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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5686162 | Protecting electronic components in acidic and basic environments Electronic devices protected by an organic polymeric encapsulant and placed in a corrosive environment can have added protection by dispersing in the encapsulant particles of a solid buffer which tend to neutralize the effect of the corrosive agent. This ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5604485 | RF identification tag configurations and assemblies An RF tag (10) includes a plurality of RF resonant circuits (14, 18, 22) which are disposed in a three-dimensional array within a body (30) of solid material. Selected ones of the RF resonant circuits are coated with a conductive ink (36) for programming ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5604486 | RF tagging system with multiple decoding modalities An RF tagging system includes an RF tag (10, 30) and an RF tag reader 80. The RF tag includes a plurality of RF resonant circuits. Each RF resonant circuit is resonant at a given RF frequency. A group of decoder RF resonant circuits (12, 32) have resonant... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5543802 | Position/navigation device and method A position/navigation device (10) and method is disclosed wherein a waypoint apparatus (11-14, 18, 43) sequentially designates and stores a continuous ordered sequence of n waypoints corresponding to positions of the device (10). Route and route reversal ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5519387 | Utility meter assembly and remote module and mounting apparatus and assembly Utility meter assembly (10) includes a utility meter (11) having an external housing (12) adjacent to which is mounted a remote meter reading module housing (25) that preferably is mounted to a pair of upstanding cylindrical posts (15 and 16) that rise fr... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5508930 | Vehicle navigation apparatus with new route replanning apparatus Vehicle navigation apparatus (10) calculates an initial route to a destination (52) via connected road segments (55, 59) defined in a road map data base. In response to a can't do-reroute signal, indicative of the vehicle user determining unsuitability of... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5495250 | Battery-powered RF tags and apparatus for manufacturing the same An RF tag (20) includes a low profile battery power source (22). The RF tag includes an electrically insulating substrate 21, an RF transmitter (24) on the substrate for transmitting a predetermined identification code, and the battery (22). The battery i... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5473330 | Tagging system having resonant frequency shift compensation A tagging system (20) compensates for both resonant frequency spatial dependent shifts and resonant frequency dependent shifts for detecting data resonant circuits (DC1-DC6) on an RF tag 10 which is carried by a tagged object (34). The system includes at ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5457447 | Portable power source and RF tag utilizing same An RF tag (10) includes an RF receiver (16) and an RF transmitter (18). A power source (12) provides power to the receiver and transmitter. The power source includes a plurality of energy converters (22, 24, 26, 28, 30, and 32). Each energy converter is r... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5446447 | RF tagging system including RF tags with variable frequency resonant circuits An RF tagging system which provides a large number of potential identification codes without increasing the physical size of RF tags used therein includes a plurality of RF tags (20, 90, 140, 230, 250) and an external reader (200). Each RF tag includes at... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5434362 | Flexible circuit board assembly and method A flexible circuit board assembly (10) includes a flexible substrate (11) having first and second end portions (14,15) and an intermediate portion (16). Conductive metalization interconnect paths (17) extend between the substrate end portions (14, 15) and... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5386341 | Flexible substrate folded in a U-shape with a rigidizer plate located in the notch of the U-shape Semiconductor carrier assemblies (10, 40) use a flexible substrate (11) to connect to at least one semiconductor device (19). Preferably the flexible substrate (11) also connects to a circuit component, preferably a circuit board (31). The flexible substr... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5383134 | Data transmission device, system and method A data transmission device (11; 111,) for use in a system (10) comprising a plurality of such devices is described along with a corresponding method of data transmission. A data signal (at 23) is provided for transmission and a timer apparatus (16, 18; 16... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5381137 | RF tagging system and RF tags and method RF tagging system (10) has a plurality of resonant circuits (13) on a tag (12). When the tag (12) enters a detection zone (14), the system determines the resonant frequency of each of the resonant circuits (13) and produces a corresponding code. Preferabl... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5376876 | Phase winding detector and alternator charging system A phase winding detector (50) is preferably used to detect alternator (11) rotation in an alternator charging system (10). The detector (50) receives a single winding phase output signal (at 39) and utilizes a sampling apparatus (71, 74, 76) to provide a ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5371598 | Optical displacement sensor and method for sensing linear displacements in a shock absorber A device and method for sensing linear displacements between a first member (101) and a second member (102) on a same axis (108). The second member (102) substantially encompasses the first member (101). To sense the linear displacements, an optical code ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5326161 | Assembly and elastomeric seating member for providing a flexable seat for a member An elastomeric seating member and an assembly incorporating the same, particularly for solenoid coils of solenoid valves in ABS systems, is provided. The elastomeric seating member (40) provides a moisture resistant seal between a first housing (24) in wh... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5323321 | Land vehicle navigation apparatus A land vehicle navigation apparatus (10) has a vehicle navigation computer (11) which determines a navigation route and provides vehicle maneuver visual displays on a CRT display (13). The displays are preferably provided in the form of graphic arrow repr... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5304935 | Load driver and system with fault detection apparatus for providing a sequence of fault detection logic states Load driver system (10) preferably uses a microprocessor controller (20) to generate write/read signals and command signals received by a circuit at write/read and command/status input terminals (16, 17). The circuit (15) responds to the input signals and... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5222011 | Load driver circuit Load driver circuit (10) has first and second comparators (Cphd 1, C2) which receive a load current signal (Vs) indicative of current flowing through a load (11). The comparators provide, as output signals, set on and set off signals... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5194760 | Slew rate limited inductive load driver A slew rate limited load driver is disclosed with a transistor switch (123) driving a load (125). The transistor switch (123) is controlled by a current from a current amplifier (107) and a current sink (111). The current amplifier (107) is driven from th... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5173836 | Hermetically sealed interface A hermetically sealed interface is constructed with a substrate (101) having a first surface (103) with a first orifice (201). The substrate (101) also has an opposing second surface (105) with a second orifice (205). The first and second orifices (201, 2... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5172321 | Vehicle route planning system A vehicle route planning system (10) has an in-vehicle route planning computer (12) which receives trip data, including at least one destination. Trip data is provided to the computer either by a wireless communication link between a remotely located radi... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5159751 | Method of manufacturing electronic module assembly An electronic module assembly (31) is provided by assembling components (17) to a planar polyimide flex circuit film (14) laminated to an aluminum rigidizer plate (11). The flex circuit film and rigidizer are then bent by a sheet metal bending process suc... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5146231 | Electronic direction finder An electronic direction finder (10), having a housing (11) with a major axis (18), has a GPS receiver (28) and directional (31) and omnidirectional (30) antennas and provides an electrical signal (angle A) indicative of the direction of the housing axis (... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5130883 | Circuit for overvoltage protection In a circuit for overvoltage protection of a low voltage device (11) arranged to control a load (12) an energy storage capacitor (17) is connected to charge from supply (+V) while the device is controlled from a control circuit (100). During overvoltage, ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5128947 | Self-checking memory cell array apparatus A totally self-checking memory cell array apparatus (30) has an array (31) of memory cells (32) selectively addressed by row and column decoders (33, 35) which receive unidirectional error detecting code signals as address inputs (34, 36). Data, as a mult... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5119265 | Semiconductor device protection circuit FET protection circuit (10; 100) senses the temperature of a FET (11) and, via a control circuit (24), increases FET conduction in response to sensed FET temperature exceeding a high temperature threshold (160° C.) close to the maximum rated junction tem... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5111353 | Overvoltage protection circuit Overvoltage protection circuit (10) has a power transistor (11) that drives an inductive load (19). A resistor (16) is connected between an output electrode (14) of the transistor and a control electrode (12) of the transistor, and a constant current sour... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5103375 | Electronic module assembly and method of manufacture An electronic module assembly (31) is provided by assembling components (17) to a planar polyimide flex circuit film (14) laminated to an aluminum rigidizer plate (11). The flex circuit film and rigidizer are then bent by a sheet metal bending process suc... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5101322 | Arrangement for electronic circuit module Electronic circuit modules (10; 100; 400) have connector (11; 111; 411) with through pins (14, 114; 414) and a metal ground path (17) embedded therein which fit within a recess (24; 124; 424) formed by a heat sink (18; 118; 418) having a central plate por... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5084691 | Controllable fuse A controllable fuse (10; 40; 50; 60; 80) has a pair of isolated conductor pads (26, 27), a solder connection (32; 41; 51) connected to the pads and providing a circuit connection therebetween, and at least one heater (14; 70, 75) to produce heat in respon... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5060134 | Action direction port expansion circuit and system Circuitry is provided which effectively expands one, and preferably two or more, high resolution timed outputs of a microprocessor device such that a larger number of output signals are selectively, and independent of one another, switched to output state... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5058023 | Vehicle position determining apparatus Vehicle position determining apparatus (10) uses dead reckoning to calculate new vehicle position and heading (A2, H2) based on prior position and heading (A1, H1). Computer (11) separately calculates heading changes (ƊHod, ƊHc) as... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5043791 | Electrical device having improved lead frame and thermally stable connection arrangement and method An electrical component/housing has a main body with a geometric central point and a lead frame having a plurality of leads formed of flat sheet stock. An intermediate flexible planar portion of each lead extends between emerging and end portions of each ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5043796 | Isolating multiple device mount with stress relief A substrate of copper clad alumina lamina bearing a number of semiconductor dies is adapted to be soldered to a heatsink to provide electrically isolated thermal relief for the dies. Channels of reduced lamina depth are provided between the dies in region... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5041768 | Polyphase motor control system In a three phase full wave type brushless DC motor control system, the neutral (common) terminal (15) is connected to the positive terminal (14A) of a battery (14) with the negative battery terminal (14B) connected to ground comprising a reference termina... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5041979 | Bounded synchronous angle counter An angle measuring device is described for accurately indicating the position of the rotor relative to the reference position in view of perceived changes of rotor speed. The measuring device includes a sensor for detecting the markings and generating a s... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5036312 | Spring failure detection and safety system A spring failure detection and safety system comprising detection devices for continuously monitoring the life of a spring, and detecting and signalling its imminent or actual failure. The system also may comprise warning devices that have sensory outputs... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5030844 | DC power switch with inrush prevention A DC power switch (10) for a capacitive load (11) has a main transistor (Q1) in series with the load between positive and negative DC bus terminals (B+, B-). A secondary transistor (Q2) and a resistor (R1) are connected in... | 07/09/1991 |
