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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| 20120083902 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN MASTER AND SLAVE DEVICES A communication system includes: a master control device capable of being coupled with a conductive communications pathway of a group of conductive pathways, the master control device including a signal modulator configured to transmit a power signal and a command signa... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120053701 | MASTER-SLAVE SYSTEM USING 4-DOF PARALLEL MECHANISM A master-slave system using a 4-degree of freedom (DOF) parallel mechanism includes: a master device having a 4-DOF parallel mechanism which generates 1-DOF translation and 3-DOF rotation by the manipulation of a user; a slave device having a 4-DOF parallel mechanism wh... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110313546 | OPERATION AND OBSERVATION APPARATUS An operation and observation apparatus which supervises and manages a server equipped with at least one main controller and a plurality of sub-controllers each for controlling a process, the sub-controllers being managed by the main controller, has a view definer for de... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110270417 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD According to one embodiment, a control system includes a first controller, a second controller, and a network connector. The network connector is configured to network-connect the first controller and the second controller. The first controller is configured to designat... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110245959 | Asynchronous Control of Machine Motion A method of machine control can include providing at least a system master signal, selectively synchronizing at least sub-system master signal to the system master signal based on the value of the system master signal, and carrying out at least one operation based on th... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110196541 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM A distributed control system is provided wherein a master controller inductively delivers power and data to a plurality of remote slave modules or controllers via a plurality of coupling loops formed along a length of transmission line. Each of the remote slave modules,... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110184533 | CONTROL NETWORK SYSTEM, MASTER APPARATUS, CONTROL DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONTROL DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM A control computer as a master apparatus in a control network system includes a packet generation unit. The packet generation unit: selects a control command for writing a data from among packet generation information; references the packet generation information for ea... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110130848 | Associating And Evaluating Status Information For A Primary Input Parameter Value From A Profibus Device A method and system are disclosed for managing Profibus device information in a distributed control system. After receiving input parameter data originating from a Profibus device message, the I/O module assembly performs steps for processing, maintaining and providing ... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110112658 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD, NETWORK SYSTEM, PROGRAM FOR CONTROL APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM The present invention provides a control apparatus and the like capable of performing exclusive control in a network without adding a new configuration to an existing apparatus to be controlled and, even in the case where the apparatus to be controlled or the like drops... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110022186 | DISTRIBUTED INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Apparatus and methods for controlling a system that operates responsive to a plurality of input control signals are disclosed. During operation the system generates a plurality of output status/control signals. A master controller has at least first and second controlle... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110004324 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE POWER GRIDS USING DATA SYNCHRONIZATION A method of automatically identifying whether intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in a power monitoring system are in multiple electrical grids. A controller sends an instruction to each IED in a predetermined time sequence such that each IED receives the instruction ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100298955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING DATA FROM AN INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER A system for storing data from an industrial control system having an industrial controller including a communication module and first memory containing data for controlling an industrial process is provided. The system comprises a computer separate from the industrial ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100292808 | Method For Reducing Quiescent Power Draw And Machine Using Same A machine includes a master electronic control module and at least one secondary electronic control module. A method of operating the machine includes steps of determining whether preconditions are satisfied for changing the master electronic control module from an oper... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100292861 | Networked power control system A method for network energy controller that can optimize total system power consumption is provided. The controller (100) collected device loads and report to a common device (270) for optimization. The controller is able to communicate both to other contr... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100262262 | Contents Recording System, Contents Recording Control Method, and Recording Medium Having Contents Recording Control Program Recorded Thereon In order to synchronize the timings at which a plurality of IC recorders start recording contents, a contents recording system including a plurality of IC recorders includes first and second preparation portions to allow all of the plurality of IC recorders to make tran... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100262297 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Lighting devices are configured to communicate with one another and with external systems. Sensors located at such lighting devices communicate with the external systems and with others of the lighting devices. Lighting is controlled to maintain safety, to drive custome... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100256781 | Semantic appliance control system This invention provides a semantic appliance control system consisting of a computer or cellphone interface that allows a user to compose command sentences remotely; one or more control boxes that each can send and/receive control signals to/from one or more specific ap... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100234968 | SAFETY CONTROL DEVICE To obtain a safety control device capable of shortening a response time without using a high-speed CPU, command judging units judge whether an output command that has been input is an ON command or an OFF command; comparing units transmit a judgment result of their comm... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100217406 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE MACHINERY CONTROLLER AND MONITOR A system is provided herein for remotely controlling and monitoring machinery, the machinery having a control network for control thereof, one or more switches coupled to the control network for controlling the machinery via the control network. The system includes a co... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100211190 | CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, MASTER DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICE There is provided a control system comprising: a master device that includes: a first transmission section that transmits, to a plurality of slave devices connected thereto through a network, a control command for the slave devices to control a device to be controlled a... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100145475 | BUILDING APPLIANCE CONTROLLER WITH SAFETY FEATURE A building appliance controller is disclosed that includes a safety feature. In one illustrative embodiment, the building appliance controller may include a controller and a safety element. In some cases, the controller may include a control panel configured to provide ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100141461 | ALARM SYSTEM AND ALARM DEVICE Provided are an alarm system and an alarm device which are capable of enhancing a fail-safe function. A fire alarm device (A) operating as a master unit transmits a switching request signal to fire alarm devices operating as slave units at a predetermined timing, the sw... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100125343 | Complex Servo Control System A complex servo control system includes a host control end, a servo master controller, and a plurality of servo streams. The host control end sends control commands, and the servo master controller receives the control commands to generate corresponding control signals.... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100114333 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD When a read command is sent from a command device to a communication control apparatus, a communication program refers to a PLC address table and cites a PLC address, including a communication protocol of the PLC identified by the read command. The communication program... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100114334 | Method and device for accessing a functional module of automation sytem The present invention proposes a method for accessing a functional module (118, 128, 138) of an automation system, wherein the automation system comprises a device in the form of higher-level device (200) and at least one lower-level device (110, 120, 1... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100094499 | High Integrity Coordination for Multiple Off-Road Vehicles The illustrative embodiments provide a method and apparatus for controlling and coordinating multiple vehicles. In one illustrative embodiment, machine behaviors are assigned to multiple vehicles performing a task. The vehicles are coordinated to perform the task using ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100082117 | INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER WITH COORDINATION OF NETWORK TRANSMISSIONS USING GLOBAL CLOCK An industrial control system communicating among various control elements via a serial network synchronizes the scanning loops associated with collecting and forwarding data along the network so as to substantially reduce transmission delay and jitter, using synchroniza... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100029268 | WIRELESS AUTONOMOUS SOLAR-POWERED OUTDOOR LIGHTING AND ENERGY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NETWORK An array of outdoor lighting operates mainly in independent mode wherein sensing, communication, and control processes take place between the various lights of the array. Additional communication and control may occur between the array and a control station by means of ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100030345 | Lockout and monitoring system with SIL3 safety rating and method for lockout and monitoring Lockout and monitoring system with SIL3 safety rating and method for lockout and monitoring of conveyor or any distributed plant are provided where pulse width modulation and amplitude modulation are used for communication between field devices (such as remote isolation... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100005336 | Method and Device for Exchanging Data on the Basis of the Opc Communications Protocol Between Redundant Process Automation Components The invention relates to a method and a device for exchanging data on the basis of the OPC communications protocol, wherein at least one OPC-ready server is connected parallel to a master OPC server. an OPC client is connected to the master OPC server over a first commu... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090326678 | MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL WITH VARIABLE TRAJECTORY SHARING One or more techniques are provided for the sharing of variable trajectories between multiple controllers in a control system. In general, the present technique is based upon the sharing of predicted desired variable trajectories between multiple controllers requiring a... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090292572 | Concrete Material Dispensing System A control system for a concrete plant adds intelligent capabilities in the concrete plant that may enhance safety, localize control of the concrete plant, and assist with troubleshooting. The control system may also enhance accuracy for determining an amount of mixed co... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090287318 | CONFIGURATION AND DISPLAY MODULE FOR BUS-NETWORKED STATIONS A system for configuring slave stations connected to a bus configured to have a predefined number of slave stations connected thereto includes at least one master station, and a configuration module connected to the bus and configured to receive a query from the master ... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090271001 | BACnet Protocol MS/TP Automatic MAC Addressing A Building Automation System (BAS) includes at least one Direct Digital Control (DDC) controller operating as a BACnet MS/TP master considered to be an “Anchor”. The Anchor operates an algorithm or method which automatically assigns BACnet Protocol MS/TP Media Acces... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090271002 | System and Method for Remotely Controlling Electronic Devices A system and method for monitoring and controlling electric devices and electronic devices connected to an automation system in a first location from a different and remote location. The system can include at least one electric or electronic device connected to an autom... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090254230 | Distributed active vibration control systems and rotary wing aircraft with suppressed vibrations An aircraft with at least one rotating machine creating troublesome vibrations, the aircraft comprised of an aerostructure, the aircraft including:
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| 20090222106 | Automation system and method for operating such an automation system An automation system with a plurality of communicatively connected automation devices is disclosed. One of the connected automations devices serves as a domain controller and holds centrally in a memory data required for operation for the automation system and the autom... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090216191 | Injection Device With Haptic Feedback A device for driving a surgical apparatus and being configured in a master-slave setup and comprising a slave component comprising a drive unit apt to actuate a surgical apparatus connected to it; and a sensor apt to emit sensor information related to the resistance opp... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090204269 | Variable Transmission Window Constructions An electrical control system is disclosed for controlling a plurality of variable transmittance windows. The electrical control system of the present invention comprises a master control circuit for supplying control signals representing transmittance levels for the var... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090192639 | SYSTEM TO PROCESS A PLURALITY OF AUDIO SOURCES Today, even despite the huge increase of available processing power, the commercial OS are not able to guarantee the response time necessary to process a plurality of audio sources and output the results in a very short time without using additional means such as dedica... | 07/30/2009 |
