Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188871 | Drive current adjustment for transistors by local gate engineering In a memory cell, the drive current capabilities of the transistors may be adjusted by locally providing an increased gate dielectric thickness and/or gate length of one or more of the transistors of the memory cell. That is, the gate length and/or the gate dielectr... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8174396 | Communication system from airport gate to cockpit An apparatus for visually communicating to a pilot in the cockpit of a parked aircraft the status of a preconditioned air (PCA) unit associated with the gate has an electrically controlled PCA indicator box positioned so that it is visible to the pilot in the cockpi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8138929 | Method for protecting data in non-volatile storage device and computer thereof The invention discloses a method for protecting data in a non-volatile storage device and a computer thereof. The computer includes a non-volatile storage device, a temperature sensing unit, and a controller. The temperature sensing unit is disposed at the non-volat... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8115645 | Thermal detection system and detection method thereof A thermal detection method comprises steps of providing a rotation device, disposing a thermal sensor on the rotation device, rotating the rotation device, and using the thermal sensor to detect a temperature of an object without contacting the object. A thermal det... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8094030 | Fire detection system and aircraft equipped with such a system A fire detection system comprises a detection unit (2A) able to measure an electrical quantity between a first (BOA) and a second (B1A) terminal, and a first detector (11A) connected to the first and s... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8013748 | System for monitoring temperature and slope of a wafer and a method thereof A method for monitoring the temperature and slope of a wafer is presented, and the steps of the method comprises: (a) providing a cooling machine, a monitoring system, a sensing module, and a wafer; (b) cooling the wafer by the cooling machine; (c) sensing all regio... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7982621 | Power control apparatus Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling power of an electronic device, controlled by a touch input. To this end, a power control apparatus for an electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is disclosed including a touch sensor f... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7952485 | Remote monitoring system A temperature monitoring service in which remote monitoring units are distributed to customers who then set up monitoring as desired at their facilities. The devices may be registered through a web site using the Internet. Monitoring information may be communicated ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7944360 | Temperature sensor using abrupt metal-insulator transition (MIT) and alarm comprising the temperature sensor Provided are a temperature sensor using a metal-insulator transition (MIT) device subject to abrupt MIT at a specific temperature and an alarm including the temperature sensor. The abrupt MIT device includes an abrupt MIT thin film and at least two electrode thin fi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7876230 | Fire supression and indicator system and fire detection device A system for detecting and suppressing a fire condition in a storage unit may include a transmitter associated with the storage unit and configured to transmit a first signal upon detection of the fire condition, at least one receiver configured to detect the first ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7768411 | Total temperature information management for commercial airliners apparatus and method therefor A temperature information management system for use in vehicles, particularly commercial airliners. The system provides a sensing section, a converter section, an operations section, an archival section, and a communications section that are all functionally integra... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7760102 | Fire or smoke detector with high false alarm rejection performance An apparatus for detecting a hazardous condition includes an optical module for measuring scattered light caused by the hazardous condition, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a processing unit coupled to receive signals from the optical module, the temper... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7724149 | Apparatus, and associated method, for selecting distribution of processing tasks at a multi-processor data center Apparatus, and an associated method, for selecting at which processing unit of a plurality of processing units positioned at a data center that a processing task is to be performed. Temperature sensors are positioned throughout the data center and associated with th... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7714731 | Detection of air filter clogging and provision of emergency ventilation in an outdoor electronics cabinet cooled by ambient forced air A detection mechanism for monitoring airflow in an electronics enclosure includes a first thermal sensor positioned proximate the enclosure for measuring an ambient air temperature and a second thermal sensor positioned proximate an exit air stream for measuring the... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7636049 | Emergency notification and directional signaling apparatus An emergency notification and directional signaling apparatus includes an alarm remotely mountable from and responsive to an emergency event detector and alarm. The remote alarm activates one of a supplementary visual and audible alarm which may include one or more ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7573391 | Rotation sensor with temperature measuring feature A temperature sensing system (100) for use with a variable reluctance sensor such as found in vehicle wheel bearing applications, which utilizes existing sensors (12) such as the antilock braking system or traction control system sensors as a direct cu... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7557721 | On-board thermostat and a system for detecting excess temperature The thermal detection and visual alarm unit includes a plurality of first expansion thermal detectors (17) with normally closed contacts that are connected in series with a first lamp (15) to form a first two-terminal circuit (21, 23), a plurali... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7456751 | Electronic apparatus and method of cooling the electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a housing, a first heat-generating member provided in the housing, a heat-radiating member thermally connected to the first heat-generating member, a first fan module guiding air to the heat-radiating member, a second heat-generating... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456750 | Fire suppression and indicator system and fire detection device A system for detecting and suppressing a fire condition in a storage unit. The system comprises a transmitter associated with the storage unit and configured to transmit a first signal upon detection of the fire condition, at least one receiver configured to detect ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453366 | Programmable earpiece For a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, an earpiece comprising a speaker, a microphone, and a temperature sensor comprises a programmable chip, which is programmed to sound an alarm via the speaker if and only if a temperature sensed by the temperature ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7450017 | System to detect and monitor temperature The system 10 of the preferred embodiment includes a sensor 12 to detect temperature; a user interface 14 that includes a display 16 to output the detected temperature, controls 18 to receive a target temperature, and an alert 2... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7436666 | Thermal caching for liquid cooled computer systems The failure of a data center liquid cooling system can result in a rapid temperature rise in electronic components that may either damage a component, result in the loss of data housed within the component, or both. A supplemental liquid cooling system is placed wit... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425896 | Tag testing device, tag testing method, and tag testing program A tag testing device uses an infrared camera to take an image of a plurality of radio frequency identification tags, compares the image with a stored standard tag pattern image storage, and detects defective tags based on the comparison. A radio wave transceiver bul... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423536 | Heat sensor activated detector and method A heat sensor activated detector having a housing, which accommodates a heat sensor, a logic device that compares the heat signal read by the heat sensor to a predetermined level and transmits an enable signal to an audible signal generator where the heat signal is ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7408472 | Device for simulating human activity in an unoccupied dwelling The present invention is a thermally activated electrical switch for use in simulating human activity. The invention is features dual heat sources enclosed in a thermally isolated chamber within the invention. Since the activation of the switch is dependent upon the... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405667 | Apparatus for determining type of liquid in a container and method for controlling the apparatus A technique for quickly determining the type of liquid in a container externally regardless of the material of the container, preferably contactlessly. A halogen heater 102 and an infrared thermopile 103 are disposed outside an electrically conductive ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7388507 | System and method for registering the temperature of a person A system and method for registering the temperature of a person, wherein a textile product, intended to abut against the person during use, is provided with a number of temperature sensors and a registration unit for registering measurement values from the sensors. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381930 | Reminder for convection cooking Provided is a cooking appliance, such as a convection cooking appliance. The appliance includes a heating element, an annunciator, and a user interface for receiving a plurality of control settings from a user. The control settings include a time setting. The applia... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372368 | Remote timer, thermometer and paging system A remote timer, thermometer and paging system includes a first unit having a radio frequency transmitter, a housing having a recess formed therein and a timer for selecting a time period. The system includes a temperature sensor in communication with the first unit ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369057 | Power generator and power generator auxiliary monitoring A generator monitoring system and method includes a plurality of sensors (12) disposed within a generator enclosure (18) to sense health conditions of a generator (10) housed within the enclosure. The sensors are interconnected to provide a sing... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369046 | Wireless human interface device with integrated temperature sensor A wireless human interface device (HID) includes an input interface module for accepting inputs from a user; a microprocessor for processing the accepted inputs; a wireless transmitter for transmitting the accepted inputs to a host; and a temperature sensor for dete... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357571 | Infrared inspection and reporting process An infrared inspection and reporting process and system obtains inspection data on site via a portable computer. An actual temperature of a component derived from an infrared image and a temperature delta between the temperature of the component and the maximum temp... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358845 | Cable limiter and crab limiter employing replaceable fusible element A cable limiter includes a main body having a cavity. The cavity of the main body is structured to receive a replaceable fusible element. An annunciator is housed by the main body. The annunciator is structured to annunciate status of the replaceable fusible element... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354195 | Temperature measuring device and temperature measuring method A temperature measuring device and a temperature measuring method are provided which are capable of obtaining precise measured temperature values with respect even to old persons, sucklings or infants, which device may be formed into a disposable type according to n... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354005 | Variable capacity climate control system for multi-zone space A climate control system having two or more stages of cooling operation or heating operation is provided for supplying conditioned air to a plurality of zones within a space, where the climate control system comprises a plurality of controllable zone dampers for con... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350973 | Color changing thermometer The invention includes a thermometer with a backlight and a method for lighting the backlight. The thermometer has temperature sensing tip, a processor taking temperature readings and determining a sensed temperature reading of the living being from the temperature ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353133 | Temperature-based CPU operation frequency controller of a CPU powered by a CPU power supply to protect against multiple circuit overheating A system for protecting against overheating of a CPU whose operation frequency is changed due to voltage variation of a driving power, includes a CPU temperature sensor to detect the temperature of the CPU, a reference temperature sensor to detect the temperature of... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351977 | Methods and systems for distinguishing multiple wavelengths of radiation and increasing detected signals in a detection system using micro-optic structures Methods and systems for detection of. One method includes receiving light of a predetermined wavelength range from a source, and splitting the received light into multiple components having differing wavelengths. The method further includes directing the components ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348880 | Occupant detection and temperature forewarn safety system and method A system and method are provided for alerting of an occupant endangered by being situated in a variable temperature setting. The system can be utilized within a motor vehicle, and occupants include an infant, a child, a person, and an animal or pet. In an aspect, wh... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349824 | Method and system for evaluating the efficiency of an air conditioning apparatus The applicant describes a system and methods of calculating the overall operating efficiency of an air conditioning chiller that evaluates efficiency of the component parts of the chiller and generates an overall efficiency based on these component efficiency values... | 03/25/2008 |
