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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8106663 | Sensor product for electric field sensing A sensor product web for electric field sensing. The sensor includes a substrate, sequential electrically conductive areas on a surface of the substrate, conductors, an output connected to one of the electrically conductive areas by one of the conductors, a dielectr... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106662 | Sensor product for electric field sensing A sensor product web for electric field sensing. The sensor includes a substrate, sequential electrically conductive areas on a surface of the substrate, conductors, an output connected to the electrically conductive areas by one of the conductors, and a via extendi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8044665 | Sensor product for electric field sensing A sensor product for electric field sensing. The sensor includes a substrate, at least one electrically conductive area on the surface of the substrate, an output, and at least one conductor between the at least one electrically conductive area and the output. Also ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7994793 | Jig for detecting position A transfer point of a transfer arm is detected accurately and stably by using a position detecting wafer having an electrostatic capacitance sensor. A position detecting wafer S is formed in a wafer shape transferable by a transfer arm 20 and includes an elec... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7915897 | Foil-leaf electrometer for static field detection with permanently separating leaves An apparatus for detecting a static field includes two surfaces of conductive material that are (i) electrically coupled to each other, and adjacent to each other. The two surfaces repel each other in the presence of a static field. The conductive material has a def... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7795875 | Electrostatic discharge event and transient signal detection and measurement device and method An electrostatic discharge (ESD) event and transient signal detection and measurement device and method are described. The device and method are able to distinguish between an ESD event and other non-ESD events. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7741850 | Electric potential measuring apparatus, and image forming apparatus An electric potential measuring apparatus including a substrate disposed facing a measurement object, a detecting electrode provided insulated from the substrate, and a capacity modulating unit for modulating a coupling capacity between the detecting electrode and t... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7659725 | Method for assessing the suitability of metered dose inhaler actuators A method of assessing the suitability of a metered dose inhaler actuator A test canister equipped with a valve and containing a pressurized propellant is provided. One or more actuators manufactured for use in a metered dose inhaler is provided and tested, wherein e... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7525316 | Electrostatic discharge event and transient signal detection and measurement device and method An electrostatic discharge (ESD) event and transient signal detection and measurement device and method are described. The device and method are able to distinguish between an ESD event and other non-ESD events. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7518376 | Electric field probe This is an electronic scanning probe, preferably made up of at least two sensing elements, each sensing element substantially surrounded by reference electrodes. These sensing elements are separated at a distance that causes little or no cross-interference to take p... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7504832 | Electric potential measuring apparatus and image forming apparatus An electric potential measuring apparatus includes a movable portion having a detecting electrode and a magnetic force receiver, a magnetic force generator, an electric field shield, and a detector for detecting an amount of an electric charge which is electrostatic... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7489135 | Electric potential measuring instrument and image forming apparatus The electric potential measuring instrument comprises an electrode arranged on a semiconductor substrate at a position opposite to the object of measurement and a modulator for modulating the coupling capacitance between the object of measurement and the electrode. ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7482814 | Electric/magnetic field sensor A UNLV novel electric/magnetic dot sensor includes a loop of conductor having two ends to the loop, a first end and a second end; the first end of the conductor seamlessly secured to a first conductor within a first sheath; the second end of the conductor seamlessly... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7449892 | Stray voltage detecting A stray voltage detector has a portable housing carrying a pair of electrostatic charge sensors spaced apart along an axis, and a pair of field intensity indicators, each indicator connected to an associated one of the charge sensors and constructed to indicate a re... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7432717 | Repair device for decorative light shunt A repair device for fixing a malfunctioning shunt across a failed filament in a light bulb in a group of series-connected miniature decorative bulbs includes a high-voltage pulse generator producing one or more pulses of a magnitude greater than the standard AC powe... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432718 | Electronic device and method of controlling same An electronic device includes a main body, a drive mechanism configured to move the main body, a detector having a plurality of sensors mounted in the main body for detecting distances to an object which is present in a space around the main body, a calculator confi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7411401 | Systems and methods for reducing common-mode platform noise in electric-field sensors Systems and methods for reducing electrostatic platform noise in electric-field sensors due to various self-charging and discharging processes are provided. A representative method includes: identifying avoidance regions of an electrostatically-floating sensor platf... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7397351 | Use of E-field sensors for situation awareness/collision avoidance E-field sensors are used to establish a protection zone around a vehicle so as to detect the presence of objects within the protection zone, be they other vehicles or individuals. In one embodiment the direction to the intruding object is established by virtue of th... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7382137 | Potential measuring apparatus A potential measuring apparatus has a detection electrode on which an electric charge is induced according to a potential of a detection object, and a modulator for altering the generated quantity of the electric charge. The detection electrode has at least one depr... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372278 | Electric potential measuring apparatus electrostatic capacitance measuring apparatus, electric potential measuring method, electrostatic capacitance measuring method, and image forming apparatus An electric potential measuring apparatus includes a detecting electrode, a modulator for changing an electrostatic capacitance between a measurement object and the detecting electrode by mechanical vibration, a charge detector for detecting the amount of charges el... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372277 | Method and apparatus for providing stable voltage to analytical system An electrochemical cell has two terminals. One of the terminals is connected to a pulse-width-modulated (PWM) power supply and to a voltmeter. The other terminal is connected to circuitry capable of switching between amperometric and potentiometric measurement modes... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7358742 | DC & AC coupled E-field sensor A method and apparatus is shown for detecting with high sensitivity by allowing the operation of an e-field amplifier without a DC bias resistor shunt with the amplifier input. E-fields produced by an approaching body, or changing E-field of the background, turn on ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358741 | Electrostatic detection apparatus and method, and coordinate detection program A shielding member is provided as an electrostatic protection device in extension lines that extend from a sensing area to switching devices via extension areas correspondingly. As a result, even if a body to be detected such as a finger contacts the extension area,... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358746 | Method and measuring appliance for locating enclosed objects In a method for locating objects enclosed in a medium, a detection signal is generated by at least one capacitive sensor. The detection signal penetrates the medium that is to be analyzed in such a way that information is obtained about the objects that are enclosed... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339621 | Imager output signal processing The method and apparatus for processing pixel output signals from column lines in an imager having an array of pixels in rows and columns uses a sigma-delta type analog-to-digital converter to convert the output signals on each column line to digital signals and fee... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339381 | Object sensing An object sensing system (50), and method, employing electric field sensing, also known as quasi-electrostatic sensing and which may be termed cross capacitive sensing, is described. The system (50) includes at least one electrode arrangement (30 | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336590 | Dielectric reproducing apparatus, dielectric recording apparatus, and dielectric recording/reproducing apparatus A dielectric reproducing apparatus is provided with: a probe for applying an electric field to a dielectric material of a dielectric recording medium; a return electrode for returning the electric field applied from the probe; an inductor placed between the probe an... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337419 | Crosstalk noise reduction circuit and method In a semiconductor device, a method for reducing the effect of crosstalk from an aggressor line to a victim line begins with sensing the occurrence of a voltage change on the aggressor line that can induce a voltage pulse having a pulse magnitude that exceeds a puls... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330032 | Techniques for building-scale electrostatic tomography Techniques for imaging a search region to detect a dielectric target include placing multiple electrodes outside the search region. At least two electrodes are activated independently of each other. Emitter circuits are connected to corresponding emitter electrodes.... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325180 | System and method to test integrated circuits on a wafer A system to test integrated circuits on a wafer may include a transceiver formed on the wafer. The system may also include an antenna system couplable to the transceiver. The transceiver may be formed in one of a scribe line on the wafer, a chip on the wafer or on a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321232 | Charge amount measurement method, shift value measurement method of charged beam, charge amount measuring device and shift value measuring device of charged beam A charge amount measurement method comprises: interposing a measurement subject between a first substance and a second substance having a through hole; measuring a first collision position where a charged beam passed through the through hole and vicinity of the meas... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319334 | Apparatus and method of inspecting breakdown of conducting wire A breakdown inspection apparatus for a wire includes a power supply applying a voltage to the wire and an electric field sensor detecting an electric field generated around the wire by the applied voltage so as for a user to determine according to variation of the e... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315173 | Method of measuring electric field distribution and electric field distribution measuring instrument A method and apparatus for measuring an electric field distribution according to the present invention calculates a distribution of electric field intensity and its direction at arbitrary positions on the surface of the electronic apparatus or its circumference with... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7286912 | Method and apparatus for avoidance of power lines or trip wires by fixed and rotary winged aircraft An E-field sensing system is provided to detect the presence of obstacles, including wires, power lines or trip wires, as well as towers, guy wires, buildings and elevated terrain, in which a variation or tilt of the iso-potential electrostatic field adjacent the ob... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285964 | Method for signal extraction in a universal sensor IC A apparatus and method for creating a universally usable and configurable sensor platform which is used in conjunction with various sensor and sensing elements to sense and measure environmental conditions which incorporates inputs from multiple sensors 6-... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283055 | Electrified cover safeguard A warning device that turns on a warning light and or a warning sound to indicate when a manhole cover or a service box cover or a metal pole for lights, traffic lights, transformers or others has become dangerously electrically charged. The invention is attached to... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279904 | Input device An input device is provided. The input device includes an input electrostatic sensor having an input electrode. A noise detection electrostatic sensor has a noise detection electrode disposed on a periphery of the input electrostatic sensor. A control unit is operab... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276965 | Nested transimpedance amplifier A nested transimpedance amplifier (TIA) circuit includes a zero-order TIA having an input and an output. A first operational amplifier (opamp) has an input that communicates with the output of the zero-order TIA and an output. A first feedback resistance has one end... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274193 | Micromechanical potential sensor A potential sensor (101) including first and second detection electrodes (121 a, b) opposed to an object of which a potential is to be measured, and a movable shutter (125) so positioned between the detection electrodes and the potential-... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271594 | System and method for power ratio determination with common mode suppression through electric field differencing A system for processing signals includes a receiver assembly for receiving a signal. The signal has a sample component with a sample electric field and a sample polarization, and has a reference component with a reference electric field and a reference polarization.... | 09/18/2007 |
