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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8085053 | Twisted-pair electrical cable testing Methods and systems for cable inspection operate by generating a relative motion between an electrical cable including multiple wires and a magnetic field. An electrical signal induced in the wires is measured responsively to the magnetic field. A variation in the e... | 12/27/2011 |
| 6995565 | Thermographic wiring inspection A method for inspecting a wire, a cable or a bundle of wires to locate those parts of said wires or cables having damaged insulation before failure of the wire or cable occurs, the method comprising the steps of: passing a current ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6975312 | Computer system having network connector and method of checking connection state of network cable therefor A computer system having a network connector to which a network cable is connected, including a displaying part displaying a connection state of the network cable; a signal processing part processing a signal inputted through the network connector; and a control par... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6653943 | Suspension rope wear detector A wear detector for a suspension rope having a plurality of load bearing strands covered by a sheath includes a sensor at a surface of the sheath. The sensor senses a characteristic of the rope representing a predetermined amount of wear of the sheath. Th... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6604014 | Remote and proximal guard testing systems and testing systems either separately or in conjunction with interlock testing mechanisms and systems This invention relates to novel systems for testing guards closures or barriers used on hazardous machinery for personnel protection. The guards are tested separately or in conjunction with safety devices which may include interlocks, locking mechanisms a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6424159 | Methods and apparatus for monitoring contact slipring disconnections A method and apparatus for detecting interruptions of continuity in a circuit is provided. The method includes transmitting a signal through a brush contacting a conductive band of a slipring, wherein the brush and the slipring have a relative motion. The... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6300774 | Withstand voltage testing apparatus and automatic testing method thereof A withstand voltage testing apparatus and an automatic testing method thereof are capable of testing a withstand voltage by contacting/separating a test probe to/from a test position of an electronic product automatically and not manually. When a pallette... | 10/09/2001 |
| 5760590 | Cable integrity tester A testing apparatus for determining the integrity of an electrical cable. ccessive portions of electrical cable pass through an aqueous electrolyte with a distance measurement unit providing an indication of the position of a portion of the cable located ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5442295 | Method and apparatus for indicating the improper termination of a chip card communication A method and apparatus for indicating a removal of a chip card from a corresponding write/read device are disclosed. Cards which are unpredictably electrically separated from the write/read device can store the event in the card memory and use it as infor... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5050093 | Method and apparatus for inspecting electrical wire An improved method and apparatus for inspecting electrical wire (10) is provided. A wire respooling machine (22) advances the electrical wire (10) from a take-off spool (12) to a take-up spool (14). An encoder (24) senses the rotation of the calibrated wh... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4785234 | Determining eccentricity of insulated wire Disclosed is an apparatus for determining the eccentricity of insulation on an elongated conductor comprising two flat parallel opposing electrodes positionable on opposite sides of an insulated conductor in physical contact with the insulation of the con... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4721917 | Coating continuity detector A method and apparatus are disclosed for detecting the continuity of nonconductive coatings on conductive web materials, such as rolls of metallic foils. The coated side of the sheet material web contacts a conductive surface and electrical resistance of ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4416057 | Methods of testing the integrity of an electrical coil as it is wound In the manufacture of electrical coils (10), particularly large transformer coils, an insulated wire (11) is wound on a rotatable winding arbor (12) so as to form a succession of turns of the insulated wire. Particularly when large gauge enamelled copper ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4242632 | Method and apparatus for testing axial-lead components A method and apparatus for pre-stress testing a large number of electrical components having axial leads. The components are aligned in parallel so that the leads at one end terminate in approximately one plane and the leads at the other end terminate app... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4177097 | Method and apparatus for controlling the filling of a cable The invention relates to the monitoring of the filling effectiveness during the filling operation of a waterproof or filled telecommunications cable on a manufacturing line, and includes measuring the capacitance change per unit length of an outer pair of... | 12/04/1979 |
| 3955136 | Machine for dielectrically detecting defects in flat rubber stock A machine and method for detecting and identifying the approximate location of air leak-causing defects in flat, thin rubber stock used to manufacture inflatable, expandable bags. The detection of air leak-causing defects is accomplished by continuously m... | 05/04/1976 |
