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| 7730611 | High capacity pick and place process A method of accurately placing an object with a pick and place machine provides raw material. A desired surface topography is created in the raw material. The raw material is diced into parts using a bevel cut so that each of the parts has bevel surfaces. A fixture ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7684879 | Automating tuning of a closed loop controller The present invention is a novel device, system, and method for simultaneous selection of filters and loop proportional gain for a closed loop system. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method provides an automated selection of the port... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7635828 | Methods for correcting slow roll Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising a plurality of activities comprising, for a shaft of an electric motor, the shaft comprising a runout sensing area: determining an electrical runout value for the runout sensing area; rotating the shaft; and... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7614908 | Insulating meter jaw guide for a watt-hour meter socket The invention provides an insulating meter jaw guide featuring a loop belt, a retaining fastener, a meter blade receiving slot, and a cavity housing. The insulating meter jaw guide may be positioned on a meter jaw of watt-hour meter socket, effectively covering the ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7613542 | Reference-based automatic address assignment system and method for a material handling system A material handling system and method of automatic address assignment of components of the material handling system, includes a conveying surface divided into a plurality of zones, a plurality of motors propelling each zone, a plurality of lower level controllers an... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7611358 | Method of coupling circuit board connectors Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a slide connector that can be adapted to electrically couple a first circuit board to a second circuit board. The first circuit board can comprise a first receptacle. The second circuit board can comprise a second receptacle. T... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7609024 | Auxiliary bus method Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a system comprising an electric drive system for a machine. The system can comprise a rectifier adapted to convert AC power from an alternator to DC power. The system can comprise an inverter adapted to receive DC power fro... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7603332 | Devices, systems, and methods for mediated rule-based translation system configuration information Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a computer-based translation method that translates source information into target information using knowledge that arises from relationships between elements of the source information. In certain embodiments, the computer-b... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7599818 | Control and diagnostics of power delivery system A method of monitoring a power delivery system includes receiving a gating signal packet from a power cell or other component of the power delivery system. The received packet includes bits that correspond to the status of one or more devices within the component. T... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7599173 | Systems, devices, and methods for securing covers Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a system comprising an enclosure structure configured to restrict access to an electrical meter. The system can comprise a meter cover configured to cover and/or restrict access to the meter. One of the meter cover and the encl... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7596462 | Systems, methods, and devices for generating variable-frequency pulses At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a method comprising obtaining a first frequency and a second frequency. The method also comprises creating a table of values comprising a plurality of target frequencies intermediate to the first an... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7595970 | Electronic trip indicator Certain exemplary embodiments comprise an apparatus comprising, a circuit breaker comprising: an integral thermo-magnetic trip device adapted to trip said circuit breaker upon an occurrence of a current overload; an integral electronic trip device adapted to trip sa... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7595710 | Maglatch mechanism for use in lighting control pod An electrical contact assembly includes a magnetic latch solenoid for actuating a moveable contact of a contact pair. The magnetic latch solenoid includes a magnet that latches the contact assembly in an open position, and a coil that moves an armature to the latche... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7589294 | Delivery point sequencing mail sorting system with flat mail capability A method and apparatus for sorting articles to a delivery point sequence includes at least one article sorter adapted to sort articles and a conveying system operable to arrange and convey containers of articles sorted in a first sort pass to an induct of the articl... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7584088 | System and method for simulating a stress or failure in a simulated network of program logic controllers A system and method for simulating a stress or failure in a network of a plurality of simulated networked program logic controllers includes simulating a plurality of networked program logic controllers in a network, the networked program logic controllers each havi... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7580772 | Method of measuring a condition in a mail processing machine using a diagnostic mail unit A method for acquiring data regarding operation of a mail processing system includes the steps of configuring a diagnostic module as a mail piece, inserting the diagnostic module into a stream of mail being processed by the mail processing system, and collecting dat... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7579581 | System for optically detecting an electrical arc in a power supply A system for optically detecting an electrical arc in a power supply. The system includes a light pipe, a photodetector optically coupled to the light pipe, and a signal processor connected to the photodetector. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7578079 | Method for an autonomous loading shovel Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method for controlling a machine. The method can comprise a plurality of activities that can comprise determining a profile of a surface responsive to a scan of the surface. The method can comprise identifying a predeterm... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7574821 | Autonomous loading shovel system Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a processor adapted to determine a profile of a surface responsive to a scan of the surface. The processor can be adapted to identify a predetermined profile from a plurality of predetermined profiles, th... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7568931 | Integrated power cell bypass assembly and power supply including same A bypass assembly. The bypass assembly includes a plurality of movable terminals configured to mate with fixed terminals of a power cell of a power supply. At least one of the movable terminals and its corresponding fixed terminal collectively form a contact when th... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7566986 | Selection line and serial control of remote operated devices in an integrated power distribution system A power distribution apparatus for distributing electrical power includes circuit breaker modules and remote operated devices mounted separately in a panel. The devices may be relays, circuit breakers, meters, dimmers or other devices for controlling a circuit. An I... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565660 | System and method for universal extensibility that supports a plurality of programmable logic controllers A method and system is provided for creating applications for one or more types of programmable logic controllers (PLCs). A open development kit (ODK) is provided that permits dynamic link libraries to be created and interfaced to a user application software and als... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7560654 | Extended drive plate rotary handle The present invention relates generally to a rotary handle. More particularly, the invention encompasses an improved support bracket for a deliberate action rotary handle. The invention further includes an improved support bracket to support an extended drive-plate ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559793 | Meter socket device with interchangeable meter jaw assembly The invention provides a meter socket assembly for a watt-hour meter with removable and changeable meter jaws. The meter socket assembly comprises a meter base, at least one meter jaw assembly with two optional 5th terminal provisions. The assemblies are ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7558651 | Dynamic setup wizard in lighting control system commissioning A dynamically configurable electrical distribution system is provided for selectively connecting an electrical power source to load devices. The system comprises an electrical distribution panel and a plurality of switching devices mounted in the panel each electric... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7555825 | Systems, devices, and/or methods for balancing a rotating electric device Certain exemplary embodiments provide a rotating machine assembly comprising a rotor machine assembly including a shaft, a plurality of laminations shrink fit around the circumference of the shaft, and weights affixed therebetween the laminations for balancing the r... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7554804 | Electronic module configured for air flow therethrough and system including same An electronic module. The electronic module includes a chassis, a plurality of capacitors, a plurality of bus bars, and a heat sink. The chassis includes a first end and a second end. The first end is opposite the second end. The capacitors are positioned within the... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7554072 | Amplifier configuration with noise reduction for a photodiode A system, method, and device for amplifying the signal of a photodiode are provided. The exemplary system may have a photodiode with an amplifier. The amplifier may have an amplifier inverting input, an amplifier non-inverting input, and an amplifier output. A photo... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7547174 | Method of removing a flat article from a holder A method for sorting mail to a case having a plurality of slots is described, wherein each slot corresponds to a destination. The method includes steps of loading a mail piece to be sorted into a delivery robot, determining for the mail piece a destination slot the ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546225 | Methods and systems for electronics assembly system consultation and sales Methods and systems for electronics assembly system consultation and sales build upon an approach to modeling and simulation of such systems in which the system is modeled at a preselected level of abstraction, which in the preferred embodiment of the invention is t... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7538992 | System, device, and method for over-current relays protecting motors A system, method, and device for protecting an induction motor are disclosed. The exemplary system may have a module for determining the current drawn by the motor and a module for determining the state of the motor. The system may calculate a used thermal capacity ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7535605 | OCR targeting device A targeting device suitable for mounting an optical scanner includes a frame, a linkage slidably mounted on the frame, an actuator arm secured to the linkage, which actuator arm has an outer surface configured to slidingly engage the surface of the object to be scan... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7516265 | System and method for providing an application with memory access methods A system for providing an application with a plurality of methods for accessing memory of a programmable logic controller includes an application, an interface for establishing communication between the application and a programmable logic controller, and a shared m... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512669 | Method for providing engineering tool services and determining expense A method and system for generating programming code and/or configuration data for programmable controller and the networks on which they operate is disclosed. In one embodiment, programming code is generated on a centralized server having a web-enabled engineering t... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7512593 | System for searching across a PLC network Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method, comprising: recognizing, by a PLC, that a memory device has been connected to the PLC; and configuring the PLC via a PLC executable software program resident on the memory device. Certain exemplary embodiments can... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511975 | System and method for limiting AC inrush current A system for limiting AC inrush current to a power supply. The system comprises first, second, and third windings magnetically coupled to a core of a transformer of the power supply. The system also comprises a first low-voltage contactor and a second low-voltage co... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7508638 | Devices, systems, and methods for providing electrical power Certain exemplary embodiments comprise an electrical power distribution panel, which can comprise a Source Line Evaluation Detector. The Source Line Evaluation Detector can be configured to open a contactor responsive to at least one condition from a plurality of mo... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7508147 | Variable-frequency drive with regeneration capability An electrical device includes a plurality of single-phase power cells electrically connected to receive power from a source and deliver power to a load. The single-phase power cells include a first rank of regenerative power cells and a second rank of non-regenerati... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7505818 | Converter method, system and apparatus An x to pressure converter that uses valves oscillating between open and closed positions in a pulse width modulated mode, to force the output pressure to equal the input X. ... | 03/17/2009 |
| D588600 | Programmable logic controller system module | 03/17/2009 |
