronic signal into a visual display of fish length and,
- (c) displaying said fish length.
An electronic fish measuring apparatus comprising
- (a) an electronic signal generator related to the weight of a fish,
- (b) an electronic circuit to convert said electronic signal into fish length and,
- (c) a display showing said fish weight and length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.