Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169312 | Determining speeds of radio frequency tags The present disclosure is directed to determining speeds of radio frequency tags. In some implementations, a method includes sampling a Radio Frequency (RF) signal from an RFID tag at a plurality of different times as the RFID tag approaches an RFID reader and reced... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8149099 | Dial speed indicator with two pointers indicating an actual speed and a reference speed An indicator for a vehicle instrument cluster includes a number of pointers concentrically mounted with respect to the instrument cluster. The pointers are illuminated via a common light source. The pointers may be configured to indicate a reference value and an act... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8035498 | Wireless monitoring system with a self-powered transmitter A system with a self-powered sending unit communicating with a receiving unit. The sending unit interacts with a magnet attached to a rotating or moving member. The sending unit includes an inductor that intercepts the magnetic field from the magnet. The magnetic in... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8026801 | Accelerator level display device and accelerator level display method A disclosed accelerator level display device 1 includes an accelerator level detection unit 12 configured to detect an accelerator level; a target accelerator level determining unit 14b configured to determine a target accelerator level f... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7973654 | Cutterbar failure detection system and method A system and method for detecting impending failure of a component of a disc cutterhead of a cutterbar of a plant cutting machine, the components will generate at least one indicator of an impending failure thereof, utilizing a plurality of sensors distributed among... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7920056 | Driving support apparatus A driving support apparatus has a display mounted in a vehicle, a driving information receiving unit receiving a steering angle of a steering wheel of the vehicle, and a control unit. The control unit produces a vehicle figure imitating a shape of the vehicle and a ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7898404 | Vehicle speed exceeded notification device and related methods A vehicle speed exceeded notification device to be installed in a vehicle of a type including a vehicle audio entertainment system being configurable via a vehicle data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle may include an audio entertainment system con... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7880599 | Method and system for remotely monitoring the operations of a vehicle A telemetry system coupled to a vehicle can communicate with a remote site using the overhead control channels of a wireless network, such as a cellular mobile radiotelephone network. The telemetry system can monitor or control aspects of the vehicle's operations ba... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7859392 | System and method for monitoring and updating speed-by-street data System and method for identifying speeding violations, comprising determining a current speed and a current location of a vehicle, determining a posted speed limit for the current location from a speed-by-street database, comparing the current speed of the vehicle t... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7843319 | Device and method for indicating the engine speed in a motor vehicle A device and method for indicating the engine speed of a motor vehicle is provided. The engine speed in a motor vehicle is displayed, during a gear speed change via an engine speed signal, which is independent of the detected engine speed signal that is output as th... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7825786 | Vehicle state value detecting device The vehicle state value detecting device includes a first low pass filter (32, 36) and a second low pass filter (33, 37) having a lower cutoff frequency than the first low pass filter. The device processes a detection signal of a sensor (10, 11)... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7782182 | Method and system for demonstrating discrepancies in speedometers in vehicles The invention relates to a method and a system to demonstrate discrepancies in the speedometer of a vehicle. In a preferred embodiment, the method and the system further comprise the possibility of adjusting or calibrating the speedometer with the use of demonstrate... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7675404 | Indicator for vehicle An indicator for a vehicle having an engine and a transmission, includes a main engine speed indicator for indicating a present engine speed of the engine, and an auxiliary engine speed indicator for indicating an engine speed given after a gear shift operation of t... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7659811 | Vehicle device to activate a visual or audible alert and associated methods A speed exceeded notification device may be installed in a vehicle of a type including a vehicle data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, and at least one vehicle indicator coupled to the vehicle data communications bus. The speed exceeded notificat... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7659810 | Speed exceeded notification device for vehicle having a data bus and associated methods A speed exceeded notification device is for a vehicle of a type including a vehicle data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, and at least one vehicle device generating data related to vehicle speed on the vehicle data communications bus. The speed e... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7626494 | Moving body, and electronic key system for moving body An electronic key system 100 for a moving body, for example an all-terrain vehicle 10, includes an electronic key 11 and a control unit 50. The electronic key 11 transmits a control code Md stored in a ROM 76. The control un... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7598849 | Heads-up speed display for vehicles A heads-up speed sensing display and control system for apprising an operator of the risk of operating a vehicle at various speeds has a risk indicator display with a plurality of illuminable elements, such as three different colored LEDs, illuminable in a plurality... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7443288 | Tire and suspension warning and monitoring system A tire and suspension monitoring and warning system consisting of a set of multi-function sensors that monitor and warn of a failure mode. The system monitors and warns for tire imbalance, tire tread wear, and shock absorbers for a tire attached to a vehicle. The mo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7424349 | Speed display device for a vehicle A vehicle speed display device includes a plurality of speed sensors of different types for detecting the speed V of a vehicle by different detection methods. A selector mechanism accesses error maps associated with each of the speed sensors that reflects inaccuraci... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7412312 | System for automatically determining a public transport vehicle emergency braking characteristics, in particular of a railway vehicle A system for automatically determining a public transport vehicle emergency braking characteristics, in particular of a railway vehicle, includes elements (1) for measuring the vehicle speed, elements (2) for measuring the distance travelled by it, and... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408452 | Wireless wheel speed sensor In accordance with one or more aspects of the present invention, a wireless sensing system is disclosed, where the system has particular application to sensing the speed of a vehicle wheel, for example. To sense wheel speed, a sensing unit senses changes in magnetic... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7391305 | Driver warning device A driver warning device which serves to warn the driver when a safety-critical condition of the vehicle is reached. A warning is issued only if such issuance is to take place in accordance with a user profile. This avoids unnecessary warnings from being issued to a ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388477 | Chain collision prevention Chain Collision Prevention (CCP) includes systems, devices, apparatus for preventing chain collisions and chain reaction crashes, in vehicle columns. A vehicle-installed deceleration indicator and immediately relays and sequentially transmits Closing Alert signals u... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385491 | Tamper monitor circuit A tamper monitor circuit detects voltage, temperature, and/or clock variations that may be associated with a circuit tampering technique, and triggers an appropriate tamper response. The tamper monitor circuit includes a reference oscillator, a detection oscillator,... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378986 | Device and method for radio-based danger warning In a method and apparatus for radio-based issuing of warnings of hazards to the driver of a vehicle having a data receiver, the data receiver receives data from at least one data transmitter of at least one other vehicle, and evaluates the received data. The receive... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375624 | Telematic parametric speed metering system Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, articles of manufacture and methods for a telematic parametric speed metering system. In one embodiment, a system may determine a vehicle's location and speed. Once the location has been determined, corresponding... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369845 | Managing features available on a portable communication device based on a travel speed detected by the portable communication device A portable communication device detects a current speed of travel of the portable communication device independent of any vehicle temporarily transporting the portable communication device. A speed based setting controller of the portable communication device compar... | 05/06/2008 |
| RE40268 | Wheel lift identification for an automotive vehicle A system for detecting wheel lift of an automotive vehicle has a speed sensor (22) coupled to a wheel (12) of automotive vehicle (10). A torque control system (20) is coupled to wheel (12) to change the torque at the wheel. A contr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358864 | Parking assist control apparatus In a parking assist control apparatus for assisting a driver with parking a vehicle, when a brake control ECU detects that a door is open based on a detection signal from a door open/close sensor during parking assist control, the brake control ECU determines whethe... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355524 | Automotive lane change aid A vehicle lane change aid system includes a detector that is operative to detect the presence of an other vehicle adjacent the vehicle, an indicator for providing an indication that a lane change maneuver of the vehicle may affect the other vehicle and a control rec... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356354 | Cradle, receiving terminal and receiving method When a portable receiving terminal is mounted on a cradle in an automobile, the satellite broadcasted contents is received by use of external antennas connected to the cradle, in place of built-in antennas contained in the portable receiving terminal. Accordingly, b... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347160 | Needle pointer type meter It is possible to eliminate the problem that a conductive part to a light source is subjected to stress by operation of a needle-pointer, thereby improving reliability. A needle-pointer type meter includes: an indicator plate having a first see-through portion and a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339487 | Structure of meter An improved structure of meter, comprising a casing, a circuit board provided in the casing and having a connecting unit for connecting to an external machine, a central processor provided on the circuit board for transmitting the signals among individual unit and m... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339460 | Method and apparatus for detecting cargo state in a delivery vehicle Method and apparatus for detecting cargo state in a delivery vehicle. A method is provided for determining a cargo state in a delivery vehicle. The method includes sensing a cargo state change, and determining whether or not the delivery vehicle is in motion. The me... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336160 | Device for reading out from sensors in the engine compartment of a motor-vehicle In a device for reading out from sensors in a motor vehicle, the sensors can be read out particularly easily if each sensor has a transponder, the motor-vehicle has a coil provided for the energy transmission and the motor-vehicle has at least one reading antenna fo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333008 | Tire deflation warning system and method thereof, and judgment program of tire with reduced pressures A tire deflation warning system having a means for detecting the rotational speeds of wheels on a vehicle and a means for judging tires with reduced air pressure from the rotational speed information of the wheels including a means for judging whether driving force ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327243 | Method for warning deflation of tires and system thereof, and judgment program of deflation of tires A method for warning deflation of tires which can detect the deflation of 2 wheels at the same axle including a following axle, the simultaneous deflation of 4 wheels or the abrasion of tires only by the information of wheel speeds is provided. The method comprises ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327237 | Information providing apparatus for a vehicle A warning apparatus for a vehicle determines a contact possibility of the vehicle contacting with an object that is present in front of the vehicle according to a relative distance between the vehicle and the front object, a relative speed between the vehicle and th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327239 | Heads-up speed display for vehicles A heads-up speed sensing display and control system for apprising an operator of the risk of operating a vehicle at various speeds has a risk indicator display with a plurality of illuminable elements, such as three different colored LEDs, illuminable in a plurality... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325504 | Display device of personal watercraft A display device of a personal watercraft is disclosed. The display device typically includes a memory configured to store a plurality of control modes for controlling components of the watercraft, a controller configured to control the components of the watercraft ... | 02/05/2008 |
