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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7324029 | Capacitance-to-digital interface circuit for differential pressure sensor A two phase, second order capacitance-to-digital (CD) modulator includes a first stage sigma-delta integrator that forms charge packets as a function of sensor capacitance during an auto-zero phase and integrates the packets during an integration phase to produce an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323886 | Linear capacitance measurement and touchless switch Capacitance measurement apparatus that enhances the sensitivity and accuracy of capacitive transducers, proximity sensors, and touchless switches. Each of two capacitors (C1, C2) under measurement has one end connected to ground and is kept at substant... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321361 | Coordinate input device having non-flat operation surface and electronic apparatus A coordinate input device includes a coordinate input unit which performs a coordinate input operation by sliding an operating member on an operation surface which is formed in a convex shape, a concave shape, or the shape of a polyhedron. More specifically, the coo... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321755 | Dual-mode clock for improved power management in a wireless device A dual mode clock for providing first and second clock signals to a wireless interface unit. The first and second clock signals correspond to first and second operating states of the wireless interface unit. In the first operating state, the transceiver in the RF an... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319389 | Self-powered long-life occupancy sensors and sensor circuits Occupancy sensors are provided that do not require an external power source in order to operate. The sensors operate with a low voltage non-rechargeable battery and are fully functional for at least about 15-20 years. The sensors include a relay output capable of sw... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319743 | Method for enabling a user interface for a network telephone According to the present invention, methods, data structures, and computer-readable media for processing input to a telephone having an interactive user interlace are disclosed. A telephone user inputs commands through buttons and keys on an interactive user interfa... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315096 | Voltage regulator circuit for blade server The present invention is to provide a voltage regulator circuit disposed on a circuit board of a blade server including a voltage regulator module for converting voltage of a power source and outputting the power source and a switch unit being connected with the vol... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7304404 | Fan system for vehicles and method for controlling fan in vehicles A fan system is provided which keeps a record of the electric connection between a battery ECU and an accessory battery and starts a fan if it is determined based on the record that the electric connection between the battery ECU and the accessory battery was just i... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295776 | Optical LAN device An ring type optical LAN device includes a master node and a plurality of slave nodes that are interconnected by an optical fiber cable. A plurality of optical bypass transmission lines are provided in correspondence with each one of the slave nodes. Each of the opt... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291939 | Two wire touch sensor interface A touch sensor interfaces with a control system or controlled device using two wires. The output of the touch sensor controls an output switch. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290327 | Component mounting apparatus employing temperature maintenance of positioning accuracy A component mounting method and a component mounting apparatus for picking up an electronic component, positioning the electronic component on a circuit substrate and mounting the electronic component to the circuit substrate are adapted to perform an idling operati... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292938 | Position locating system, terminal device, control method for terminal device, control program for terminal device, and computer readable record medium storing control program for terminal device therein A terminal device 50 includes aid-information acquisition device to acquire aid information 154 from an information providing apparatus, an information-providing-apparatus-sort judgment device to judge the type of information providing apparatus on the... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289034 | Sensor drive control method and sensor-equipped radio terminal device A radio terminal device realizing reduced power consumption and prompt detection of detection object by using a first sensor and a second sensor whose ON/OFF states are opposite and whose operations are synchronized. When the first sensor detects a detection object,... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7276312 | Light-detectable solid thin-film secondary battery To provide novel devices constituting light detection systems with a simple configuration, a low maintenance cost, a reduced size and weight, and high reliability by integrating light detection components and power supplies. A photosensitive solid-state thin-... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274118 | Solid state MEMS activity-activated battery device and method A system includes a thin-film battery and an activity-activated switch. In some embodiments, the system is placed on a substrate with an adhesive backing. In some embodiments, the substrate is flexible. Also formed on the substrate is an electrical circuit that incl... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272497 | Vehicle navigation system with multi-use display A vehicle navigation system (e.g., GPS) with multi-use display generator that provides for the switching of a displayed image from a navigational based image to a non-navigational image such as a favorite photo. This versatility allows for the user of a vehicle navi... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266322 | Multi-functional electro-mechanical interconnect, sensor, and mounting and method of mounting and biasing of a rotatable member An interconnect includes a first contact portion including carbon fibers, a second portion including carbon fibers, and a member. The first contact portion is capable of electrically biasing the member and the second portion is capable of sensing an electrical bias ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265592 | Digital switching apparatus for driving a load The present invention refers to a digital apparatus suitable for driving a load. The apparatus an input for receiving a voltage signal varied by an external disturbance and comprises means for sampling at least the external disturbance such as noise, and a driving c... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263292 | Methods and apparatus for controlling multiple infrared devices A method and apparatus for controlling a plurality of infrared devices (ICDs) is provided herein. A remote controller is used to generate an optical signal for controlling a plurality of ICDs. The optical signal generated by the remote controller is converted into a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262519 | Actuator unit with at least two actuators and a secure control unit In order to provide a bearing for an already prepositioned switching shaft, fitted with coupling levers, of a low-voltage circuit breaker in the region where the switching forces act, a bearing assembly is provided. The bearing assembly includes a bearing body which... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259573 | Surface capacitance sensor system using buried stimulus electrode A surface capacitance sensor system is implemented as an array of sensor electrodes near the surface of the integrated circuit and an array of stimulus electrodes below the sensor electrodes. Rows of stimulus electrodes are driven by sources while the voltages at th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259680 | Personal property/animal identification and security system A property security system and method therefor assigns a property code uniquely associated with each property owning member. The property marker code includes an abbreviation for the state of residence of the property owner, a first numerical code identifying the co... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258469 | Touch light panel A flat-panel lamp having a light-emitting surface with an integral contact sensitive layer located over the light-emitting surface that controls the activation and deactivation of the lamp and a controller for supplying power to the lamp and responsive to a signal p... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259470 | Power control device for vehicle In a power control device for a vehicle, a monitoring control device 2 disposed separately from a power converter 1 judges normality/abnormality of the power converter 1, and sets an abnormality-occurrence electric generation switching signal | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256692 | Anti-tamper apparatus One apparatus embodiment includes a patterned electrically conductive layer, a power source, and an actuator. The power source provides an electrical signal to the electrically conductive layer. The monitoring unit monitors the electrical signal and initiates an act... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256347 | Cord control and accessories having cord control for use with portable electronic devices A control cord for connecting an auxiliary device to a portable electronic device is provided. The control cord includes a flexible longitudinal housing and a plurality of electrical conductors extending from one end of the housing to which the auxiliary device will... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256376 | Microwave sensor and mutual interference preventing system between microwave sensors A microwave sensor is provided that transmits microwaves toward a detection area, performs an object detecting operation based on reflected waves from an object being present in the detection area, and outputs an object detection signal based on a result of the abje... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253541 | Power hand tool having a proximity detector The present invention provides a power tool with a hand proximity detector to detect the hand of an operator and a trigger circuit operable with the detector to control the operation of a light in the housing or to provide a safety lockout function. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254082 | Semiconductor device When a leakage current of a circuit block under a non-use state is reduced by means of a power switch, frequent ON/OFF operations of the switch within a short time invite an increase of consumed power, on the contrary. Because a pre-heating time is necessary from tu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250695 | Controlling power supplied to a circuit using an externally applied magnetic field A power control circuit is used to control the power supplied to a circuit from a power source. The power control circuit is operable to connect and disconnect the power source from the circuit. The power control circuit connects the power source to the circuit in r... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248510 | Circuits that generate an internal supply voltage and semiconductor memory devices that include those circuits An internal supply voltage generation circuit is provided that is within a semiconductor memory device, and that is configured to generate an internal supply voltage to a memory array in the semiconductor memory device. The internal supply voltage generation circuit... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248713 | Integrated automatic telephone switch A hearing aid includes a microphone for providing an electrical signal representative of a received acoustic signal, a means for filtering the electrical signal and a means for automatic switching. Upon detecting a presence of a magnetic field, the means for automat... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248955 | Vehicle accessory proximity sensor slide switch A method is provided for operating a proximity sensing unit for controlling an accessory device of a vehicle. A plurality of proximity sensors is disposed in a sequential pattern within a sensing unit whereby the proximity sensors are responsive to a manual activati... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242988 | Adaptive pattern recognition based controller apparatus and method and human-factored interface therefore The need for a more-readily usable interface for programmable devices is widely recognized. The present invention relates to programmable sequencing devices, or, more particularly, the remote controls for consumer electronic devices. The present invention provides a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242109 | Bus system for an agricultural vehicle The invention relates to a bus system comprising a bus line, to which electronic devices (26–36) can be connected. According to the invention, at least one electronic device (36) can be connected via a detachable interface (38) to the bus line... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239047 | Switch device incorporating capacitive oscillator A switch (10) comprises a face plate (16) and a single switch sensing oscillator (18) responsive to a switch activating presence. The oscillator (18) has a resistive component (36) connected to a sensing plate (38) which act... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239399 | Pick and place machine with component placement inspection Improved component placement inspection and verification is performed by a pick and place machine. Improvements include stereovision imaging of the intended placement location; enhanced illumination to facilitate the provision of relatively high-power illumination i... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236741 | Methods and apparatus for tuning in an inductive system Electronic circuitry supports utilization of a series of pulses of varying width to tune a transducer (e.g., a coil that produces or receives a magnetic field) for transmitting or receiving. For example, a control voltage generator generates a sequence of digital pu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236849 | Safety system for power equipment Apparatus and method is disclosed for providing a safety system for power equipment comprising a machine having a lower tool, an upper tool, and a safety controller. The lower tool is electrically isolated from the reversible upper tool. A safety controller is coupl... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235986 | Capacitive position sensing system with resonant amplification At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a capacitive sensing system, comprising a sensing conductor coupleable to a grounded target by a gap capacitance Cd, said grounded target separated from said sensing conductor by a gap ha... | 06/26/2007 |
