EATING UTENSIL CAPABLE OF AUTOMATIC BITE COUNTING
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1. An eating utensil, comprising:
- a food carrier configured to convey food to a mouth;
a sensor configured to sense the weight of food carried on the food carrier;
a handle attached to the food carrier and configured to be engaged by a hand of an eater;
an electric circuit in communication with the sensor and configured to count a bite of food in response to the weight of food carried on the food carrier; and
a display device configured to display a number of bites consumed by the eater.
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Abstract
An eating utensil includes a food carrier configured to convey food to a mouth, a sensor configured to sense the weight of food carried on the food carrier, a handle attached to the food carrier and configured to be engaged by a hand of an eater, an electric circuit in communication with the sensor and configured to count a bite of food in response to the weight of food carried on the food carrier, and a display device configured to display a number of bites consumed by the eater.
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20 Claims
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1. An eating utensil, comprising:
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a food carrier configured to convey food to a mouth; a sensor configured to sense the weight of food carried on the food carrier; a handle attached to the food carrier and configured to be engaged by a hand of an eater; an electric circuit in communication with the sensor and configured to count a bite of food in response to the weight of food carried on the food carrier; and a display device configured to display a number of bites consumed by the eater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An eating utensil, comprising:
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a food carrier configured to convey food to a mouth; a sensor configured to sense the weight of food carried on the food cannier; a handle attached to the food carrier and configured to be engaged by a hand of an eater; an electric circuit in communication with the sensor, wherein the electric circuit is configured to count a bite of food in response to the weight of food carried on the food carrier and to compute time elapsed from a previous bite; and a display device configured to display the count of bites consumed by the eater and the time elapsed from a previous bite. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A method for taking bites of food using an eating utensil, comprising:
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conveying food to a mouth of an eater by a food carrier attached to a handle held by a hand of the eater; automatically sensing the weight of food carried on the food carrier by a sensor; automatically counting a bite of food by an electric circuit in response to the weight of food carried on the food carrier; and automatically displaying on a display device a number of bites consumed by the eater.
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