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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7199709 | Cart fleet management system A hand-operated cart constructed for carrying luggage or packages includes a frame including a cargo area, and cart wheels connected to the frame and connected to a handrail arranged for manually displacing the cart. The cart also includes a distance sensor construc... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7152035 | Apparatus and method for tracking and managing physical assets A computer based system automatically gathers, analyzes, and delivers information relating to the procurement and utilization of a plurality of such assets, such as a fleet of industrial equipment, so as to maximize productivity and to reduce operating costs and adm... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7044361 | Walker distance measuring device A walker and/or wheelchair distance measuring device comprising a wheel assembly, a measuring assembly and a display. The wheel assembly is capable of attachment to a walker, and includes a support and a wheel. The measuring assembly comprises a sensor having a trig... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6646432 | Electronic odometer integrated into vehicle axle and wheel hub An axle assembly includes an axle defining an axis, a wheel assembly rotatably supported on the axle for rotating relative to the axle axis, a magnet, a sensor responsive to the magnet for producing a count signal, and a microprocessor for receiving count... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6604419 | Apparatus and method for measuring the maximum speed of a runner over a prescribed distance A method and apparatus for calculating, presenting, recalling and recording the maximum running speed of a user over a prescribed distance in miles per hour or meters per second. The result is shown in digital and iconic form on a liquid crystal display (... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6441746 | Actuating mechanism for gauge pointer An actuating mechanism for a relative slow-acting vehicle gauge indicator, such as a rotatable pointer. A muscle wire driven rack gear is operatively connected to a rotatable pointer gear. The rack gear is biased to a gauge at-rest position by a spring me... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6433533 | Giant magneto-impedance(GMI) spin rate sensor A GMI sensor for determining spin rate of a rotating body within an external magnetic field is presented. The sensor comprises an oscillator generating an AC drive signal at an oscillator output terminal. A voltage divider circuit includes a first termina... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6415662 | Shell structure for signal sensing and transmitting device A shell structure of a signal sensing and transmitting device adapted to be used with a wireless speedometer for a bicycle is provided. A main body of a signal sensing and transmitting circuit and a battery is received within the shell structure. The shel... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6359431 | Golf cart speedometer/odometer A golf-cart speedometer/odometer has a rotation-mark collar (1) on a cart-wheel rim (2) that signals rotation to a rotation sensor (4) on a housing extension (5) from a cart-axle housing (6). Measurement of rotation of the rotation-mark collar from rotati... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6265863 | Motor vehicle wheel rotating speed detector and installation method thereof, motor vehicle traveled distance detector and installation method thereof A wheel rotating speed detector for detecting a wheel rotating speed of a motor vehicle, comprising: a magnetism generator provided either at wheel of the motor vehicle or a rotary member integrally rotatable with the wheel; a magnetism detector for detec... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5898390 | Method and apparatus for calibration of a distance sensor in a vehicle navigation system Method and apparatus for modifying an odometer reading in a vehicle navigation system to compensate for odometer errors. A first distance measurement is obtained from the odometer, and a second distance measurement is obtained from at least one other sens... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5825177 | Device for measuring the speed of a rail-mounted vehicle A rail mounted vehicle speed measuring device includes a first magnetic field generating member and a first magnetic field sensing member positioned at a first measuring location on the vehicle; a second magnetic field generating member and a second magne... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5714929 | Microprocessor-controlled speedometer/odometer A microprocessor-controlled speedometer/odometer including a single-chip microprocessor which is previously recorded with operation programs according to different requirements. The programs of the microprocessor are changeable in accordance with the requ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5696704 | Non-linear scale instrument A non-linear scale instrument responsive to a sensor which generates an output signal proportional to the magnitude of a changeable condition. A visible scale includes spaced gradations over the total extent of the scale, with spacings between pairs of sc... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5670872 | System and device with vertical and rotary wheel-velocity-measuring for determining vehicle displacement A device for determining the displacement of a vehicle on wheels which are connected to a body via a wheel suspension. The device includes apparatus for measuring a quantity which is indicative of the instantaneous vertical velocity of a wheel relative to... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5652508 | Odometer assembly incorporating electronic drive of speedometer and tachometer A collective drive IC having a drive circuit for driving an electronic integrated distance indicator that indicates distance travelled by a vehicle is mounted on a wiring board together with the electronic integrated distance indicator. Drive circuits for... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5579225 | Method of generating an output signal representing vehicle speed and indicating same A method of selecting a pinion for a vehicle speedometer system uses a transmission output speed sensor and a transmission controller which applies a pinion factor to the signal from the sensor to generate an output signal representing the speed of the ve... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5511435 | Apparatus for measuring vehicle running condition A battery-powered rotation detector detects passing of a rotating magnet attached to a vehicle wheel to generate and transmit a rotation signal. A receiver receives the rotation signal. A processor computes the vehicle running condition (e.g., speed, trav... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5475724 | Speedometer/odometer apparatus A speedometer/odometer apparatus, wherein a sensor inputs an electronic sensing signal to an amplifier and a selecting device to be amplified and output as a stable single stroke signal. The signal is combined with a frequency signal from a crystal oscill... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5274361 | Laser optical mouse An apparatus for determining distance coordinates along two orthogonal axes for a computer system, where the coordinates represent the position of a cursor on a screen of a display unit of the computer system. The apparatus includes a pair of velocity det... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5025401 | Automotive mileage calculating apparatus An automotive mileage calculating apparatus of this invention consists of a vehicle speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, a slip detecting circuit, and a mileage calculating circuit. The slip detecting circuit detects a wheel slip either by comparing the ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4876500 | User carried sensor for detecting displacement relative to the ground A sensor to be activated by the ground for sensing a user's movements includes a conductor that contacts the user's skin or maintains a specific distance relative to the user's skin; an electronic device connected to the conductor and responding to change... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4820979 | Electronic instrument unit for use on a bicycle having a signal receiver on both sides of the unit The invention relates to an electronic instrument for use on a bicycle and intended to indicate to the bicycle operator measuring values like actual speed or actual distance covered by the bicycle. The electronic instrument is provided with two signal rec... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4803646 | Electronic odometer A system for measuring distance traveled by a vehicle periodically updates the accumulated measurements, displays the updated measurements and electronically stores corresponding accumulations of updated distance data in a non-volatile memory device. The ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4710888 | Electronic odometer A system for measuring distance traveled by a vehicle periodically updates the accumulated measurements, displays the updated measurements and electronically stores corresponding accumulations of updated distance data in a non-volatile memory device. The ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4567376 | Signal generator In a signal generator with a magnetic rest, consisting of a ferromagnetic studded disk (13) with a U-shaped part (6) consisting of a permanent magnet (3) and lateral ferromagnetic small plates (4,5), two brackets (7, 8) are provided for on a support (1) b... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4560928 | Velocity or distance measuring apparatus using magnetic dipoles A non-contact system suitable for measuring velocity/distance of an object travelling inside a ferromagnetic pipeline utilizes magnetic dipoles written into the pipe surface by a transmission coil. These dipoles can be detected by a magnetic detector situ... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4546650 | Speed and distance calculator for skis The device accurately calculates, retains and digitally displays the average speeds of and/or distances traveled by a skier. These functions are performed non-mechanically thereby allowing the ski to perform naturally. The device can be easily installed u... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4352063 | Self-calibrating speedometer/odometer A speedometer/odometer system for use on a bicycle which system uses a magnet/coil arrangement and a signal processing means for providing a count of the spokes of a wheel as they pass the magnet/coil arrangement the count being determined over a selected... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4334190 | Electronic speed measuring device particularly useful as a jogging computer An electronic device particularly useful as a jogging computer comprises presetting means for presetting the size of the user's step, an inertia sensor sensing each step, a central clock, and a microprocessor computing the user's speed and distance travel... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4228396 | Electronic tachometer and combined brushless motor commutation and tachometer system An electronic tachometer utilizes a transducer, typically an optical encoder disc, connected to a movable mechanical element. The transducer produces a pair of triangular waves of fixed relative phase, each having slopes proportional to the velocity of th... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4167699 | User calibrated electronic speedometer and odometer A circuit is disclosed for driving an electronic speedometer (or tachometer) and an associated odometer of the type suitable for use in automobiles, trucks and tractors. The circuit includes a programmable divider which can be user calibrated so that a ch... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4083052 | Electronic tachograph An electronic tachograph for providing a chart recording of the speed of a vehicle and the distance travelled by the vehicle in relation to time includes an input transducer coupled to the vehicle drive to provide distance pulses representing the distance... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4074196 | Speedometer and odometer apparatus A speedometer-odometer apparatus is described comprising an encoding apparatus for generating pulses as a function of the distance a vehicle is moved, a calibrating apparatus and an indicating circuit means for visually indicating the distance and speed o... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4049349 | Device for measuring rotor tip clearance in operating turbomachinery A direct digital measurement proportional to tip clearance of the blades of a turbomachine is obtained by placing at each position on the casing where clearance is to be measured a pair of optical sensors. Each sensor comprises the ends of fiber-optic bun... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3943689 | Method of and apparatus for twisting yarn or thread A system for the spinning or twisting of thread or yarn in which a thread is supplied by a strand-supply spool and is collected on a strand-takeup spool so that the strand spans the distance between the spools over a predetermined length, the twist-genera... | 03/16/1976 |
