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Class 340/661 - Comparison


Subclass of Class 340 - Communications: electrical
Definition: Subject matter where the voltage is monitored by comparison
No. of applications: 17
Last issue date: 02/23/2012


Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20120044080METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR DETECTING HIGH-VOLTAGE DISCHARGE OF A GAS-ACTUATED FASTENER-DRIVING GUN
In a method and circuit for detecting high-voltage discharge of a gas-actuated fastener-driving gun, an attenuating unit attenuates a discharge voltage from the gas-actuated fastener-driving gun to generate a positive pulse signal. A signal processing unit processes the...
02/23/2012
20110032112DEVICE FOR MONITORING VOLTAGE OF MOTHERBOARD
A device for monitoring a voltage of a motherboard includes a first monitoring circuit, a second monitoring circuit, and an indicating circuit. The first and monitoring circuits are connected to output a control voltage. A value of the control voltage is determined acco...
02/10/2011
20100328087Communication apparatus, connection control method for communication apparatus and method of determining state of communication plug relative to communication connector in communication apparatus
A communication apparatus includes a communication connector, a communication section, a connection section, a state detector, a controller and a warning section. The communication section controls communication performed through the communication connector, to which a ...
12/30/2010
20100254057OVERLOAD POWER CUT-OFF DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF
An overload power cut-off device is provided in an electric auxiliary system for avoiding overload in the system. The device includes a current detecting unit, a voltage comparing unit, an alarm unit, and a power cut-off unit. The current detecting unit includes a senso...
10/07/2010
20100001872ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WITH METAL DETECTION CAPABILITY AND METHOD THEREFOR
A method for detecting metal using an electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) system. The EAS system includes a transmitter and a receiver. An EAS interrogation signal is transmitted to establish the interrogation zone. The EAS interrogation signal is used to detect...
01/07/2010
20090182532MONITORING UNIT FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
The invention relates to a monitoring unit for photovoltaic modules, wherein the modules are designed for a direct conversion of radiation energy, such as e.g. solar energy, into electric energy, and the system is designed function monitored, wherein each photovoltaic m...
07/16/2009
20090174564DUST DETECTING CIRCUIT
A dust detecting circuit includes a sampling circuit and an alarm circuit. The sampling circuit has a first voltage amplifying circuit, a voltage comparing circuit, and a second voltage amplifying circuit. An input of the first voltage amplifying circuit is connected to...
07/09/2009
20080258927MONITORING DEVICE FOR MOTHERBOARD VOLTAGE
An embodiment of a device for monitoring voltages of a motherboard includes: a comparator having an input terminal connected to a reference voltage and the other input terminal connected to a voltage of the motherboard; an electrical switch having a first terminal conne...
10/23/2008
20080180266Voltage recorder, image processing apparatus, and voltage recording method
A voltage recorder includes: a receiver that receives a signal from an apparatus operating on power supplied from a power supply circuit, notifying an operational status of the apparatus; a first memory that stores sampling periods in association with an operational sta...
07/31/2008
20080106427DEVICE FOR DETECTING MALFUNCTIONS BY MANIPULATION OF AN INTERNAL VOLTAGE SUPPLY
A device for determining an interference with a regulated voltage provided by a control loop with a unit for monitoring a control variable of the control loop and a unit for generating a notification signal if the control variable or a change in the time of the control ...
05/08/2008
20070222630Power supply monitoring device
In a power supply monitoring device, a power supply voltage monitoring portion always monitors a power supply voltage supplied to a monitored circuit and outputs a voltage reduction signal when detecting that the power supply voltage is reduced below a predetermined thr...
09/27/2007
20070109141Feedback circuit for a display sign and method
A feedback circuit for a display sign has a number of lights. A resistor is coupled in series with the lights. A voltage measuring circuit is coupled to the resistor. ...
05/17/2007
20060192681Circuit arrangement
A circuit arrangement having a voltage regulator, which is designed to generate a regulated operating voltage, and a voltage monitoring unit, which is designed to monitor the regulated operating voltage for deviations from desired values. The voltage monitoring unit has...
08/31/2006
20060022837Device for detecting Line-disconnection in stepping motor driver
A device for detecting disconnection for use in a stepping motor driver is provided having a driver circuit 3 which comprises a pair of windings 21, 22 wound in a bifilar turn arrangement; a pair of MOSFETs 1, 2 connected to the other end of each wi...
02/02/2006
20050174248Apparatus and method for determining voltage using optical observation
A beacon circuit enabling study of active elements in an integrated circuit is disclosed. The beacon circuit may be integral to a DUT to be tested. The DUT is stimulated by a conventional ATE, so that its active devices are operating. The signal from the active device i...
08/11/2005
20050174249Adaptive voltage monitoring
A voltage monitoring arrangement including a number of comparison devices, which corresponds to a prescribed number of voltage ranges, compares the value of an input voltage with a reference voltage and outputs a prescribed signal if the input voltage is within one of t...
08/11/2005
20050134469Power supply methods and apparatus
A detection circuit includes a first power line, a first signal conditioning module operationally coupled to the first power line, a neutral line (N) operationally coupled to the first signal conditioning module, a second signal conditioning module operationally coupled...
06/23/2005
 
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