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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7043393 | System and method for online specification of measurement hardware A system and method for online configuration of a measurement device for a measurement system. The user accesses a server with a client computer over a network and specifies a desired measurement task. If the user lacks the hardware required to perform the task, har... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038639 | Display system for full face masks A method and system displays information in a full face mask. A display module is mounted inside the full face mask on faceplate support structure outside of a forward viewing area of a faceplate portion. The display module is located to be free of interference with... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039743 | System and method of retiring events upon device replacement An information handling system is disclosed that retires events upon device replacement. The system has several devices of one or more types and each device includes nonvolatile memory. A unique identifier, for devices of that type, is stored in the nonvolatile memo... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035756 | Continuous digital background calibration in pipelined ADC architecture Disclosed are new methods and systems for achieving calibration in a pipelined ADC system. The methods and systems may be used to provide continuous digital background calibration in a pipelined ADC. Component mismatch error from each DAC in the pipeline is tabulate... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031871 | Sensor assembly for determining total temperature, static temperature and Mach number A temperature sensor is provided with at least two thermometers or temperature sensing elements that have different recovery factors, and which are in the same airflow. The recovery factors for the respective thermometers are determined for the sensor and stored in ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031863 | Variable condition responsive sense system and method Signal conditioning of multiple sense elements is shown for providing information to a system requiring high accuracy and robust fault coverage. A first signal conditioning ASIC (10) pre-conditions the sense element data and a second system control ASIC (1... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7032045 | Multi-protocol bus device In one general aspect, methods and devices for use with multiple communications protocols automatically determine which communications protocol to use when connected to a system bus. Signals transmitted on the system bus are monitored to determine what communication... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028030 | Cluster caching with concurrency checking Concurrency can be maintained in cluster caching when processing an update request on network server that is storing a local copy of a data item. The request can be processed using the local copy of the data item. A predicated update request can be sent to a network... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027949 | Systems and methods for measuring component matching Systems and methods for measuring a contour match between adjacent components are disclosed. In one embodiment, at least two pressure sensors are located between adjacent components. Each pressure sensor is adapted to obtain a pressure measurement at a location a pr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024927 | Wheel measuring system With the invention, a measuring device is proposed for the measurement of motor vehicle wheels (10) in which, with the aid of profiled measuring rolls (20), the different areas of the rim (11) can be measured. These measuring rolls (20) a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024311 | COMPUTER-AIDED METHOD FOR THE PROVISION, IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF MOLECULES CAPABLE OF EXHIBITING A DESIRED BEHAVIOR, MORE PARTICULARLY IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR, AND MOLECULES OBTAINED BY SAID METHOD The present invention is concerned with a computer-aided method for the provision, identification and description of molecules exhibiting a desired behaviour, more particularly in the pharmaceutical sector, employing a molecular modelling step, a combinatorial libra... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019871 | Digital photo album having a built-in scanner The present invention relates to a digital photo album having a hard drive and built-in scanner configured to scan photographic prints. The digital photo album allows a user to save the photographic prints as digital images on the hard drive, or another medium, and ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020572 | Method for receiving and associating conditional dependent test results Methods for collecting and displaying conditional dependent test results. At least one measurement condition is received. The received measurement condition specifies the measurement environment. A result is received from at least one measurement. For each received ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014357 | Thermal icing conditions detector A sensor for detecting icing conditions in an airstream includes a flow housing mounted on an aircraft and in which one or more probes are mounted. At least one of the probes subjected to impingement of the airstream and liquid moisture droplets in such airstream. T... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010470 | System and method for converting a graphical program including a structure node into a hardware implementation A computer-implemented system and method for generating a hardware implementation of graphical code. The method comprises first creating a graphical program. A first portion of the graphical program may optionally be compiled into machine code for execution by a CPU... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7010468 | Method and apparatus for slope to threshold conversion for process state monitoring and endpoint detection A method for converting a slope based detection task to a threshold based detection task is provided. The method initiates with defining an approximation equation for a set of points corresponding to values of a process being monitored. Then, an expected value at a ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009386 | Non-contact position sensor utilizing multiple sensor elements A non-contact position sensor including a plurality of sensor elements configured in an array. Each of the sensor elements is configured to provide an output associated with each of a plurality of positions of a sensor control element relative to the position sensor... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005846 | System and method for application control in measurement devices A system and method for application control in measurement devices is disclosed. The method includes installing a new application using the device's graphical user interface, extending the device's menu system for the new application, launching the new application u... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003471 | Method and system for accepting non-toxic mail that has an indication of the mailer on the mail A system that determines if mail contains life-harming materials before the mail enters the interior of a receptacle, i.e., mail box. This invention accomplishes the foregoing by issuing stamps that uniquely identify the stamp and identify the mailer to whom the sta... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999167 | Automated reactor endpointing of platy interference effect pigments An apparatus and a method for objectively ascertaining a color match between a selected standard color and the color exhibited by an interference effect pigment during processing thereof and terminating the process upon achieving a match. The invention provides a sp... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993398 | Dynamic machine synthesis for wireless device access and management Disclosed are techniques for effective wireless device access and management via device capability integration. A method for constructing a machine using a plurality of devices selected from a group of devices, wherein each device in the group is configurable for pr... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993466 | Specifying portions of a graphical program for respective execution by a processor and a programmable hardware element A computer-implemented system and method for generating a hardware implementation of graphical code. The method comprises first creating a graphical program. A first portion of the graphical program may optionally be compiled into machine code for execution by a CPU... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993772 | Common communication system for control instruments A communication system for linking users to control instruments. A user may send a first creation command from a user interface and establish a communication channel linking the command interpreter and the control instrument independent of the interface bus standard... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993442 | Adaptive data collection One embodiment of the present invention separates the region of measurement space into a plurality of sub-regions and calculates a confidence, for reconstruction of an underlying signal within said space, corresponding to each of the sub-regions. This embodiment can... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6983393 | Deterministically handling asynchronous events in a time triggered system A method for operating a system that includes several subsystems may involve establishing one or more synchronized timelines for the system; allocating timeslots within each of the timelines for operation of one or more devices in the system; detecting an input even... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6979146 | Road surface sensor and monitoring control method for road surface In order to melt snow and prevent freezing without consuming energy wastefully and to monitor a road surface state remotely, a road surface sensor includes: a rotating stand provided so as to be reciprocatingly rotatable upward on the road surface; a snow-melting/fr... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978219 | Measurement data collection apparatus A measurement data collection apparatus includes at least a collection/analysis processing device having a measuring instrument interface for converting measurement data input from a measuring instrument into data of a form corresponding to measurement contents, and... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6977672 | Information control system using camera It is an object to provide an information control system capable of executing a desired action in accordance with the angle position of a camera. This system includes an action storage unit for storing the image sensing range of the camera and the contents of action... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6977650 | Process for generating a computer image of a coated three-dimensional object A process for the generation of a computer image of a coated, three-dimensional object involves applying at least a relevant coating layer on at least two test panels under the influence of a set of coating parameters which differs with respect to each panel; taking... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6975390 | Optoelectronic monitoring device for a motor vehicle A motor vehicle optoelectronic monitoring device includes a sensor, imaging systems, a shutter, and a controller. Each sensor element outputs a sensor element signal based on the intensity of a light signal received by the sensor element. Each imaging system is asso... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6975047 | Temperature-based cooling device controller apparatus and method A temperature-based cooling device controller is implemented in an integrated circuit such as a microprocessor. The temperature-based cooling device controller includes a register to store a threshold temperature value, a thermal sensor, and clock adjustment logic t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6970796 | System and method for improving the precision of localization estimates Precision and reliability of localization estimates derived from conventional localization systems are improved through a system and method for post-processing of initial localization data, even in environments which may include noise, reflections, or other interfer... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970764 | Machining program producing apparatus An input data check control portion, which compares input data with a decimal point check target word (step 64, 65) and, issues a warning when the input data is the decimal point check target word and the numerical value data of the input data is not given a ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970574 | Pattern recognition system and method for monitoring hand washing or application of a disinfectant A system and method for monitoring hand washing or application of a disinfectant wherein a pattern recognition algorithm executed in a computer compares one or more digitized images of a person going through hand washing or disinfectant application motions with a re... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6965805 | Coding apparatus and method, decoding apparatus and method, and program storage medium In order to obtain coded data which does not strike viewers and listeners as being incongruous, when plural audio data are to be coded, a coding program groups the respective audio data into one audio data, codes the grouped audio data in sequence with a predetermin... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963808 | Methods and apparatus for using water use signatures in improving water use efficiency The present invention provides systems and methods that identify a flow anomaly to an operator or other person by: executing a first device of a plurality of water using devices; receiving flow data on a quantity of water used by the first device during a time perio... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961686 | Specifying and targeting portions of a graphical program for real-time response A computer-implemented system and method for generating a hardware implementation of graphical code. The method comprises first creating a graphical program. A first portion of the graphical program may optionally be compiled into machine code for execution by a CPU... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6961650 | Data map forming method, data map formation-purpose information record medium forming method and apparatus An allocation map stored in a ROM in an ECU is set corresponding to the kinds of fuel injection valves. Therefore, at the time of incorporating fuel injection valves into a diesel engine, it is possible to freely set how injection correction amount data read from a ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6958819 | Encoder with an alignment target An encoder uses an alignment target that includes periodic patterns on the movable element and the stationary element. The alignment target may include at least two measurement locations, each location having a different offset between the periodic pattern on the mo... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6959111 | Computer color-matching apparatus and paint color-matching method using the apparatus A computer color-matching apparatus includes a colorimeter, a micro-brilliance-feeling measuring device, and a computer in which a plurality of paint blends, color data and micro-brilliance-feeling data corresponding to each of the paint blends, and the color charac... | 10/25/2005 |
