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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7421369 | Activity recognition apparatus, method and program There is provided an activity recognition apparatus for detecting an activity of a subject. The apparatus includes: a sensor unit including a plurality of linear motion sensors configured to detect linear motions and a plurality of rotational motion sensors, the lin... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7383150 | Diving computer with programmable display A diving computer is provided. The diving computer includes a computer connected to a dot matrix screen to display information concerning a dive. The computer has an interface to an external personal computer for reprogrammably configuring the information displayed ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7349805 | Wristop computer and a method in connection with it The invention relates to a wristop computer and a method in connection with a wristop computer (20). The display of the wristop computer intended for a compass application consists of a matrix-display element (1). The wristop computer includes means ( | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325453 | Activity monitoring An activity monitor is provided that can be cheaper and require lower power than existing activity monitors. A single output channel from a plurality of motion sensors is provided and monitored intermittently. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313483 | Dive computer and method for determining gas formation The invention disclosed herein employs an algorithm, the Gas Formation Model (“GFM”), to calculate the formation of free gas in a human body. The GFM is based on a novel theory of the formation of free gas relative to the physiology of the human cardiovascular s... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310549 | Dive computer with heart rate monitor A dive computer that includes heart rate monitoring capability is provided. The heart rate monitoring is accomplished by a belt that fits around the diver's chest, and the information is wirelessly transmitted to the dive computer. The heart rate information may be ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7219555 | Method and apparatus for testing a joint replacement device An apparatus and method for testing components of a joint replacement device in desired articulation relative to one another under a load, include: a first unit or step operable to impart undulating orientations of a first member of the joint replacement device; and... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204145 | Activity monitoring An activity monitor is provided that corrects for the effects of motion external to the entity being monitored. For example, the activity monitor can overcome the effects of vehicular travel. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7144198 | Diver information processing apparatus and method of controlling same To provide safety-ensuring information that is considered to enhance safety in accordance with the movement of the diver's body in the water. An information processing device is provided that is worn on the diver, and has an external sensor unit 5 to measure ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104124 | Method for indicating duration of gas supply remaining and providing result to user thereof A system for identifying the time remaining for a bottled gas supply to lapse. Such bottled gas supplies include those used for gas grilles, scuba, nitrogen for electron microscopes, and any other environment in which a bottled gas is used. The system reads the pres... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6957961 | Manikin having a bio-simulating material and a method of making the same A manikin system is provided for testing product safety, and a method of making the manikin system is also provided. The manikin system includes a trunk portion and a plurality of body portions. The plurality of body portions includes a neck portion detachably conne... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6636155 | Gauge having adjustable activating means A mechanical gauge having a mechanism for setting multiple alarms within tolerance values. When such tolerance values defined by the mechanism are reached, the same mechanism activates an alarm.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6286226 | Tactile sensor comprising nanowires and method for making the same A tactile sensor device is disclosed that can be used for high resolution tactile sensing. The sensor may be used as a tactile shear sensor. It comprises a circuit substrate; an array of contact pads on the circuit substrate, and a set of nanowires attach... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6230574 | Apparatus and method for measuring strangulation effect An apparatus for measuring the effect of strangulation. The apparatus includes a model of a human having an artificial neck, and at least one sensor for measuring physical characteristics of the artificial neck during application of an applied force on th... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5850626 | Diver's Computer A diver's computer including detectors for measurement and determination of diving parameters, a processor for processing the measured and determined data, and memory functions for storage of the measured and collected data. According to the invention, th... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5845235 | Diver's computer A diver's computer including detectors for measurement and determination of diving parameters, a processor for processing the measured and determined data concerning the diving parameters, and a display for displaying the parameters processed by the proce... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5753833 | Electronic watch having a water depth measuring function The present invention is aimed to propose a method for minimizing erroneous shift to a water depth measurement mode by judging whether shift to a water depth measurement mode is caused by normal operation or erroneous detection and for automatically getti... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5648915 | Soft tissue damage assessment system A system for assessing damage to a simulated human skin includes a mask formed of an opaque material simulating human skin and having an outer surface in a shape simulating a human body part, such as a face, and a form formed of a rigid transparent materi... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5570688 | Advanced dive computer for use with a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus An advanced dive computer for use by a user of a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus that can communicate with a conventional personal computer through a digital computer interface to allow the user to customize the dive computer. The dive compu... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5367908 | Gauge protection apparatus The invention provides gauge protection apparatus (10) for use with a booted gauge set (11). The gauge protection apparatus (10) includes a pair of locating members (16), interconnected by a cross strut (17) and a longitudinal strut (20) to define a cage ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5363298 | Controlled risk decompression meter A device and method for advising an individual (diver or aviator or caisson orker) how to proceed from a high ambient pressure to a lower one in a minimum amount of time without exceeding a specified acceptable risk of suffering decompression sickness. The... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5351188 | Electronic depth meter The respective partial pressures of an inert gas in the tissues of a human body different in saturation half-time are calculated from the sensed ambient pressure during diving. The respective remaining times of the tissues up to the non-decompression limi... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5308272 | Ascent rate indicator A non-mechanical ascent rate indicator for use in saltwater scuba diving. A high density sphere attached by means of a ball chain tether to the gauge, or hose, of a scuba diver has a free rate of ascent of less than 60 feet/minute, the difference in this ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5189646 | Small-sized electronic device with depth gauge A small-sized electronic device with depth gauge includes a pressure sensor for measuring a present water pressure and outputting a pressure value. A memory stores the pressure data. A dive time measuring circuit measures a dive time interval. A mean dept... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5156055 | Ascent rate meter for SCUBA divers An ascent rate meter for a SCUBA diver gauge including sensor means for measuring time and pressure and a processor for combining that data according to a mathematical equation and displaying the estimated ascent rate on the display with a particular indi... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5148376 | Pressure instrument with depth/altitude and time display In a pressure instrument with depth/altitude and time display, a measurement time period from a starting instant up to a stopping instant of the time measurement is measured by measurement-time counting means, and also another measurement data is acquired... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5119677 | Gauge protector A gauge protector provides a shield device for the protection of the lenses of skin diving gauges and related articles, and includes one or more crossbar elements extending between crossbar base portions, of a size and shape to fit over the gauge lens, an... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5103685 | Wrist-worm rate of ascent/descent indicator A wrist-worn, real-time-indicating, actual rate of ascent/decent meter includes a non-corrodable, hermetic enclosure with a window. A display, visible through the window, includes numeric rate-related indicia and arrows, both clearly visible against a con... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5097705 | Gauge protector A gauge protector provides a shield device for the protection of the lenses of skin diving gauges and related articles. The device comprises one or more crossbar elements extending between crossbar base portions, of a size and shape to fit over the gauge ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5016483 | Method and apparatus for determination and display of critical gas supply information An apparatus for and method of determining and displaying important information pertaining to the use of breathable bottled gas in a pressurized fixed volume container. The apparatus determines and displays information such as consumption rate, gas requir... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4999606 | Dive parameter indicating assembly A dive parameter transmitter/receiver assembly for scuba diving includes a transmitter circuit with a control unit with one or more sensors for detecting dive parameters and/or information to be displayed. A modulator is included for modulating the parame... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4970897 | Method and apparatus for determination and display of gas consumption time A portable, battery powered apparatus is provided for determining and displaying the amount of time that a fixed supply of breathable gas can sustain a consumer who wishes to breathe the gas at one or more ambient pressures. The apparatus include a device... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4949072 | Dive parameter indicating assembly A dive parameter transmitter/receiver assembly for scuba diving includes a transmitter circuit with a control unit with one or more sensors for detecting dive parameters and/or information to be displayed. A modulator is included for modulating the parame... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4926703 | Method and apparatus for determination and display of critical gas supply information An apparatus for and method of determining and displaying important information pertaining to the use of breathable bottled gas in a pressurized fixed volume container. The apparatus determines and displays information such as consumption rate, gas requir... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4882678 | Data sensing and processing device for scuba divers A portable data sensing and processing device for a SCUBA diver using a tank of compressed air wherein the device provides integrated information to the diver on a liquid crystal display screen to permit the diver to make a longer time variable depth unde... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4876903 | Method and apparatus for determination and display of critical gas supply information An apparatus for and method of determining and displaying important information pertaining to the use of breathable bottled gas in a pressurized fixed volume container. The apparatus determines and displays information such as consumption rate, gas requir... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4836223 | Cigarette smoking device A smoking-down device for cigarettes, wherein a piston in a smoking-down cylinder is driven by an electric stepping motor which receives a series of FM pulses per operating cycle of the smoking-down cylinder from a digital control system based on a micro-... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4820953 | Rate of ascent monitor using piezoelectric transducer A rate of ascent monitor for drivers uses a sound transducer with velocity characteristics, preferably a diaphragm type piezoelectric transducer, to sense rate of pressure change, and a threshold detector connected to the transducer to drive an indicator ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4809550 | Digital diving meter The disclosure in the specification sets forth a digital diving meter providing information on an axis to be readily observed in reading the information along the axial line of the display. The display is incorporated within the diving meter movement havi... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4794803 | Decompression and air consumption computer An improved SCUBA diving gauge. A pictograph display is provided which has a shape which conveys the type of information being displayed. The pictograph has the shape of a SCUBA tank for a tank pressure display and the shape of a person for a display of n... | 01/03/1989 |
