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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8159091 | Switch circuit of DC/DC converter configured to conduct various modes for charging/discharging A DC/DC converter includes an input terminal for receiving an input voltage; an output terminal for providing an output voltage; a ground terminal for providing a reference voltage; a plurality of charge pump capacitors including at least a first charge pump capacit... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8129866 | Mass coupling at clocked HF-elements A circuit for a fill-level measuring device is for the fast switching-on of a high-frequency element on a ground port is disclosed. The circuit comprises a switching unit with a circuit mass; a high-frequency element with a high-frequency mass; and a coupling elemen... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7755217 | Pulse generator A method for controlling a pulse generator is provided. The method includes measuring a switch-on time difference for each cell and controlling the semiconductor switches of each cell for the voltage pulse as a function of the switch-on time difference. The switch-o... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7414334 | Circuit arrangement for limitation of over-voltages in energy storage modules A circuit for the limitation of over-voltages in energy storage modules having a series circuit of energy storage elements connected between a first potential and a second potential includes voltage-limiting elements associated with combinations of the energy storag... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7402989 | Capacitor multiplier A capacitor multiplier including a capacitor, a first voltage follower, a first impedance element, and a second impedance element is provided. The input terminal of the first voltage follower is electrically connected to the first terminal of the capacitor. Wherein,... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7382635 | Power supply apparatus, method of controlling the apparatus, and electronic device using the apparatus A power supply apparatus includes an input terminal to be connected to a DC power supply, a DC-DC converter connected to the input terminal, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, an output terminal, a first switch connected between an output port of the DC-DC conve... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382634 | Voltage multiplier with charge recovery Capacitive voltage multiplier for generating voltage pulses, preferably up to 100 V, that are higher than the supply voltage for displays, non-volatile memories and corresponding units especially in small electronic devices, such as handheld telecommunication termin... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375444 | Microwave generator A microwave generator (11) has a parallel connection of series connections of uncontrolled discharge spark gaps (13) and charge storage means (12) which are charged up by way of charging resistors (17) and an inductor (19) common t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365523 | Scrambling of the current signature of an integrated circuit A method and a circuit for scrambling the current signature of a load including at least one integrated circuit executing digital processings, including the step of, at least on the load ground side, combining a current absorbed by a first linear regulator with a cu... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356209 | Method and apparatus for optically powering and multiplexing distributed fiber optic sensors An optical power converting apparatus is provided that may be used with remote sensors. A plurality of remote sensors may be coupled to a backbone optical fiber with each sensor having an optical power converter that receives an optical signal from a head end of tha... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7336121 | Negative voltage generator for a semiconductor memory device A negative voltage generator is controlled responsive to a word line precharge signal. Voltage fluctuations in a negatively biased word line scheme are reduced by using a kicker circuit to provide a predetermined amount of negative charge to shut off a word line dur... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7307362 | Solid-state microsecond capacitance charger for high voltage and pulsed power A solid-state high-voltage pulse generator based on a three-phase chopper capacitance charger is described. In a first phase, an intermediate capacitor is resonance-charged via a diode. In a second phase, the intermediate capacitor is discharged to the load through ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7307858 | Power supply arrangement for battery powered device A battery powered headworn communication device and a method for conversion of a battery voltage in a battery powered headworn communication device, which includes providing a voltage reduction to a fixed part of the input voltage and providing a variable reduction ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301380 | Delay locked loop having charge pump gain independent of operating frequency A delay looked loop (DLL) having a charge pump gain independent of the operating frequency of the DLL. A charge pump is disclosed for providing a charge to a capacitive element on a voltage controlled delay line, wherein the charge is independent of a control voltag... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301250 | High voltage pulsed power supply using solid state switches Systems and methods for generating a high voltage pulse. A series of voltage cells are connected such that charging capacitors can be charged in parallel and discharged in series. Each cell includes a main switch and a return switch. When the main switches are turne... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292460 | Converter circuit for switching a large number of switching voltage levels A converter circuit is specified for switching a large number of switching voltage levels, which has n first switching groups for each phase, with the n-th first switching group being formed by a first power semiconductor switch and a second power semiconductor swit... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292462 | DC/DC converter having transistor switches with flywheel diodes and program for controlling the transistor switches A DC/DC converter that is small, light, highly efficient, and inexpensive are provided which includes a DC power supply input section, a first and second capacitor connected in series, and an output section connected to the series connected first and second capacito... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285876 | Regenerative gate drive circuit for power MOSFET A regenerative drive circuit for driving the gate of a power MOSFET of a switched mode power converter includes a pair of MOSFETS connected in series with a pair of coupled inductors L1, L2 and L3, L4 which are connected in parallel. A fi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282986 | Negative voltage generator circuit The present invention is related to a negative voltage generating circuit for reliably providing the semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) with a negative voltage. An electric charge pumping device generates a negative voltage by pumping an electric charge to a pred... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282985 | Charge pump with at least two outputs “A charge pump used for producing at least a first output voltage and a second output voltage according to an input voltage is disclosed. The charge pump includes a pump unit, first to fourth switches, a first output capacitor and a second output capacitor. During... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279811 | Arrangement for supplying variable loads The invention relates to a first circuit arrangement (E) for supplying variable loads that can be connected to the first circuit arrangement (E) from a first current or voltage source (MV) in a first state of the first circuit arrangement having the following featur... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279957 | Charge pump for generating arbitrary voltage levels A charge pump for generating an arbitrary voltage level includes “M” pieces of pump units PUi and “M+1” pieces of first switches Sj. The pump unit PUi includes a first terminal Ni,1 coupled to a reference voltage V... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271505 | Voltage balancing in intermediate circuit capacitors A balancing circuit for voltages of a series connection of capacitors, particularly for intermediate circuit capacitors (3) of an inverter, there being at least two intermediate circuit capacitors connected in series over intermediate circuit voltage. The bal... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265459 | High Q linear controlled variable capacitor A voltage controlled variable capacitor, formed of a larger number of fixed capacitor segments and a corresponding number of switching elements, linearly switches on each switching element, one after the other. Several techniques are disclosed to have only a minimum... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263245 | Method and apparatus for optically powering and multiplexing distributed fiber optic sensors An optical power converting apparatus is provided that may be used with remote sensors. A plurality of remote sensors may be coupled to a backbone optical fiber with each sensor having an optical power converter that receives an optical signal from a head end of tha... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259974 | Integrated floating power transfer device with logic level control and method A switch control circuit (416, 402, 418, 422) and method are provided for transistor-implemented switches (405, 413, 408, 414) of an integrated floating power transfer device (400, 500). The device includes a floating bus (403, 410) drive... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256637 | High voltage switching apparatus A switching arrangement for a high voltage load provides high voltage pulses to the load. The switching arrangement includes switching modules, where n is typically (75). A load capacitance is Cd is required to avoid voltage overshoot at the load and is provi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253798 | Charge pump A charge pump (1) for generating a first output voltage (Vo1) between a first output terminal (E) and a reference terminal (D), and a second output voltage (Vo2) between a second output terminal (F) and the reference terminal (D). The charge pum... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246015 | Alternator tester An alternator tester is provided for testing an alternator of a vehicle while the alternator is coupled to the vehicle. A sensor is configured to couple to the vehicle and sense a signal related to operation of the alternator. A memory contains data related to opera... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7224591 | Charge pump DC/DC converter circuit A charge pump DC/DC converter circuit of the present invention includes: a monitor circuit that detects a potential difference between terminals of a semiconductor switch that turns on during a first period, so as to output a determining signal corresponding to the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221100 | Gas discharge lamp power supply An apparatus for providing power to a gas discharge lamp comprises a storage capacitor and an ignition switch coupled through a primarily parasitic first inductor to a parallel combination of a diode assembly and a second inductor in series with a gas discharge lamp... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218500 | High-voltage generator and accelerator using same In a high-voltage generator including a CW circuit (high-voltage circuit), where the CW circuit generates a high voltage through booster circuits that are provided for boosting an input voltage and connected to one another in multiple stages, a conductive shielding ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211923 | Rotational motion based, electrostatic power source and methods thereof A power system includes a member with two or more sections and at least one pair of electrodes. Each of the two or more sections has a stored static charge. Each of the pair of electrodes is spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from the othe... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209373 | High voltage pulse generator A high voltage pulse generator utilizes an even number of Marx cells using L-C inversion topology. Each Marx cell is associated with an individual inverter transformer having a primary winding connected to the output of an ac power supply such as a series resonant i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208914 | Apparatus and method for predicting the remaining discharge time of a battery A method and apparatus for predicting the remaining discharge time of a battery are provided. The method includes measuring a dynamic parameter of the battery, obtaining a discharge current of the battery, measuring a voltage of the battery and obtaining a temperatu... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198510 | Kelvin connector for a battery post A Kelvin connector for coupling to a post of a battery includes a first contact having a surface which at least partially conforms to and is adapted to engage and electrically connect to a surface of the post. The connector also includes a second contact having a su... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7170198 | Trigger arrangement for a Marx generator In trigger/firing arrangement in a Marx generator comprising n stage capacitors—n being a natural number greater than 1-, the same amount of spark gaps and 2(n−1) charging branches, with the spark gaps operating in a self-breakdown mode, the trigger-/firing arra... | 01/30/2007 |
