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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7086700 | Automobile seat An automobile seat with supporting frame, upholstery, and seat cover includes a seat body and a seat back, as well as at least one seat back region, such as a side wing on the seat back, whose height and shape in its use position extends forward over the central sha... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7075444 | Temporary alarm locate with intermittent warning A method of intermittently disabling the generation of an alarm signal by a plurality of interconnected adverse condition detectors during a temporary alarm locate period such that the adverse condition detector actually detecting the adverse condition can be identi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6788818 | System and process for optimizing false alarm probability for histogram matching A system and process that computes the probability of histogram matching false alarms for different settings of a histogram matching algorithm's parameters is presented. This allows the parameters to be adjusted to produce the optimum object finding capability with ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6060979 | Call box apparatus A call box apparatus includes a controller unit, a radio frequency audio transceiver unit controlled by the controller unit, and a sensor assembly connected to the controller unit for controlling operation of the controller unit. A power supply assembly, ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5392771 | Underwater monitoring and communication system A monitoring device for portable breathing apparatuses having a manometer by means of which the pressure in the pressure container of the breathing apparatus is detected, and having a transmitter by means of which a signal corresponding to the pressure is... | 02/28/1995 |
| 4743884 | Point to point telealarm A point to point telealarm is provided which supplies both telecommunications and alarm functions between two fixed points connected by electrical wires. The alarm may be automatic or manual and may be silent at the point of initiation, or loud and blarin... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4267549 | Pull station protector A fire alarm pull station protector is provided comprising a wall mounted framing member and a cover adapted to abuttingly engage the framing member. The cover is pivotally connected to the framing member by hinge means having a laterally displacement piv... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4099169 | Alarm device for detaining user Provided is an alarm box in which the user is temporarily detained during the operation of the box. A handle switch is provided which, upon manual grasping causes the sending of a tamper signal. The handle is located on an alarm box housing. Cuffs are joi... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4087803 | Fire box alarm A local alarm apparatus mounted on a conventional alarm box to provide an audible and visual alarm that a fire alarm is being sent so that passersby will take notice .of the sender in the event a false alarm is sent. The audible and visual alarm is connec... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4019139 | Interaction multi-station alarm system A method and apparatus for providing vigilance alarm in or about a multiple station installation as may be used basically in an apartment complex or neighborhood but may be extended to include any number of station alerts wherein an undesired disturbance ... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3996580 | Fire alarm and protection booth A fire alarm and protection enclosure in the form of a booth or box having means therein for signalling an alarm to a fire station and/or police station. The enclosure includes a door and a treadle upon which a person must stand and close the door which i... | 12/07/1976 |
