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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8138952 | Sample holder and assembly for the electrodynamic fragmentation of samples The invention relates to a sample holder having an insulation body (10; 50) and a first electrode (3; 33) and a second electrode (4; 34), wherein the first electrode (3; 33) and the second electrode (4; 34) project into the sample ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7864074 | Data driver used in a current-driving display device A data driver used in a current-driving display device for receiving a digital signal and for outputting a gray-scaled current signal to a data line. The data driver includes a digital-to-analog current converter for transforming the digital signal into an analog cu... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7804427 | Device and method for automatic reset of encoder An encoder reset device and method that allows for an encoder to be automatically reset without operator intervention. A reset device of the present invention includes a microprocessor-based controller and associated programming for operating the reset device. As pa... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7417563 | Process to determine the absolute angular position of a motor vehicle steering wheel A method for determining the absolute value of a rotational angle includes imaging a continuous segment of a code track of a code carrier on a sensor array such that the sensor array generates a corresponding output signal. The code track includes a code provided ov... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7400269 | Coding element with integrated limit switch An optical encoder. The optical encoder includes a coding element, an emitter, and a detector. The coding element has a track with a track pattern. The track pattern includes a plurality of optically distinguishable sections. The plurality of optically distinguishab... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7385532 | Extended bitstream and generation thereof for dynamically configuring a decoder An extended bitstream, and generation thereof, for dynamically configuring a decoder. Content data is obtained to be encoded. Build settings are obtained for configuring the decoder. The content data is encoded with an encoder to provide encoded data. A configuratio... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7369063 | Encoder signal processing circuit including a direction determining/counting unit An encoder signal processing circuit includes: a plurality of detectors adapted to generate signals with different phases; a switching circuit adapted to alternatively select and output a signal from the detectors; and a waveform shaping circuit adapted to shape wav... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362242 | Optical encoder device for small-sized motor and method of producing the same A photosensor module is composed of a light-receiving element module accommodating a light-receiving element, and a light-emitting element module accommodating a light-emitting element, which modules are separate, paired components. One of the paired light-receiving... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348898 | Capacitive input device A input device is provided which includes a clock signal generator that generates a clock signal; a delay unit that has a capacitive sensor where an electrode is formed on a substrate; protective sheets each of which is formed of a dielectric and which are disposed ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336205 | Rotary encoder A rotary encoder exhibits a shaft, which can be coupled in torque-proof fashion to a rotating object to be measured. The shaft is connected at a true angle of rotation to a material measure and is divided axially into a drive section (10), which can be couple... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7310089 | Annular potentiometric touch sensor The present invention determines angular position using a potentiometric touch sensor. The sensor has an annular pattern of resistive material on a bottom substrate top surface. Conductive drive lines radially traverse the resistive material so as to make electrical... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7280049 | Encoder runout error correction circuit A novel encoder system adapted for use in print architecture at least includes: a codewheel coupled to a rotating print architecture element; a first encoder sensor mounted at a first position relative to the periphery of the codewheel, the first encoder adapted to ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7256712 | Encoder having a signal elimination unit An encoder includes an encoder scale having a predetermined cyclic pattern, and at least one detection unit configured to detect a cyclic displacement according to movement of the encoder scale. The encoder further includes a signal elimination unit configured to su... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253643 | Uninterrupted radial capacitive sense interface A technique for implementing a center key in a capacitive sense radial slider interface without use of center mechanical button. A user interaction with an array of capacitive sensors within the radial slider interface is sensed. It is determined whether at least a ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7218124 | Capacitive sensing apparatus designs One type of capacitive sensing apparatus has a sensing element that includes a first portion and a second portion adjacent opposite edges of a sensing region. Signals from the first and second portions are combined. Another type of apparatus includes: a first sensin... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7133068 | System and method for creating still images by utilizing a video camera device A system and method for creating still images by utilizing a video camera comprises a cradle device that transports the video camera across a target object during a scanning procedure that captures and stores video data. During the scanning procedure, a motion detec... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129858 | Encoding system An encoding system for determining position and position changes of a moving member has a sequence of encoder marks forming incremental patterns and at least one index pattern. Two subsequent incremental patterns are indicative of an incremental position-change of t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6956199 | Method and apparatus for determining a position of a movable barrier A movable barrier operator includes an absolute position detector which provides a unique value for each position of the barrier along its path of travel. The absolute position detector employs multiple binary serial streams and one multiple clock stream. After the ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6927704 | Fault tolerant optoelectronic position sensor An assembly for optoelectronically sensing position includes a light source, a coded element, and a plurality of photosensors. Holes are disposed in the coded element to define a plurality of digital codes. The light passes through the holes in the coded element to ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919387 | Electromagnetic wave absorber, method of manufacturing the same and appliance using the same An electromagnetic wave absorber for use in the high frequency range above 1 Ghz and a composite member are characterized by the fact that magnetic metal grains are covered with ceramic above 20 volume %. Further, a method of manufacturing the electromagnetic absorb... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6590952 | Reactor manual control system In a boiling water reactor controlling each control rod hydraulically by driving a solenoid valve, the control system comprises an operation control means 41 having a duplicated data processing unit for generating sequence patterns based on the timing of ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6326905 | Coded rotary switch with contacts at common radius A rotary switch includes a plurality of first electrical contacts disposed at a common radius and a plurality of second electrical contacts mounted for rotation against said first electrical contacts at said common radius. The first electrical contacts in... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6271661 | Absolute position transducer having a non-binary code-track-type scale An absolute position transducer system has two members movable relative to each other and includes a code track transducer and at least one fine wavelength transducer. The code track is arranged to form a sequential pattern of base-N code words, where N i... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6210597 | Radio wave absorbent Since the radio wave absorbent of the present invention has the main component of a magnesium-zinc system ferrite material containing 45 to 50 mol % of iron oxide, 7 to 19.7 mol % of magnesium oxide, 24 to 28.5 mol % of zinc oxide, 4 to 16 mol % of copper... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6100822 | Optical sensing system using multiple detectors at various positions for generating position signals The present invention discloses an optical sensing system which uses a plurality of detectors installed at various positions next to an optical panel to generate a position signal for indicating the position of the optical panel. The optical sensing syste... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5841371 | Encoder signal generating device An encoder signal generating device in which a light receiving element (1) is constituted by a one-chip planar type phototransistor array that has a plurality of light receiving portions (21). Thus, this encoder signal generating device needs no amplifica... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5699058 | Absolute encoder generating phase-shifted triangular waveforms to produce multi-bit signals An absolute encoder is provided with a movable member, which may be a disc, a photodetector and a processing circuit. The movable member has a plurality of tracks T arranged from higher to lower orders, each track having a bright and dark pattern. The pho... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5651033 | Inter-system data communication channel comprised of parallel electrical conductors that simulates the performance of a bit serial optical communications link A self-timed interface (STI) links two physically separated systems or nodes. A transmit state machine forms each word in a serial bit stream into a plurality of bytes and generates idle and data character sequences. Each byte is separately encoded in a r... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5650779 | Position encoder A sensor failure detection circuit for a position encoder, the sensor failure detection circuit receiving from a first set of at least one position sensor position signals which change state at a high resolution and from a second set of at least one posit... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5594434 | Angular sensing system A rotatable member is positioned coaxial with a joint between a first element and a second element. The joint defines an angle to be measured. The rotatable member has coded information thereon. First and second sensing heads are attached to respective el... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5574444 | Method and apparatus for decoding signals containing encoded information A signal converter for use with a moveable mechanical device includes input means for receiving a multi-bit digital signal indicative of a position of the moveable mechanical device, a processor having means for converting the multi-bit digital signal int... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5565864 | Absolute encoder An encoder includes a code plate, a detector, a transformer, and first and second calculators. The code plate is formed with an absolute pattern including a plurality of bit patterns, each bit pattern formed by a predetermined number of bits and represent... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5497150 | Image scanner A hand-held image scanner can scan an object larger than the scanner itself. Successive multiple partial images scanned in the Y (or longitudinal) direction) are combined to form a single image by keeping track of the position and motion of the scanner in... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5003308 | Serial data receiver with phase shift detection An asynchronous serial data receiver for receiving a stream of data bits, characterized by a plurality of shift registers (54) into which samples corresponding to points within said data bit stream are read, different shift registers (54) holding a differ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4978954 | Non-contact type potentiometer employing a triangular wave encoder A non-contact type potentiometer employing a triangular wave encoder includes a triangular wave encoder for outputting a triangular wave signal consisting of a LEAD signal and a LAG signal having the phases different from each other. A pair of comparators... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4949087 | Encoder device An encoder device comprises a first resistor having one end connected to a first contact piece and the other end connected to an A/D conversion input terminal, a second resistor having one end connected to a second contact piece and the other end connecte... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4897648 | Analog-to-digital converter having a gray code board with the least significant bit pattern disposed in the center An analog-to-digital converter apparatus has a code board having at least three patterns disposed thereon. One of the patterns represents a least significant bit and is arranged at the center between the other patterns. A reading device is provided for re... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4845496 | Electro-optical displacement sensor An electro-optical displacement sensor comprises an optical source including a plurality of optical grating lines for producing from an incident optical signal a transmitted optical signal having a spatially periodic intensity pattern. Optical sensing mea... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4841297 | Displacement coder A displacement coder of the differential type wherein, in order to reduce the dimensions thereof, a first disk is rotatably connected to a principal shaft coupled to the shaft which controls the displacement of a mobile member being monitored and a second... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4719449 | Transport apparatus for transporting part-carrying members to various work stations and for reading data encoded on said part-carrying member Each movable member (1) has a disk (6) which is mounted free to rotate about an axis (5) and which includes an annular area (7) of radial stripes (8) together with three concentric coding and read areas (9, 10, 11) having holes therethrough. The read stat... | 01/12/1988 |
