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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6025783 | Wireless switch detection system A wireless switch detection system (10, 100) includes central transmitter (22, 109) for transmitting a transmitter signal. The system (10, 110) also includes a remote switch (28, 128) spaced apart from the central transmitter (22, 109) and having at least... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6021324 | System and apparatus for controlling an appliance situated within a premises using premises recording unit A system and apparatus controls an appliance situated within a premises, such as a home or office. A premises recording unit is able to receive and store telephone information from a telephone network and includes a wireless transmitter for generating and... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6008724 | Method and apparatus for checking the integrity of an autolubrication system A method and apparatus for checking the integrity of an autolubrication system for large trucks, busses and the like includes an autolubrication system which includes a pump in communication with a plurality of conduits for forcing lubricants through the ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5995009 | Warning apparatus for an injection molding machine A warning apparatus for an injection molding machine includes a detection device for detecting an operation performed by an operator of the injection molding machine; a warning section for warning the operator in response to a detection signal from the de... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5990800 | Remote engine starting and stopping device for construction machine The invention relates to a device which aims to improve safety and reliability in a remote engine starting and stopping device for construction machines. A starting signal for starting an engine is transmitted to a construction machine from a transmission... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5986545 | Vehicle driveability evaluation system In a vehicle driveability evaluation system, an engine is coupled to a dynamic dynamometer which is capable of changing a load torque and a speed in a very short time. A control unit controls the dynamic dynamometer so that the load torque and the speed o... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5987105 | Appliance communication system A home appliance, such as a laundry washing machine or refrigerator including a buzzer designed to sound an alarm or provide an audible indication of a certain condition is disclosed. The appliance may transmit information (such as diagnostic or fault cod... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5986561 | Automatic door warning system An apparatus is provided for the automatic advance warning of imminent automatic door closure to passengers of public transportation vehicles. Comprised of a panel mounted above the automatic door, comprising an alarm light, a message display area, and a ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5963138 | Apparatus and method for self adjusting downlink signal communication An apparatus for sending signals downhole during drilling operations uses a main pump to pump mud from a mud pit at a substantially constant flow rate. The bulk of the pumped mud goes downhole to maintain adequate circulation for the drill bit. A bypass p... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5955972 | Gear position indicator Disclosed is an apparatus for displaying state and transition state information of mechanical equipment. A sensor and display system is provided for displaying aircraft landing gear status and other mechanism status. In one embodiment, the system utilizes... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5949333 | Operation sensitive reminder A compact operation sensitive reminder device that is readily attachable to almost any movable item and that emits an alert signal (e.g., audio, visible or tactile) when the item is initially changed from an non-operative condition to an operative conditi... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5920263 | De-escalation of alarm priorities in medical devices An alarm prioritizing system for use with a medical device categorizes the alarms into high, medium and low priority alarms. With the medium and high priority alarms, there is a visual indication and a audible sound that cannot be fully muted. With certai... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5920264 | Computer system protection device A protection device for a micro-controller chip comprising a heat sink, a cooling fan, and an overheat alarm. The heat sink is adapted to be mounted on a micro-controller chip and is capable of dissipating heat generated by the micro-controller chip. The ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5905440 | Acoustic emission severance detector and method The invention has utility generally for monitoring any part for severance of the part. The invention is specifically useful for monitoring severance of a tension blade in a tension blade grid. For general monitoring of a part, the apparatus has wireless c... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5898711 | Single event upset detection and protection in an integrated circuit Secure operations within an integrated circuit are protected. In order to perform the protection a plurality of single event upset detectors are distributed within the integrated circuit. The single event upset detectors include bit-registers. Each of the... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5898378 | Drum lift indicators and inventory control devices The present invention provides new drum lift indicators and inventory control devices for use with drum handling equipment. The drum lift indicators and inventory control devices provide signals indicative of whether drums are properly clamped in the drum... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5880954 | Continous real time safety-related control system A safety-related control system (SRCS) designed to safeguard personnel operating hazardous production equipment. The SRCS integrates the safety-related part of a machine into one homogenous system for the purpose of increasing safety. In so doing, the SRC... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5877692 | Part life detection and display unit In a part life detection and display unit, the life of each periodically replaced part is detected and displayed separately based on the life alarm value and in addition, the part lives are detected and displayed in units of periodically replaced part gro... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5870026 | Brush wear indicator Indicators of incremental brush wear are disclosed. Versions of the indicators may comprise signal wire assemblies embedded in brushes so that they continuously contact rotating components of electrical machines. Each such wire assembly typically is chose... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5861813 | Safety securing device A rotation detecting means detects rotation of a mechanical movable portion and outputs a detection signal corresponding to the rotation rate of the mechanical movable portion. A rotation monitoring circuit, to which the detection signal from the rotation... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5859591 | Control device for high-voltage equipment including a display panel A control device for high-voltage equipment includes a computer adapted to receive status information from the equipment via at least one transmission cable. A display system includes a support device carrying on its visible face an equipment status mimic... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5854994 | Vibration monitor and transmission system An apparatus is disclosed consisting of one or more machine monitors which attach to one or more machines to sense a physical characteristic of the machine, such as vibration or temperature, and produce wireless transmissions corresponding to the sensed c... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5854744 | Adaptive process control system An abrasive waterjet cutting system is monitored and controlled by measuring at least one process parameter and using that measurement as a comparison with a running average of the process parameter as it may change over time. Optionally, the rate of chan... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5850184 | Ultrasonic tool confirmation sensor A tool detection system combines a sensor nozzle with an ultrasonic transducer capable of propagating and detecting ultrasonic waves. A wave is propagated in a coolant fluid stream directed at a tool to be monitored. A control unit powers the ultrasonic t... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5838245 | Cleaning time determining device for drug storage/discharge apparatus A drug storage/discharge apparatus having a cleaning time determining device which can detect dirt in drug discharge paths and determine when it is necessary to clean the discharge paths. A motor control circuit controls each feeder to discharge drugs fro... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5831540 | Control system for loading docks A system to determine the usage of loading dock equipment such as a dock leveler, a vehicle restraint and a barrier gate to provide an output indicative thereof. For each loading dock component mounted at a loading dock in an operable configuration whose ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5808557 | Electronic sensor module A monitoring system for transmitting test and measurement data from sensors located within a machine to a common evaluation unit located remote of the machine. The monitoring system includes sensors for monitoring the operating conditions of a machine. Th... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5793298 | Apparatus with alerting system indicating necessity of paper refuse disposal out of container This invention relates to an image forming apparatus provided with a punching unit and a paper refuse collecting box (container). The apparatus has a controller provided with a counter and monitor. The counter counts the total number of binder holes forme... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5790424 | Plant monitoring apparatus and monitoring method In a display method and a display unit, information which is required or often used by an operator is processed visually conspicuously by enlarged display or colored display in accordance with historical data such as the past running conditions of the pla... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5784742 | Toothbrush with adaptive load sensor An electric toothbrush (10) with an adaptive load sensor (12) is disclosed. The toothbrush of this invention includes a brushhead (16) that is vibrated by a drive assembly (18). The load sensor monitors the current drawn by the drive assembly to determine... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5777896 | Plant operating and monitoring apparatus In an apparatus for operating and monitoring a plant, a manipulating device provides the plant with manipulation signals for operating the plant. In response to information supplied from the plant and a manipulating signal of the manipulating device, a fi... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5774528 | Condition responsive indicating system for interactively indicating status of a plurality of electrical appliances The operating status of a plurality of laundry appliances including washing machines and/or driers is sensed, and a controller generates and transmits corresponding status signals to remote transceivers which include visual or audio indicators for indicat... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5770808 | Product quality determining methods for die cast machines In a product quality determining method for dies cast machines, injection and casting conditions such as injection speeds, speed change-over positions, high speed interval, pressure raising time, casting pressure, and die clamping force by means of measur... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5760693 | Vacuum apparatus for semiconductor device A vacuum controlling apparatus is provided. The vacuum level of a vacuum chamber can be accurately maintained by measuring and controlling the vacuum level of the vacuum chamber by using six parameters: desired pressure, predetermined time for reaching th... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5754105 | Autohandler An autohandler for supplying a lot of feed trays carrying samples and for removing a lot of return trays loaded with tested samples. A loading mechanism has a feed tray elevator containing samples to be tested. An unloading mechanism has a return tray ele... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5754450 | Detection of faults in the working of electric motor driven equipment Apparatus for monitoring the functioning of motor driven equipment, including current sensing apparatus connectable to the power input of the motor and producing a current signal; signal correction apparatus receiving as input the current signal and opera... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5748495 | Plant operating and monitoring apparatus In an apparatus for operating and monitoring a plant, a manipulating device provides the plant with manipulation signals for operating the plant. In response to information supplied from the plant and a manipulating signal of the manipulating device, a fi... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5714941 | Integral information and energy storage system An integral information and energy storage system is disclosed comprising a disk drive having a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted therein, and a disk platter coupled to the shaft. A flywheel is also coupled to the shaft and includes, embedded in the flyw... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5694323 | Monitoring system with particular application to monitoring a cash-basis operation The invention enables an operation to be monitored directly by a single person at a monitoring site. Certain predefined activities at one or more operating sites are automatically monitored. Information regarding these activities is conveyed to the monito... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5694115 | Remote control activated electric drip coffee maker A remote control activated electric drip coffee maker including a plurality of integrated electric controllers for implementing a plurality of start control brewing times and for providing audible signals from the coffee maker and from the hand-held remot... | 12/02/1997 |
