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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8154396 | Vehicle disablement device Embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle disablement device that includes deployment of a tire puncture strip in front of the tire of a moving vehicle. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8106762 | Electrical apparatus with an alarm system An electrical apparatus with an alarm includes an electrical device and an alarm system, the electrical device and the alarm system being both connected to an external power supply. The alarm system includes a wireless communication circuit and a control module. The... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106761 | Apparatus, method and computer program product for providing a perceivable physical indication of service availability An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for directing a device to emit a perceivable physical indication (e.g., noise, light, vibration, smell, etc.), in order to indicate to a user that the device provides a particular service of interest to ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8098148 | Sensor signal processor apparatus A sensor signal processor apparatus having good characteristics and providing an easy and simple interface for various sensors. The sensor signal processor apparatus includes a current source, a sensor, a ramp integrator, a comparator, and a controller. The current ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094005 | Asset performance optimization Included are embodiments for asset management. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving, at a performance assessment and optimization center, data from at least one asset, the asset being configured to service an environment and performing at least one... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8081069 | Method and device for identifying a change in pressure in the liquid path of a microdosing device An insulin pump and an infusion set adapter having a membrane which can be acted upon by a liquid flow path associated with the pump, wherein the pump comprises a sensor by which a change in shape or location of at least a portion of the membrane caused by a change ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8044791 | Control of plurality of target systems A system for controlling or operating a plurality of target systems via spoken commands is provided. The system includes a first plurality of target systems, a second plurality of controllers for controlling or operating target systems via spoken commands, a speech ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8009032 | Remote display tamper detection using data integrity operations Methods and systems for detecting tampering of a remote display. According to one method, a first data integrity result is generated by performing a first data integrity operation on display data to be displayed on the remote display at a secure module. The display ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7961087 | Holistic alarm monitoring Holistic alarm monitoring may be provided. An alarm display interface may receive alarm messages relating to assorted priorities and/or categories. Users may configure rules for displaying and processing the alarm messages as they are received. Historical alarm mess... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956733 | Optical fiber sensor for quantitative monitoring of deflection from high-speed launcher operation conditions A measurement system is provided to monitor a launcher assembly along a path along which to accelerate a projectile. This system includes an optical sensor, a light emitter, a light detector and a signal analyzer. The sensor is continuously disposed on (or integrate... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7928839 | Power conservation via asset management of multiple remote assets Included are embodiments for asset management. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving, at a performance assessment and optimization center, data from at least one asset, the asset being configured to service an environment and performing at least one... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7825791 | Distributional alert system for disaster prevention utilizing ubiquitous sensor network Provided is a distributional alert system using a ubiquitous sensor network (USN). When a disaster occurs, the distributional alert system detects it in a sensor node, informs the area where the disaster occurs of danger through an actuator, such as siren, or inform... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7667587 | Data communications apparatus, data communications system and data communications method A data communications apparatus for communicating with another apparatus is disclosed. The data communications apparatus includes: a physical amount detection unit configured to detect changes of a first physical amount caused by contact with the another apparatus; ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7663478 | Mounting system adapted to extend and retract to pivot a monitor A mount system for a monitor extends and retracts the monitor. The mount system includes a first arm pivotably coupled to a second arm so that that the monitor extends and retracts in a substantially straight line. One or more motors may be incorporated into the mou... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7659813 | Asset performance optimization Included are embodiments for asset management. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving, at a performance assessment and optimization center, data from at least one asset, the asset being configured to service an environment and performing at least one... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7656285 | Method and apparatus for communicating the existence of an emergency situation without uniquely identifying the source of the communication A system in which one or more alarm sources (10), can wirelessly communicate with a receiver (30), to activate an alarm and does not contain any identification that indicates the communication's source (10). The system may include “repeatersâ€... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7652564 | Information processing apparatus, non-contact IC reader/writer, time correction method, and computer product A mobile phone set includes a clock unit that counts time and a non-contact IC that receives time data indicative of current correct time from an RFID reader/writer. When the non-contact IC receives the time data, the time of the clock unit is corrected based on the... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7583186 | Utilization-dependent data representation in a motor vehicle A method is provided for the use-dependent information presentation in a motor vehicle. In order to provide use-dependent information presentation in a motor vehicle acceptable to the vehicle user, the following actions occur. Information intended for the presentati... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7573379 | Mobile, retractile, lateral deploying, vehicle disablement device A device when activated, disables a fleeing vehicle from within the operator's vehicle. The device mounts directly to the operator's vehicle. This device is controlled by the operator from within the vehicle by way of a control panel. When deemed necessary, the syst... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7538663 | Enhancement of periodic data collection by addition of audio data A portable route-based machine data collector stores audio files to supplement associated machine performance data, such as vibration data. The audio files, which may include voice comments, audio segments of raw vibration data, or frequency-shifted components of th... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7511611 | Systems for and methods of asset management in a waste management service environment One embodiment of the present invention includes an identification mechanism, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or barcode, associated with a waste container. The identification mechanism contains an identifier that can be used to identify the wast... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7501941 | Managing advertising devices In one general aspect, a request to determine a status of a first of a plurality of advertising devices is received. The advertising devices are spatially separated. Operating conditions of the first advertising device are identified. The status of the first adverti... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7482917 | Integrated communication of building control system and fire safety system information An apparatus for displaying event information from a building system includes a display device coupled to a processing circuit. The processing circuit is operable to cause the display to display information regarding a first building system in a first portion of the... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7471194 | Trouble ticket service system, monitoring apparatus, and trouble ticket service method; for trouble ticket service system and monitoring apparatus use A trouble ticket service system is capable of notifying information indicating the actual operation state thereof. A monitoring apparatus includes information analyzing software for distinguishing, according to alarm information and received electric field informati... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7440846 | Vehicle information collection system having point issuing device A vehicle information collection system is disclosed for receiving vehicle information by way of a communication network and storing the vehicle information. The vehicle information collection system comprises: a vehicle information collection device for collecting ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436291 | Protection of devices in a redundant configuration A network communication device is provided, comprising a control processor for controlling operation of the device, a reset module which is controllable independently of the control processor for performing a reset operation of the device, and a reset control interf... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7424403 | Low power vibration sensor and wireless transmitter system A low power vibration sensor and wireless transmitter system has one or more sensors that sense parameters of a machine including vibration and produces dynamic signals representing the sensed parameters. The system converts the signals to a digital format, digitall... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421349 | Bearing fault signature detection A device, and method, detects the presence of developing faults in rolling element bearings. Detection is accomplished by measuring the vibration of the apparatus in which the bearing is operating (motor, generator, engine, etc.) and searching for signatures unique ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7408456 | Wireless communication system An RFID tag (200) and similar control/sensing unit (300) for a communications system are described. The control/sensing unit has a control element (301) having one or more states, and include an antenna (207) as well as an electrical circ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406298 | Wireless communication system A wireless communication apparatus adapted to be mounted on an elevated surface having an electrical socket thereon. The apparatus includes a housing, a photocell and a transceiver. The housing at least partially defines an interior space and has a portion which is ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405669 | Sensor arrangement A sensor arrangement for detecting fogging on a glass pane, the arrangement including a support plate, a sensor element in thermal communication with the glass pane, wherein the sensor element is arranged on the support plate and is sensitive to moisture and a conta... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403108 | Enhanced area separation in wireless location systems and method A system and method for tracking and locating wireless tags by a wireless location system in limited and well defined areas that provides for differentiation between the well defined areas comprises transmitting identifying area information by short range transmitte... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401007 | Method, computer program and apparatus for extracting large size signal data samples with an automatically adjusted decimation ratio A method for rapidly extracting data file samples with an a signal monitor and an automatically adjusted decimation ratio is provided to solve the long-standing problems caused by large data files and small buffers by reducing a large data segment to a smaller, more... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394392 | Expert system safety screening of equipment operators Methods and systems using one or more expert systems to screen equipment operators for impairments, such as intoxication, physical impairment, medical impairment, or emotional impairment, to selectively test the equipment operators and control the equipment (e.g., a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392022 | Thermally feedable transmitter and sensor system The transmitter which can be fed thermally has at least one heat transducer element (1) with a downstream voltage transformer (3) and logic assembly (4) as well as a data transmission unit (5, 6), and is characterized in that the logic as... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391312 | Method and system for an incidental feedback platform A vertical can be a series of computer-executable instructions that, in response to an incident, collect information regarding that incident and transmit the information for analysis and possible helpful feedback to the user. A general purpose vertical can address t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383283 | Programable method and apparatus for real-time adaptation of presentations to individuals The present invention is a method of obtaining information regarding an individual's environment using a programmable device. The first step of the method is sensing a psychomotor behavioral element of an activity engaged by the individual. The type of activity enga... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382242 | Method and receiver for blocking a runaway dialer at a local security system A monitoring receiver having a memory, a control section, a counter and transmitting and receiving section. An operator can input a blocking time period, blocking criteria and a blocking threshold into the receiver. The control section causes a comparator to compare... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382245 | Method and apparatus for indicating a power condition at a notification appliance A notification appliance and an alarm system are provided. The notification appliance comprises an alarm indicator and a control module, which is configured to perform notification applications by turning on/off the alarm indicator. The control module receives at le... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382226 | Device for limiting access to a confined space A lock (10, 40, 42, 58) for security devices 26, such as banknote dispensers, to limit access to a confined space (32, 34) within the device. A remote computer (28) exclusively controls opening of the lock (10, 40, 42, 58). A plura... | 06/03/2008 |
