Patent ID: 11898896
Assignee: PENGUIN MAGIC, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 20:
21. A scale apparatus for performing magic tricks comprising:
a housing sized to conceal the presence of the scale apparatus to an observer;
a pressure plate operable to measure a weight of a plurality of objects;
a wireless transmitter; and
a microcontroller in communication with the pressure plate and the wireless transmitter, the microcontroller configured to:
continuously measure the weight on the pressure plate;
when the weight holds steady for a sequence of measurements, transmit a first weight measurement via the wireless transmitter;
measure a change in the weight; and
when the change in the weight is steady, transmit a second weight measurement via the wireless transmitters;
wherein the pressure plate is located inside the housing and below the wireless transmitter and microcontroller.