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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190380 | Multipoint voltage and current probe system A metrology system monitors radio frequency (RF) power at a plurality of locations in a circuit. The system includes a plurality of RF sensors that generate respective analog signals based on electrical properties of the RF power, a multiplexing module that generate... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190379 | Verifying an accuracy of a state estimation The present disclosure is concerned with the reduction of an operational security margin of a power system without jeopardizing the safety of the power system or incurring heavy investments. According to the disclosure, a check for basic accuracy or correctness of a... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185328 | Device, method, and program for measuring signal, and recording medium Differences in outputs from multiple terminals are easily measured. There is provided a signal measuring device for receiving signals to be measured which are generated by modulating frequency-different signals different in frequency from each other, and are respect... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8175824 | Circuit testing apparatus A circuit testing apparatus for testing capacitance of a capacitor of a device under test is provided. The circuit testing apparatus includes a measuring module, a first converting module, a processing module and a second converting module. The measuring module prov... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175823 | Probing analog signals A device, comprising a monitoring slicer adapted to repeatedly sample an internal analog signal to provide a sequence of digital outputs indicating a result of a comparison of the level of the internal analog signal to a reference voltage and an operative unit adapt... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170815 | RF fingerprinting for location estimation The location of a terminal is estimated within an area of coverage of a wireless network comprising at least one fixed node by measuring a complex frequency response of a radio channel between the terminal and one of said fixed nodes and estimating the location of t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170814 | Systems and methods to determine an impedance mismatch In a particular embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving data related to a customer premise equipment (CPE) device and determining an impedance mismatch between a transmission line and the CPE device based on the received data. The method further in... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8160824 | Intelligent electronic device with enhanced power quality monitoring and communication capabilities An intelligent electronic device (IED) has enhanced power quality and communications capabilities. The power meter can perform energy analysis by waveform capture, detect transient on the front end voltage input channels and provide revenue measurements. The power m... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159255 | Methodologies and tool set for Iverification, debugging and failure diagnosis Quiescent supply current (IDDQ) verification, prediction, and debugging of low power semiconductor devices are enhanced by IDDQ defect diagnosis. If all IDDQ patterns fail verification, per module analysis is performed to sort out po... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8150640 | Method for state estimation based on the measured data of the data-acquisition system in power system The method for state estimation based on the measured data of data-acquisition system in electric power system relates to the field of power system analysis technique, characterized in that the method comprises: distributing the said measured data into an operating ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150638 | Predicting parasitic capacitance in schematic circuit simulations using sub-circuit modeling A computer-implemented method of determining parasitic capacitance for transistors within an integrated circuit can include determining a first set of coefficients for a first expression that calculates parasitic capacitance for a transistor structure according to a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150639 | Magnetic field sensor Magnetic field sensors (1) comprising field detectors (10) for detecting magnetic fields are provided with environment detectors (11) for detecting environments and with processors (12) for, in response to detected environments, performin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8135549 | Method and device for specific absorption rate measurement of an electric field A method and device for calculating the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) caused in a body by the electric field of a wireless communications device. The method involves using a model of a body, wherein the device is placed in proximity to the model and the electric fi... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135548 | Method, system and computer program product for real-time detection of sensitivity decline in analyte sensors A computer implemented method for receiving a plurality of analyte sensor related signals, determining a probability of signal attenuation associated with the received plurality of analyte sensor related signals, verifying the presence of signal attenuation when the... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8126663 | Signal level detection method An electronic signal level detection system and method are provided. The method receives an analog input signal having a variable voltage and compares the input signal voltage to a threshold. A detection signal is generated for input signal voltages exceeding the th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8116995 | Media characterization Methods and apparatus for media characterization in a self-service terminal are described. The media us characterized in the self-service terminal by passing it by two electrodes and measuring the impedance across those two electrodes. The media is characterized by ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8103463 | Systems and methods for predicting failure of electronic systems and assessing level of degradation and remaining useful life Disclosed are systems and methods for prognostic health management (PHM) of electronic systems. Such systems and methods present challenges traditionally viewed as either insurmountable or otherwise not worth the cost of pursuit. The systems and methods are directed... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8073642 | System and method for compensating for potential and current transformers in energy meters A meter device for measuring electrical energy is provided. The meter device includes circuitry for measuring at least one parameter of electrical energy provided to the meter device. A storage device is provided for storing at least one calibration factor for compe... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073641 | Electromagnetic field distribution measuring method, apparatus for the method, computer program and information recording medium Electromagnetic field distribution is measured by considering time variations of a measured electric and/or magnetic field value. In response to scanning performed with a probe at an arbitrary set of measurement coordinates in a predetermined measurement plane in th... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8055458 | Technique for determining performance characteristics of electronic devices and systems A technique for determining performance characteristics of electronic devices and systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, the technique is realized by measuring a first response on a first transmission line from a single pulse transmitted on the first transmission ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050876 | Automatic environmental compensation of capacitance based proximity sensors Improved capacitive sensor operation is achieved with improved discrimination between environmental drift and apparent drift attributable to human proximity to the sensor. A proximity algorithm detects conditions interpreted as indicating a user is close to, but not... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041518 | Determining die test protocols based on process health A method includes receiving a first set of parameters associated with a subset of a plurality of die on a wafer. A die health metric is determined for at least a portion of the plurality of die based on the first set of parameters. The die health metric includes at ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041519 | Method to produce an optical module for analog data transmission A method to produce an optical module, in particular, a module to transmit an analog data to enhance a yield thereof is disclosed. The method comprises (a) taking an I-L characteristic and its slope efficiency, (b) taking a gradient of a linear approximation between... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032316 | Measuring and monitoring a power source The disclosed battery monitoring systems and methods may minimize measurement errors due to noise and/or other disruptions. The sensor may generate a pulse width modulated signal that when applied to the battery forms an AC test signal having a defined waveform, fre... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8019560 | Signal measuring device Small-scale measuring circuits (111-1qum) are arranged in m columns×q rows. The small-scale measuring circuits of each row (111-11m, 121-12m, 1q1-1qm) are connected in... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014963 | Correction of sensor non-equipotentiality in a resistivity imaging device A method for correcting data from a sensor electrode in a sensor includes determining a potential difference (V) between the sensor electrode and another sensor electrode; from the potential difference (V), determining a by-pass current (Ic) between the s... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7984414 | Printed circuit board design support apparatus, method, and recording medium storing program therefor In designing a printed circuit board, first and second copies of views of first and second major surfaces of the board respectively, are created. The first and second copies are positioned to contact each other. First and second segments on a side of the printed cir... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7962296 | Module for data acquisition and control in a sensor/control network A data acquisition and/or control module (101) for interfacing with a device (115) is provided. The module (101) and device (115) form part of a sensor/control network. The module (101) comprises a transceiver (103) for rece... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7945399 | Capacitive detection systems, modules and methods Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, time interval measurement(s) are generated that are monotonic functions of the capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area. In one embodiment, the generated time interval ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7920975 | Methods of detecting anomalies in ambient alternating current fields Methods of detecting anomalies in ambient alternating current (AC) fields are provided. An exemplary embodiment of such a method includes the steps of placing an AC field sensor in an ambient AC field, generating a signal representative of the ambient AC field recei... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7904260 | Integrated circuit and method for classification of electrical devices and short circuit protection An integrated circuit device and method for classifying electrical devices is disclosed. A reference current response of a plurality of electrical devices is determined and stored in a memory. Real-time current response of a specific electrical device is measured an... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7865319 | Fixture de-embedding method and system for removing test fixture characteristics when calibrating measurement systems A method and system for measuring the input (loading) impedance of measurement systems using a test fixture. This is done by first measuring the characteristics of an unloaded test fixture to obtain scattering parameters of the test fixture and using a splitting alg... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7844407 | Systems and methods for analysis and design of radiating and scattering objects Methods and apparatus for analysis and design of radiation and scattering objects are disclosed. In one embodiment, unknown sources are spatially grouped to produce a system interaction matrix with block factors of low rank within a given error tolerance and the unk... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7813883 | Remotely reconfigurable system for mapping subsurface geological anomalies Methods and apparatus are provided for receiving, detecting and transmitting geophysical data from a plurality of electrodes inserted through a structure's pavement foundation in a non-destructive manner and into the soil utilizing a dynamically reconfigurable wirel... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7797115 | Time interval measurement for capacitive detection Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, time interval measurement(s) are generated that are monotonic functions of the capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area. In one embodiment, the generated time interval ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7788049 | Remotely reconfigurable system for mapping subsurface geological anomalies A method and apparatus are provided for detecting and transmitting geophysical data from a plurality of electrodes inserted into the soil utilizing a set of identical dynamically reconfigurable voltage control units located on each electrode and connected together b... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7761247 | Arc detection and handling in radio frequency power applications A method and apparatus for detecting arcs in a plasma processing system is disclosed. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises an input to receive a measured value of a parameter related to power transfer from the RF power generator to a plasma load; arc detection ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7756650 | Apparatus for detection and processing of a multiplicity of measured values in an HVDC transmission installation An apparatus for detecting and processing a multiplicity of measured values in an HVDCT system has measuring units for detecting measured variables of the HVDCT system, while obtaining measured values, and preprocessing units which are connected to one another in se... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7751992 | System of controlling and triggering a TRIAC and a method of controlling the triggering of a TRIAC Disclosed is a system and method of controlling and triggering a TRIAC by actuating a load with any power factor from a single short-duration pulse at the gate of the TRIAC. The TRIAC comprising a gate, the TRIAC being connected to a load, the gate being electricall... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7747398 | Systems, methods and devices for generating pulses At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a method comprising obtaining a first frequency and a second frequency. The method also comprises creating a table of values comprising a plurality of target frequencies intermediate to the first an... | 06/29/2010 |
