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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120105227 | DISTRIBUTED SENSOR NETWORK USING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE A distributed sensor network is provided that comprises an existing electrical system infrastructure having a plurality of nodes and providing a source of power; and a plurality of sensors. Each sensor is associated with one of the nodes in the infrastructure. In additi... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107056 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CONCRETE PILINGS AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION A system for tracking and monitoring data related to the manufacture, installation and/or life cycle of concrete structures, such as pilings, as well as related system components and methods for tracking, storing and accessing such data is provided. The system utilizes ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120084059 | DATA ACQUISITION METHOD OF SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SENSOR SUBSTRATE The present invention holds a sensor substrate including a sensor part for collecting information about a module and a power receiving coil for supplying power to the sensor part, on a holding member; moves the holding member forward to deliver the sensor substrate to t... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120072047 | ENHANCED ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY Remote sensor units for a vehicle are described. An apparatus may comprise a satellite housing having an electrical connector interface portion, and an electrical connector disposed within the electrical connector interface portion of the satellite housing. The electric... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053902 | DISTRIBUTING METERING RESPONSES FOR LOAD BALANCING AN AMR NETWORK Disclosed are methodology and corresponding apparatus subject matters for providing improved efficiency in the collection of data from a large number of metrology devices associated with an Automated Meter reading (AMR) network. AMR network operation produces randomly s... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050006 | Dynamically Configured User Interface for Access Control Systems A system and method provide real-time configuration information as to a plurality of doors which are part of an access control system. Configuration information can be obtained for each one of a plurality of door of the system. That information can be forwarded to a req... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046792 | Wireless sensors system and method of using same An apparatus, system, and methods for measuring environmental parameters are disclosed. The apparatus, system, and methods can be used for a variety of applications, including HVAC air balancing and building commissioning. The system includes a variety of wireless sensi... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120029877 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING Methods and systems are provided for obtaining structural health data for evaluating a structural health of a component. A transducer detects a first signal representative of a signal transmitted through at least a portion of the component. An estimated signal for a rem... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029878 | Data Processing Device A data processing device for use with a decentralized transport unit checking device is provided. The data processing devices includes a central data processing unit, remote from the transport unit checking device, and a first interface, which creates a data communicati... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022831 | METHOD AND TOOLING FOR CONFIGURING A NETWORK OF UNATTENDED GROUND WIRELESS SENSORS The method for configuring a network of deposited wireless sensors. In certain aspects, these methods include defining performance criteria forming constraints, with associated threshold values, and at least one performance criterion to be optimized, for at least one zo... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120013471 | Busway Joint Parameter Detection System A system for detecting an improperly secured busway joint in an electrical distribution busway includes a busway joint parameter sensor, a transmission circuit and a remote computer. The busway joint parameter sensor is disposed so as to sense a selected parameter of th... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120016607 | REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS A system for monitoring an industrial process, comprising one or more sensors connected to one or more operating components of the industrial process; a remote monitoring station, comprising a computer and a database; and a connection between the one or more sensors and... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120010851 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF CONCEALED CARGO IN A VEHICLE BY CENTER OF MASS MEASUREMENT A system and computer-implemented method for detecting concealed cargo and/or concealed passengers in a vehicle includes obtaining weight distribution data for the vehicle; obtaining vehicle loading data; measuring a center of mass of the vehicle to obtain an actual cen... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120010856 | WIRELESS DATA RETRIEVAL AND COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREFOR A data retrieval and collection system is described. The system includes a plurality of measurement sensors, and at least one transmission unit associated with and interchangeably coupled to each of said measurements sensors. Each transmission unit includes an input for... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110313731 | PRESSURE SENSING SYSTEMS FOR SPORTS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS A system determines athletic performance. A pressure sensor senses change in elevation. A microprocessor processes signals from the pressure sensor to determine speed corresponding to the change in elevation. A display reports the speed to a user.... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110307221 | BLIND LOGGER DYNAMIC CALLER Described is an apparatus and method for remotely controlling the call interval of an environmental instrument for a water quality monitoring apparatus based on environmental data obtained by one or more environmental instruments.... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110295561 | Method of Collecting Device-Condition Information and Device-Condition Information Collecting Kit Used Therefor Accurate device-condition information of and relating to a number of devices to be managed are collected in an efficient manner. The number of devices to be managed are divided between a direct collection group comprised of some managed devices whose device-condition in... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110282631 | TELEMATIC ASSET MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS A fluid analyzing system wherein an electronic control module is coupled with an asset and a telematics device. The electronic control module initiates the acquisition of a sample of an asset's fluid and analyzes the sample in response to an analysis trigger. An asset m... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110282560 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR DETERMINING AN ITEM OF DATA REPRESENTING A PARAMETER OF THE AIR AND SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A CIRCUIT An electronic circuit, and a system including such a circuit, for determining a datum representative of a parameter of air surrounding an aircraft, including: a mechanism receiving, from a plurality of sources, a plurality of respective measurement data representative o... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110270577 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ANAMOLIES IN WIND TURBINES A device and method for use in detecting anomalies in wind turbines is provided. The method includes monitoring data acquired by at least one sensor in a first wind turbine, wherein the data is calculated to produce a value for a predetermined amount of time, monitoring... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110270578 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTED SENSORS Distributed devices with sensors each maintain a copy of a common model. The devices each perform updates of state variables of the model in response to update information received from other devices in the group. Each device derives update information from its own sens... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110270767 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Facilitating a Disaster Recovery Effort to Repair and Restore Service Provider Networks Affected by a Disaster Systems, methods, and computer program products are for processing damage survey information associated with a disaster event. According to one aspect, a method for processing damage survey information associated with a disaster event includes in response to the disaste... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110258130 | Computing systems and methods for electronically indicating the acceptability of a product Computing systems and methods for electronically indicating the acceptability of a product. An image capture and communication device may analyze a product label that includes one or more monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements. The image capture ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110257935 | DETECTION UNIT FOR DETECTING THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT A DETECTION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH A DETECTION UNIT OR DETECTION SYSTEM The present invention relates to a detection unit comprising detection means for detecting the occurrence of an event. The detection unit further comprises processing means for controlling the operation of the detection unit and communication means for transmitting and ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110255735 | PROBE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR RIVERBED ELEVATION MONITORING AT BRIDGE PIERS A probe monitoring system for riverbed elevation monitoring at bridge piers is revealed. The system includes a housing, a measuring rod, a moving member, a control module, a photographic unit and a sensing unit. The housing is fixed on the pier. Both the moving member f... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110238381 | Data Management System The invention a data management system comprising: a) a data input interface capable of receiving a plurality of data streams pertaining to a surveillance event, wherein said data streams are derived from more than one data-generating collector; b) data storage means ca... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110234403 | HEADGEAR AND METHOD OF USING SAME Headgear techniques are provided. The headgear has a crown configured to fit on a wearer's head, a bill extending from the crown with at least a portion of the bill being transparent, and a filtration material positioned about the transparent portion of the bill. The fi... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110231159 | FORWARDING OPERATION DATA RELATED TO THE PRESENT OPERATION OF A PLURALITY OF INVERTER UNITS TO A MONITORING UNIT For forwarding operation data related to the present operation of a plurality of inverter units which feed electric power from power generators into a power grid to a monitoring unit, the inverter units and a plurality of intermediate data handling units are connected t... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110227723 | REMOTE MACHINE MONITORING A system for monitoring a machine includes a monitoring relay for coupling to one or more sensors on the machine and a communication device. The system also includes a remote monitoring unit (RMU) coupled to the monitoring device and the communication device, the RMU re... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110231158 | Container Transport Monitoring and Analysis Systems and methods for container analysis and tracking. A method includes scanning a plurality of items by a first data processing system to generate x-ray image data of the items, each of the plurality of items having a unique identifier. The method includes performin... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110224942 | GPS-tracking ground heat exchanger (GHE) performance test instrumentation network supporting a plurality of wireless portable GPS-based enthalpy-based GHE performance test instrumentation systems A mobile-wireless GPS-tracking ground heat exchanger (GHE) performance test instrumentation network supporting a plurality of wireless portable GPS-based enthalpy-based GHE performance test instrumentation systems, each being connectable to a ground heat exchanger (GHE)... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110218655 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING WASTEWATER TREATMENT INSTALLATION Apparatus for managing a residential wastewater treatment system includes an in situ control unit that monitors an individual system. The control unit provides local control and alarms, and also sends status reports and/or alarms to a remote monitoring center via a tele... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110202289 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE SENSING AND WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER ON CONDUCTIVE BODY A system is provided for monitoring one or more parameters of a structure. The system includes a first sensor, a second sensor and a processing portion. The first sensor can detect the parameter of a first portion of the structure at a first location and can wirelessly ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110202314 | REMOTE WITNESS TESTING SYSTEM A master testing control system includes at least one remote computer with one or more communications lines for communicating over a communications network and a plurality of remote sensors, a two way real-time digital video system, a two-way real-time digital audio sys... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110191065 | NETWORK-BASED MEDICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM A network-based medical treatment system dynamically manages examination devices that perform medial examinations. The medical treatment system receives examination orders, allocates the examination orders to the examination devices, monitors the status of the examinati... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110184676 | DATA REDUCTION IN A MULTI-NODE SYSTEM An advanced metering infrastructure comprises intermediate nodes. The intermediate nodes receive data from child nodes and aggregate the data according to groups of child nodes. The aggregation provides for a reduced version of the data. The reduction is performed based... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110172961 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS MANAGEMENT METHOD A system of an apparatus collects, from a plurality of forming apparatuses, information about a status of occurrence of an error occurring on the plurality of forming apparatuses and a utilization environment of the plurality of forming apparatuses, executes control, if... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110172789 | Apparatus for Monitoring a Schedule for Testing a Fuel Cell Disclosed is an apparatus for monitoring a schedule for testing a fuel cell in a station. Because of the apparatus, the station can test a low-temperature fuel cell or a high-temperature fuel cell. The apparatus enables a user to test the fuel cell through the station m... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110161050 | COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR PARAMETER MONITORING SYSTEM A coaxial cable connector system is provided. The system includes a coaxial cable connector, the connector having an internal physical parameter sensing circuit configured to sense a physical parameter of the connector and a status output component. The system further i... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110161051 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOTELY MONITORING MANUAL VALVES OF FLUID SYSTEMS IN THE NUCLEAR ISLAND OF A NUCLEAR POWER STATION A method for remotely monitoring manual valves of fluid systems in the nuclear island of a power station, in which method the manual valves are provided with detectors for detecting their open or closed position and first communication device for wireless communication ... | 06/30/2011 |
