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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7786855 | Mobile system and method for traffic detector simulations Traffic induction loop simulator (LOOPSIM) software, and a system and method designed for traffic research and education. The system is able to generate output signals in response to previously recorded real traffic events or simulated traffic. If directly connected... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7652566 | Arc wave generator for testing an arc-fault circuit interrupter Apparatus includes an arc wave generator for testing an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) for use in a test system for testing whether or not an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) is operating normally, in which a false arc is generated for use in testing the a... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7432827 | Device for activating inductive loop sensor of a traffic light control system A system and method for activating vehicle sensors which are based on inductive loops. A voltage controlled oscillator is scanned throughout the required frequency range while a balanced mixer, low-pass filter, and detector are arranged to show the presence of a sig... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7414533 | System for placing radio frequency identification (RFID) antennas, tags and interrogators A system and method for optimally placing radio frequency identification (RFID) antennas. The system varies the placement of RFID tag and interrogator antennas with respect to each other and a stationary object or objects. A signal generator sends a known reference ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7383019 | Field data collection and relay station A field data collection and relay station is equipped to receive sensor data from locations in a region. The station has directional antennas that are focused to transmit and receive energy in and from unique directions. The station establishes a wireless network in... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7369945 | Apparatus and method for storing and transporting data related to vapor emissions and measurements thereof The present invention provides apparatus and a methods for collecting, transmitting and storing fugitive gas emission data. An embodiment of the invention collects fugitive gas with a sampling probe and into a emission monitoring device. The device then sends and st... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358733 | High performance security inspection system with physically isolated detection sensors An inspection system includes a housing having a cavity which defines an inspection zone, and a positioning device within the inspection zone which provides positioning of a specimen within the inspection zone. The inspection system includes a sensor system for insp... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337686 | Multi-threat detection system A method and system for efficiently screening for dangerous threatening items are presented. The system includes an object unit designed to hold the object and a test unit including equipment for subjecting the object to a combination of two or more tests. There are... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327781 | Universal intelligent modem In one general aspect, data transfer between the modem and a processor connected to the modem may be improved using a variable speed buffer. The variable speed buffer may include one or more first-in/first out buffers (FIFOs) and two interfaces. The FIFOs may be con... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7312714 | Ambient condition detector with time delayed function An ambient condition detector includes a time delay function whereby a user initiates a functionality test of the detector and has time to move away from the vicinity of the detector before a potentially hearing damaging, audible report is issued from the detector u... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7277190 | Measurement system with an optical measurement arrangement The invention concerns an optical measurement arrangement, in particular for the examination of layer systems, and can include an illumination device having at least one illumination source for delivering a measurement light beam and coupling the measurement light b... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7259565 | Testing an electrical switchgear system There is provided a method of testing an electrical switchgear system. A node in the electrical switchgear system monitors a power line signal and controls a breaker based on the power line signal. The method includes applying an analog signal to the node, and recei... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253637 | Arc fault circuit interrupter system In order to determine whether arcing is present in an electrical circuit, a sensor signal corresponding to current in said electrical circuit is processed. The sensor signal is filtered to determine the presence of noise in a predetermined frequency range and produc... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251474 | Identification based operational modification of a portable electronic device Identification based operational modification of a portable electronic device includes detecting the presence of an employee identification badge, authenticating the identification badge as an eligible identification badge based at least in part upon data associated... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250847 | Portable surface member for conducting exercises of individuals The concept herein is focused on a portable structure, generally in the form of a portable mat or other similar member, that can be moved or transported from place to place to be used in a temporary manner and placed on the ground for use in the process of facilitat... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245667 | Method of transmitting data In a data transmission method, the data to be transmitted and/or data corresponding to the same are transmitted via a first transmission channel and in addition via a second transmission channel. The data transmitted via the first transmission channel and the data t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242289 | Method and system for synthetically reproducing a random process A method and system are provided for synthetically reproducing a random process. A test apparatus is coupled to a data-collection apparatus. The data-collection apparatus collects status data corresponding to several alarm points. The test apparatus generates at a r... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242291 | Arc fault circuit interrupter test circuit and test board A tester for an arc fault circuit interrupter that can selectively simulate and apply electrical arc faults and nuisance loads to at least one device under test (DUT). The tester includes a power supply, a test controller, and test circuitry coupleable to a DUT. AC ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7227452 | Apparatus to deter birds with ultrasound Birds carry many parasites and other diseases, which pose a health risk to humans which come into contact with their habitat. However, ultrasonic waves agitate and deter birds and other pests from roosting in nearby areas. The disclosed device utilizes solar energy ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225661 | Gas supply adapter A single-piece adapter (10) is disclosed for supplying gas to a gas detector (32) that contains at least one gas sensor (34) and that has a gas inlet (30) for allowing gas at the inlet to come into contact with the at least one sensor ( | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210383 | Detection system for power equipment Woodworking machines including conductive cutters adapted to cut workpieces, and motors adapted to drive the cutters are disclosed. The machines also include a contact detection system adapted to detect contact between a person and the cutter, and to distinguish con... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7187529 | Apparatus and method for detecting a gas associated with a glowing contact and interrupting a power circuit A receptacle interrupts a power circuit including a glowing contact and a gas, such as hydrogen chloride, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide or a combination of those gases, associated with the glowing contact. The receptacle includes a set of separable contacts for in... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180411 | Methods and apparatus for generating a data structure indicative of an alarm system circuit A user of a computer aided design (CAD) system graphically places fire alarm appliances, such as smoke detectors and sirens, in a drawing area. After elements are placed and physical paths are determined, a series of electrical circuit connections between alarm sour... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7167098 | Testing equipment for a fire alarm The present invention relates to testing equipment 20 for a fire alarm 1. It includes a testing pole (21), a range spacer (23) connected to the testing pole (21), and a reflective means and/or scattering means situated in the insid... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7158024 | Packet intrusion detection rule simplification apparatus and method, and packet intrusion detection apparatus and method using simplified intrusion detection rule A packet intrusion detection rule simplification apparatus and method and an intrusion detection apparatus and method are provided. Test conditions of at least one intrusion detection rules are rearranged based on test items, and the same test conditions for the sam... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151442 | System, apparatus, and method for testing identification tags An apparatus includes at least one tag holder capable of receiving and holding a plurality of tags. The apparatus also includes at least one antenna capable of receiving wireless signals from the plurality of tags during a test of the tags. The apparatus may further... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149623 | Vehicle tracker including input/output features and related methods A tracking system includes a vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type including an alarm indicator, and a monitoring station receiving the alarm indication alert from the vehicle tracking unit. The vehicle tracking unit may include a vehicle position determinin... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7136265 | Load recognition and series arc detection using bandpass filter signatures A method and system for determining whether arcing is present in an electrical circuit includes sensing a change in an alternating current in the circuit and developing a corresponding input signal, analyzing the input signal to determine the presence of broadband n... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134088 | Method and system for providing tactical information during crisis situations A computer-based method and system for storing and retrieving tactical information pertaining to a site during crisis situations. The method and system provides a graphical user interface comprising a computer screen display and a selection device wherein a user may... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132948 | System for optimally placing radio frequency identification (RFID) antennas, tags, and interrogators A system and method for optimally placing radio frequency identification (RFID) antennas. The system varies the placement of RFID tag and interrogator antennas with respect to each other and a stationary object or objects. A signal generator sends a known reference ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130383 | Lifestyle multimedia security system A method is disclosed for remote monitoring of a premises, comprising the steps of operatively coupling a geographically remote client to a security system server which is capable of authenticating a user of the remote client, operatively coupling the remote client ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7120233 | Lifestyle multimedia security system A method for remote monitoring of a premises. A geographically remote client is operatively coupled to a security system server capable of authenticating a user of the remote client. The remote client is then operably coupled to a security gateway capable of managin... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7120232 | Lifestyle multimedia security system A method for remote monitoring of a premises. A geographically remote client is operatively coupled to a security system server capable of authenticating a user of the remote client. The remote client is then operably coupled to a security gateway capable of managin... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7119609 | Lifestyle multimedia security system A method for remote monitoring of a premises. A geographically remote client is operatively coupled to a security system server capable of authenticating a user of the remote client. The remote client is then operably coupled to a security gateway capable of managin... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117264 | Method and system for peer to peer communication in a network environment A method for communicating among a plurality of peer nodes in a network environment is provided. A discovery command is communicated from a current peer node to at least one neighbor peer node, the neighbor peer node in communication with the current peer node. An a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116215 | Sensor device and ceramic package for mounting electronic components A sensor device includes a G sensor producing an electric signal in accordance with physical displacement of its sensing portion and a casing mounting this G sensor. A casing chamber is sealed with a potting material so that the G sensor is covered with the potting ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7103152 | Lifestyle multimedia security system A method for remote monitoring of a premises. A geographically remote client is operatively coupled to a security system server capable of authenticating a user of the remote client. The remote client is then operably coupled to a security gateway capable of managin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7079021 | System to manually initiate an emergency shutdown test and collect diagnostic data in a process control environment An emergency shutdown test system, wherein the emergency shutdown test system includes an emergency shutdown device controller and sensors to provide data to the controller, the controller having a processor, a memory coupled to the processor and an auxiliary input,... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073424 | Method and plant for the destruction of a fuze mounted on a munition The invention concerns the field of ammunitions equipped with their fuze, found on the battlefield. Such ammunitions represent a major pyrotechnic risk. The problem consists in destroying the fuze so as to be able to dismantle said ammunition. The method consists in... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071824 | Radio frequency identification devices, remote communication devices, identification systems, communication methods, and identification methods The present invention provides radio frequency identification devices, remote communication devices, identification systems, communication methods, and identification methods. A radio frequency identification device according to one aspect includes a substrate; comm... | 07/04/2006 |
