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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120299768 | Device and method for determining media characteristics and container characteristics A fill-level measuring device includes a self-learn device that is able to automatically determine the length of the dome shaft of the container. To this effect the self-learn device uses a multiple echo classified as such by a multiple-echo detection device. In this ma... | 11/29/2012 |
| 20110069585 | Gunshot Detection Sensor with Display A system for locating and identifying an acoustic event such as gunfire. The inventive system employs a plurality of man wearable acoustic sensors for detecting gunfire, each acoustic sensor having a display associated therewith for displaying information concerning the... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20090190441 | AUTONOMOUS ULTRASONIC INDOOR TRACKING SYSTEM The present invention provides a Positioning on One Device (POD) for locating and tracking objects and an autonomous ultrasound indoor track system (AUITS) and method for locating objects by using the POD. The AUITS can comprise: a tag device installed on a mobile objec... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090154294 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING LOCATION BY USING SOUND SOURCES WITH DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES Provided are a method and a system for recognizing a location to control the location of a moving object by installing an ultrasonic satellite transmitting an ultrasonic signal. The method includes generating a synchronizing signal at a plurality of the ultrasonic satel... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090141591 | System and Method for Extending GPS to Divers and Underwater Vehicles A navigation system extends satellite navigation to divers, underwater vehicles, and surface vessels. The navigation system comprises a location reference unit and a plurality of sub-surface beacon units. The location reference unit includes a receiver to receive naviga... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090109796 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISION ACOUSTIC EVENT DETECTION A system and method for providing precision locations for sensors which make up an array of sensors in a gunshot detection system. In a preferred embodiment sensors employ a commercial GPS which reports a sensor position or a group of pseudoranges to GPS satellites. A s... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090016165 | POSITIONING SYSTEM USING ULTRASONIC WAVES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME Provided are a positioning system using ultrasonic waves and a method for controlling the positioning system. The method for controlling a positioning system installs a plurality of ultrasonic satellites generating ultrasonic signals to position a mobile. The method seq... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090003136 | Impact Energy Powered Golf Ball Transmitter Electrical power can be generated from impact based energy, such as from a golf ball being struck by a golf club. One or more piezo-electric devices, which are embedded in the core of the golf ball, are stressed by the impact and generate energy. Each piezo-electric dev... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080253230 | System and method for receiving and decoding electromagnetic transmissions within a well Exemplary systems and methods are directed to transmission of electromagnetic (EM) pulses in a downhole environment, which is located below a surface of a landform. A sequence of EM energy pulses is generated from a signal generator located at the surface of the landfor... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080031093 | Distance measuring system and method A distance measuring system comprising: a transmitter that simultaneously emits an infrared radiation and an ultrasonic wave; and a receiver that include a table showing a relationship between an arrival time, indicative of a period from detection of the received infrar... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080008044 | Mobile acoustic event detection, recognition and location system A system for detecting acoustic events comprising a wearable sensor comprising: a microprocessor; a microphone communicating with the microprocessor; a GPS module; a wireless network system; and a display screen; wherein: the microphone is in communication with the micr... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080008045 | System and Method for Extending GPS to Divers and Underwater Vehicles A navigation system extends satellite navigation to divers, underwater vehicles, and surface vessels. The navigation system comprises a location reference unit and a plurality of sub-surface beacon units. The location reference unit includes a receiver to receive naviga... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070280052 | Method and apparatus for estimating position of robot A method and apparatus estimating a position of a moving robot are provided. The method includes receiving a primary signal and a secondary signal transmitted from a predetermined signal transmitter using a sensor, on a moving robot, that receives the primary signal and... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070211573 | Electronic equipment with data transfer function using motion and method Electronic equipment, such as a mobile phone, PDA or other device, is operative to transmit information to another electronic equipment when the two are moved, e.g., shaken, at substantially the same frequency and amplitude. The transferred information may be contacts o... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070162185 | Distance Measurement for Building Automation Devices with Wireless Data Communications In a building environment, a distance associated with a building automation device is determined as a function of an interval or an inserted time delay between a wireless transmission of a signal and wireless reception of another signal. For example, a two-way communica... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070133352 | System and method for position awareness for minimizing power consumption in sensor network environment Provided are a system and method for position awareness that can be used indoors in a large-scale environment and can minimize generation of radio frequency (RF) and ultrasonic waves in a wireless sensor network including low-priced sensor nodes capable of precise posit... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070109914 | Distance measurement for wireless building automation devices In a building environment, a distance associated with a building automation device is determined as a function of an inserted time delay between a wireless transmission of a signal and wireless reception of another signal. For example, a two-way communication is provide... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070104031 | Navigation processor, a system comprising such a navigation processor and a method of controlling an underwater system by such a navigation processor A method of measuring attitudes and position of an underwater system by a navigation processor on board a vessel, as well as such a navigation processor. The method includes i. receiving a position of the vessel based on data from a DGPS surface position equipment on bo... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070076526 | Apparatus for monitoring surroundings of vehicle and sensor unit An apparatus for monitoring surroundings of a vehicle includes an imaging apparatus provided at the vehicle, a plurality of ultrasonic sensors provided around the imaging apparatus as a unit with the imaging apparatus, an object-position-detecting apparatus for detectin... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20070070812 | Positioning system using ultrasonic waves and method for operating the same Provided are a positioning system using ultrasonic waves and a method for controlling the positioning system. The method for controlling a positioning system installs a plurality of ultrasonic satellites generating ultrasonic signals to position a mobile. The method seq... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070014189 | System and method for extending GPS to divers and underwater vehicles A navigation system extends satellite navigation to divers. The navigation system comprises a surface unit and a plurality of sub-surface beacon units. The surface unit includes a receiver to receive navigation signals from earth-orbiting satellites, processing circuits... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060239120 | Flash event detection with acoustic verification A system for identifying flash events including an optical imaging module with one or more optical imaging array, the optical imaging module configured for monitoring a region of interest to identify a tentative flash event. The system further includes a ranging module ... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060239121 | Method, system, and medium for estimating location using ultrasonic waves Provided are a method, system, and medium for estimating a location of a remote controller using ultrasonic waves. The method includes receiving a plurality of signals transmitted from the remote controller, measuring time delays between an infrared signal and ultrasoni... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060215494 | Autolocating underwater beacon and method for deployment thereof An underwater acoustic beacon includes a subsystem for determining geographical position, and a transmitter for transmitting coordinates of the position at the point of impact when the beacon is deployed. ... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060114749 | Gunshot detection sensor with display A system for locating and identifying an acoustic event such as gunfire. The inventive system employs a plurality of man wearable acoustic sensors for detecting gunfire, each acoustic sensor having a display associated therewith for displaying information concerning the... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20060077759 | Ultrasonic locating system The invention relates to a method and a system for monitoring and position determination of objects and/or living beings within an area, such as, e.g. a room in a building or a road tunnel. The system comprises a plurality of identification tags equipped with an ultraso... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060013070 | Ultrasonic tracking and locating system The invention relates to a method and a system for monitoring and position determination of objects and/or living beings within an area, such as, e.g. a room in a building. The system comprises a plurality of electronic units, called identification tags, which are attac... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20060002233 | Combination tool for aligning, measuring distances and sensing objects under a surface A combination tool (20) includes a housing (22) and a laser device (32) rotatably mounted on the housing (22) for projecting a laser line used for aligning and for projecting a laser beam used for aiming, a sonic device (36) coupled wi... | 01/05/2006 |
| 20050265124 | Method for detecting acoustic emission using a microwave doppler radar detector Acoustic emissions are detected by reflecting microwave radar signals off of an object, receiving reflected radar signals, generating an intermediate frequency, and filtering the intermediate frequency to remove low frequency signals associated with object movement and ... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050180263 | Gps-based underwater cable positioning system A GPS-based underwater cable positioning system for use in determining the shape and position of hydrophone streamers towed underwater behind survey vessels involved in marine seismic prospecting. The system includes a plurality of surface units towed behind the vessel.... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050162977 | Buoy-to-sailboat distance indicator system This system is intended for use during a regatta to indicate the distance between a sailboat and a race course marker buoy being rounded as part of the race. The system involves a transmitter on the buoy and a receiver on the boat. The buoy transmitter sends both a radi... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050105394 | OBJECT LOCATOR SYSTEM This invention is a system for locating an object. A tag unit (100) that is attached or embedded into the object to be located generates radio frequency signals when excited by an ultrasonic wave (108). The locator unit (100) generates the ultrasoni... | 05/19/2005 |
