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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120124720 | IMPACT SENSING DEVICE AND HELMET INCORPORATING THE SAME An impact sensing device including a plurality of accelerometers orthogonally oriented with respect to each other and attachable at a body location, each capable of producing a signal indicative of an impact. An integrated circuit is configured to determine the magnitud... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120050056 | Methods and Structures for Monitoring Offshore Platform Supports A method for monitoring a leg of an oilfield platform, the platform having a plurality of legs, each leg with a plurality of chords, each chord with a corresponding rack, the platform including a rack-and-pinion leg jacking system with a motor and gear system with pinio... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120013475 | LOCATION DETERMINATION USING RADIO WAVE MEASUREMENTS AND PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS A method and apparatus for determining a location of a wireless device using radio waves and pressure measurements is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of Radio Signal Strength (RSS) measurements are used to trilaterate an approximate location of the wireless de... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110316712 | ASSESSING STRUCTURAL REPAIR INTEGRITY A strain measurement device to assess the integrity of a structural repair to a surface comprises a detector, a processor, and a memory module coupled to the processor. The memory module comprises logic instructions stored in a computer readable medium which, when execu... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110309944 | PATIENT TABLE SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE A patient table system for medical applications is provided. The table system comprises: a table top; at least one sensor configured to measure information representative of a pressure exerted by a patient on the table top when the patient is in a lying position; and a ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110298628 | METHODS FOR PRESSURE DETECTION
| 12/08/2011 |
| 20110298627 | Flex-Mount Sensor A flex-mount sensor has an electrical contact portion that is at least partly surrounded by a lower housing. The lower housing has a central portion. A flexible adhesive strip has an opening that is placed over the upper portion. An upper housing serves as a cap that sa... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110291848 | VARIABLE ADJUSTABLE DOOR LATCH Systems, methods, and devices that efficiently stop and latch a door are presented. A first bracket component is attached to a door frame and has an overhang portion, comprising a holder component, that extends into the doorway to act as a door stop. A second bracket co... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110260878 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE LOAD AND/OR FILL STATUS OF A MEDICAL WASTE CONTAINER The invention relates to a device for detecting a load and/or fill status of a medical waste container (10) with a supporting unit (12) designed for the detachable mounting of the medical waste container (10), a pressure sensor unit (14) allo... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110242010 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE A mobile communication terminal device includes a display unit, a sensing unit, a carrier disposed on the display unit and covering the sensing unit, a data processing unit connected with both the sensing unit and the display unit, and a handheld housing for accommodati... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110181433 | ACOUSTIC WAVE PROBE An acoustic wave probe which includes an acoustic wave conversion element which receives an acoustic wave, a liquid-tightly sealed protecting unit which contains the acoustic wave conversion element, a portion of the protecting unit being an acoustic wave transmitting p... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110175744 | Systems and Method for the Mobile Evaluation of Cushioning Properties of Shoes Shoe having at least one pressure sensor provided in the shoe cushioning element, as well as system components for emitting, receiving and evaluating the signals of the sensor.... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110175745 | EMBEDDED ARM STRAIN SENSORS A portable articulated arm coordinate measurement machine (AACMM) can include a manually positionable articulated arm portion, a measurement device attached to the first end, a structural component of the AACMM, wherein the structural component has an axial direction, a... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110156921 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A FLUID LEAK RELATED TO A PISTON MACHINE A machine includes at least one piston and a pump shaft. A method for detecting a leak in the machine includes receiving a vibration signal from a vibration sensor disposed on at least one of an upstream pipe and a downstream pipe of the machine, receiving a rotational ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110148645 | LADDER WARNING SYSTEM A ladder warning system comprises a pressure sensor attachable to a first step of a ladder; one or more warning devices; and a battery that distributes current to the one or more warning devices upon the pressure sensor sensing pressure exerted on the first step of the ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110148668 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A RESISTIVE TOUCH PANEL OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE A system and a method for protecting a resistive touch panel of a communication device includes setting a pressure threshold level, obtaining parameter values of the resistive touch panel and location information of the touch point and calculating the value of the touch... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110095898 | Interactive Security Screening System An interactive security screening system includes a main housing, a contact or palm pad provided on the main housing and a sample sheet positioned upon the contact pad. A sensor is operatively connected to the contact pad to measure pressure applied to the contact pad d... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110061697 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A MOBILITY AID DEVICE A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to receive sensor data measurements associated with usage of a mobility aid device and extract sensor feature parameters from the sensor data measurements. The computer readable storage medium further i... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110063120 | MOTORCYCLE GRIPS WITH PRESSURE SENSORS AND ALARM SYSTEM A pressure sensitive alarm system for solving the problem of arm pump commonly experienced by competitive motocross riders is provided. The system comprises motorcycle grips which incorporate one or more pressure sensors. The pressure sensors provide a signal to a contr... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110057802 | IMAGE QUALITY MONITOR FOR DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM A system for monitoring the state of calibration of a digital x-ray detector having a solid state sensor with a plurality of pixels, a scintillating screen and at least one embedded microprocessor, the system having means for capturing a digital image and a computer ope... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110056252 | IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY SYSTEMS A security device for a closure leaf such as a door or window comprises: a link member extending between a portion of said security device located on said closure leaf to which said link member is attached, in use, and a portion of said security device located adjacent ... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20100328338 | BRIGHTNESS CONTROLLABLE LED ILLUMINATION DEVICE WITH TACTILE SENSOR SENSING INTENSITY OF FORCE OR INTENSITY OF PRESSURE, FLAT PANEL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME, MOBILE TERMINAL KEYPAD HAVING THE SAME, ROBOT EYE AND ROBOT NOSE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Disclosed herein is a brightness controllable LED illumination device using a tactile sensor sensing the intensity of force or the intensity of pressure. The brightness controllable LED illumination device includes at least one LED emitting light based on electric field... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100315250 | ERROR DETECTION SYSTEM FOR G-SUIT Systems and method for reliable detection of errors in a pressure control system for a pilot's G-suit. Alarm systems for generating alarm signals in case of malfunctioning of the pressure control system. The systems may prevent the pilot from passing out with a high saf... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100309009 | INDICATION CLOTHING An indication clothing being adapted to be worn by an object is provided. The indication clothing comprises an indication sign, a storage module, a G-sensor and a process module. The storage module is configured to store threshold information. The G-sensor is configured... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100311385 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ALERTS A system comprising a portable, hand-held device having an accelerometer controlled by a new protocol which acts to output accurate and rapid communication concerning one or more predetermined events to a monitoring service and to receive input communications through sa... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100295696 | Digital Display Apparatus for Fastener Pulling Tool A digital display apparatus for a fastener pulling tool to set a fastener (e.g., rivet, blind rivet or blind threaded insert), driven by pneumatic, hydraulic or pneudraulic power, includes a power supply, a CPU, a pressure sensor, position sensors, a display, and an inp... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100295694 | Smart Aerospace Structures Smart aerospace structures are described herein utilizing a deactivated RFID tag including an IC and an electrical by-pass. The electrical by-pass is conductive and the electrical by-pass is in parallel with the IC such that the deactivated RFID becomes activated upon a... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100289658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING A LOAD CONDITION OF A VEHICLE A system and method for indicating the load condition of a vehicle having suspension components comprising:
| 11/18/2010 |
| 20100277328 | FORCE-SENSITIVE PRESENCE DETECTORS AND METHODS OF DETECTING PRESENCE A force-sensitive presence detection system, detector, and detection method are provided. The detector includes a substantially flat water-proof enclosure, having disposed therein an electrically isolating layer disposed between first and second conductive layers, where... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100259402 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY DRIVING A PIEZO TRANSDUCER Devices and methods are provided for selectively driving a piezo transducer to operate as a pressure pattern detector or an alarm generator. In one embodiment, there is provided a device that includes: a piezo transducer; a comparator coupled to the transducer and a ref... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100253530 | All-directional fall sensor The all-directional fall sensor of the present invention includes a first casing defining a first interior space filled with a liquid and a floater buoyed by the liquid inside the first casing. The floater includes an indicator having indicative materials therein. The i... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100245104 | Automatically Operating Injection Device and Method for Determining An Injection Occlusion An automatically operating injection device with an occlusion alarm unit and a method for determining an injection occlusion are disclosed. The method includes generating a plurality of evaluation forces based on a series of force measurements and based on an evaluation... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100231400 | LIGHTING ACTIVATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS A system and method for activating one or more lights or other devices using one or more activation devices including electronic circuitry. The electronic circuitry of the activation devices includes an activation sensor, based on which the lights or other devices are a... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100219958 | INTELLIGENT SHELVING SYSTEM An intelligent shelving system integrates touch sensors, displays, lighting, and other components into shelves. Touch sensors can be used as limit switches to control shelf motion, to monitor items borne on shelves, to detect spills, and to control lighting and other de... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100214110 | OCCLUSION DETECTION SYSTEM A method of monitoring pressure inside a fluid line and a system for implementing the method. The method is applicable to syringe pump systems. The method includes the steps of measuring a force value caused by a pressure inside the fluid line; collecting the measured f... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100171627 | Printer, cash drawer drive device, control method for a cash drawer drive device, and a control program A printer, a printer control method and control program, a POS terminal device, and a cash drawer drive device detect when a non-standard cash drawer is connected, and prevents a non-recoverable overcurrent protection device from operating (such as a fuse blowing) by pr... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100164737 | Pressure Sensing Based Localization And Tracking System A locating and tracking system is provided. The locating and tracking system includes plural pressure sensing modules, each of which includes at least one pressure sensing unit detecting a pressure source and generating a signal; a data processing unit connected with th... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100149112 | OSD CONTROL SYSTEM AND OSD CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY PANEL PROPERTIES ACCORDING TO SENSED TOUCH MOVEMENTS An OSD control system is provided and includes a display device. The display device includes a panel for displaying image data, a touch pad disposed around the panel, a display controller and a touch sensor controller. The touch pad includes touchable keys for sensing t... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100148975 | DURESS ALARM SYSTEM FOR CLOTHING An article of clothing includes a sensor attached to a fabric body for detecting forces applied to the fabric body. A processor is attached to the fabric body and is communicatively coupled to the sensor. The processor receives signals from the sensor, analyzes the sign... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100132117 | PIECE OF RESTING FURNITURE SUCH AS A BED OR CHAIR A piece of resting furniture such as a bed or chair comprising a least one actuator (4,5) and a control unit (11) and at least one control panel (9,10) to bring about an adjustment of the piece of furniture, and further comprising at least one strai... | 06/03/2010 |
