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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8044822 | Rotational transmitter The invention relates to a rotary transmitter for example for use in machine tools with adjusting tools. The rotary transmitter comprises a stator part (18) and a rotor part (26), each having a respective stator core part (72) and a rotor core p... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7859427 | Bidirectional, DC-isolated transmission channel Arrangement and method for electrically isolated transmission of direct-current and alternating-current signals. The signals can be transmitted in both directions via the same and only DC-isolated channel. The arrangement comprises a first transmit-and-receive syste... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7368827 | Electrical assembly for monitoring conditions in a combustion turbine operating environment An electrical assembly for use in various operating environments such as a casing of a combustion turbine 10 is provided. The assembly may include an electrical energy-harvesting device 51 disposed in a component within the casing of the turbine to con... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360454 | Flowmeter having a float and a displacement sensor A flowmeter can measure a small flow rate of fluid with high measurement precision, can be made small-sized, can deal with a variety of types of chemicals, and can be produced easily at a low cost. The flowmeter includes: a casing having an enlarged portion and bein... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7343261 | Underwater sensor transmitter probe An electronic apparatus for measuring water speed and water temperature then periodically transmitting said data during controlled depth fishing wherein an underwater probe is secured to and insulated conductive downrigger cable and gathers and relays data though th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338201 | Method of estimating the temperature of the air in the internal cavity of a tire and application to the detection of abnormal operating of a running-flat system A method of estimating the temperature of the air in the internal cavity of a tire in which: prior to normal operation, a series of running tests are carried out on the tire provided with a means of measuring the internal air tempe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336200 | Data communication protocol in an automatic meter reading system An automatic meter reading (AMR) system includes a fixed or mobile reader and an endpoint. The endpoint is interfaced to a utility meter and the fixed or mobile reader is capable of communicating with the endpoint via RF communication. In this system the fixed or mo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333913 | Clearance measurement system and method of operation A clearance measurement system is provided. The clearance measurement system includes a reference geometry disposed on a first object having an otherwise continuous surface geometry and a sensor disposed on a second object, wherein the sensor is configured to genera... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332679 | Weighing device equipped with power supply mechanism having fixed section and movable section A weighing section includes a plurality of weighing members and a power supply mechanism. The weighing members weigh an object while moving. The power supply mechanism includes a fixed section, a rotatable section moving along the movement of the weighing members, a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330751 | Heartbeat detection device A heartbeat detection device includes a pair of electrode units, a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit is electrically connected to the paired electrode units each by respective wires. The paired electrode units each include an electrode bo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327998 | System and method of providing a geographic view of nodes in a wireless network A geographic view rendering tool receives geographic location data for nodes in a wireless network and renders a geographic view displaying the nodes at their corresponding geographic locations. The geographic view may be displayed overlaying a digital map. The geog... | 02/05/2008 |
| RE40018 | Time-multiplexed short-range magnetic communications A magnetic induction time-multiplexed two-way short-range wireless communications system, and related method, includes a first portable unit and a second portable unit. The first portable unit receives first unit input signals and provides first unit output signals.... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7315162 | Reducing power consumption of electrical meters The invention contemplates an electrical power meter and method of operating the electrical power meter. The inventive power meter includes a power supply for converting alternating current (AC) voltage to a direct current (DC) voltage for powering the electronic co... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312721 | Data collector for an automated meter reading system The invention includes an electronic utility meter, a data collector/meter and a method for communicating data in an automated meter reading system. The inventive method includes communicating data with a network and a first electronic utility meter, and communicati... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301438 | Ancillary protection system against the unauthorized use of an access and/or ignition key A protection system against the unauthorized use of an access key with electronic identification that, when is active, prevents the recognition of the original access key. This is done by disturbing the transfer of the code by magnetic induction from the circuit inc... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301476 | Dynamic self-configuring metering network A dynamic self-configuring system for collecting metering data comprises a collector meter. The collector meter scans for meters that are operable to directly communicate with the collector and registers such meters as level one meters. The collector transmits instr... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7280215 | Photothermal system with spectroscopic pump and probe The ability of a Modulated Optical Reflectivity (MOR) or Thermal Wave (TW) system to measure characteristics of a sample based on the amplitude and phase of a probe beam reflected from the surface of the sample can be improved by providing a polychromatic pump and/o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274189 | Sensor and method An apparatus includes a first circuit, a second circuit, and a capacitor. The first circuit includes a sense element. The capacitor couples the first circuit to the second circuit. The first feedback path couples the second circuit to the first circuit. And the seco... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272428 | Wireless electrocardiograph system and method A method and system for wireless ECG monitoring is provided. An electrode connector, transmitter and receiver operate with existing electrodes and ECG monitors. The electrode connector includes connectors for attaching to disposable or reusable single electrodes. Th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262693 | Process field device with radio frequency communication A field device for use in an industrial process control or monitoring system includes terminals configured to connect to a two-wire process control loop. The loop carries data and provides power to the field device. RF circuitry in the field device is provided for r... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262709 | System and method for efficient configuration in a fixed network automated meter reading system Meters are configured using either a program update method or a meter update method. In the program update method, meters associated with a specified configuration program are identified and configured with updated parameters. In the meter update method, a specified... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259690 | Reader for utility meter A reader (1) for a utility meter is disclosed. The reader (1) is capable of receiving data, in a variety different communication protocols, by either inductive coupling or by radio frequency transmission. The reader (1) is a hand-held device whi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260229 | Position sensor for a loudspeaker The invention relates to an improved electro-dynamic loudspeaker. The electro-dynamic loudspeaker comprises (a) a voice coil for generating an acoustic waveform, the voice coil being longitudinally movable from an initial rest position to generate the acoustic wavef... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256505 | Shaft mounted energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission A device for monitoring a rotating shaft is provided. The device measures strain in the shaft and provides angular velocity and torque in the shaft. The device includes a sensor, sensor conditioning circuitry, a microprocessor, and a transmitter, all located on a ro... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253718 | Transponder An identification transponder (IDT) for supplying an identification code to a base station (BS) varies an RF signal transmitted by the base station (BS) in a rhythm that corresponds to the identification code. The identification transponder (IDT) has identification ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252241 | Data communication system, data communication device, contactless communication medium, and communication device control program A radio frequency identification system is provided having a data communication device and a contactless identification tag. The data communication device has an antenna coil, a first data receiving unit, a first data transmitting unit, a first data control unit, an... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240845 | Information-holding unit An information-holding unit is provided which can minimize increase in cost and which can increase storage capacity as a whole without changing information transferring time. The information-holding unit comprises a plurality of RFID tags with desired specific infor... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240560 | Pressure sensor with remote power source A pressure sensor (30) for harsh environments such as vehicle tires, formed from a chamber (58) partially defined by a flexible membrane (50), the chamber (58) containing a fluid at a reference pressure. In use, the flexible membrane (... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242318 | Event detection and transmission system The present invention concerns a data acquisition and transfer device comprising a sensor responsive to change of predetermined nature, and a transmitter for transmitting over the mobile phone network data concerning the occurrence of such a change to a receiver sta... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239250 | System and method for improved transmission of meter data The system includes a number of first meters, which are typically battery powered transmit only devices. The system includes a number of two-way meters, which are operable to both transmit and receive data. The first meters transmit their data to the collector eithe... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7230425 | MRI system with wireless identification capability A magnetic resonance apparatus includes a main magnetic field generating assembly (12) located in a magnetic resonance suite generates a substantially spatially constant main magnetic field through at least a portion of a subject in an imaging region. A gradi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230544 | Intelligent two-way telemetry Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for intelligent two-way telemetry. A telemetry system in accordance with the invention includes one or more telemetry units that can receive and send data. The system furth... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227350 | Bias technique for electric utility meter The invention contemplates an electrical power meter and method of operating the same, where the meter has electronic components (e.g., a power supply and a voltage sensing circuit) and receives alternating current (AC) voltage from an electrical power line. The inv... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221151 | Magnetic array position sensor A sensor apparatus and method that can measure either a linear position or an angular position of a device. A linear array of galvanomagnetic sensing elements is fixedly mountable adjacent the device. A target is connectable to the device such that the target moves ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221262 | Method and monitoring device for monitoring a wheel parameter of a wheel A method for monitoring a wheel parameter of a wheel, in particular a vehicle wheel, by a monitoring device. The monitoring device contains a power supply having an energy converter for converting kinetic energy from the wheel into operating power for the wheel elec... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215991 | Wireless medical diagnosis and monitoring equipment A medical diagnosis and monitoring system having at least one sensor for detecting an electrical, physical, chemical, or biological property of a patient such as, but not limited to, EEG- and EKG-signals, respiration, oxygen saturation, temperature, perspiration, et... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208940 | 360-Degree magnetoresistive rotary position sensor A 360-degree magnetoresistive rotary position sensor comprises a magnetic linear sensor and a magnetic angular sensor, formed on a semiconductor substrate. The linear sensor detects a sense of a magnetic field, and the angular sensor detects an angular position of t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209840 | Systems and methods for providing remote monitoring of electricity consumption for an electric meter A system for providing remote monitoring of electricity consumption is provided. In one embodiment the system may comprise electric meters, communication devices having a unique address and defining a wireless communication network, and a site controller. Each elect... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202778 | Wireless tire pressure sensing system A wireless tire pressure sensing system for an aircraft comprises: dual resonant circuits mounted to a wheel of the aircraft, each resonant circuit comprising: a variable capacitance sensor and a wire loop of a predetermined inductance coupled thereto, one capacitan... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7193832 | Magnetically coupled device and electronic equipment employing same If external magnetic field(s) (external noise) is/are present, equivalent noise component(s) might be produced at both receiving coil(s) and dummy coil(s), and respective noise components from receiving coil(s) and dummy coil(s) might be made to at least partially c... | 03/20/2007 |
