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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8035506 | System and method for calibration of radio frequency location sensors A method includes receiving, in a scanner, at least one radio-frequency (RF) signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner. The method also includes storing location information, corresponding to a location of the scanner, and signal strength information correspondi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7852205 | System and method for calibration of radio frequency location sensors A method includes receiving, in a scanner, at least one radio-frequency (RF) signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner. The method also includes storing location information, corresponding to a location of the scanner, and signal strength information correspondi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7705721 | Apparatus and method for sensing and responding to environmental conditions of a computer system at non-uniform polling intervals Environmental sensors are distributed in a computer system to sense environmental conditions, and the sensors are polled at polling intervals which are adjusted in response to changing environmental conditions, thus allowing deteriorating or improving conditions to ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7403096 | Apparatus and method for synchronizing visual/audible alarm units in an alarm system An apparatus and concomitant method of reducing the number of synchronization pulses transmitted to the alarm units for increasing the reliability of the overall alarm system is disclosed. The synchronization signal is implemented as a reference or reset signal from... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7350752 | Fairing and installation methodology for sensor pressure belts A fairing system developed to reduce the flow disturbance around sensor elements allowing accurate measurement of the pressure distribution on an airplane exterior surface. The fairing also protects the sensors and electronics of the pressure belt from direct exposu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352080 | Device and method for supplying the triggering device of an occupant restraint system with power The invention relates to a device that comprises a plurality of energy stores and a driver circuit. Said driver circuit is supplied by at least two of the energy stores via a selecting circuit in such a manner that the driver circuit is always supplied by the energy... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342494 | Inventoriable-object control and tracking system An inventoriable-object control and tracking system comprising, in accordance with its preferred embodiments, an object identification assembly having an electronic device, with a unique electronically-readable identification code, which is connected to an inventori... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337325 | System and apparatus for information display An apparatus for displaying information received from a communication apparatus includes: a key information producing unit configured to produce key information for authenticating the communication apparatus; a key information display unit for displaying the key inf... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327247 | Fire detection system and method using multiple sensors Outputs from a plurality of different ambient condition sensors are cross correlated so as to adjust a threshold value for a different, primary, sensor. Cross-correlation processing can be carried out locally in a detector or remotely. To minimize false alarming, th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319574 | Arc fault detection apparatus, method and system for an underground electrical conductor A non-invasive underground arc fault detection apparatus is for an underground electrical conductor. The apparatus includes an electric circuit having an opening for admitting the electrical conductor therethrough. The electric circuit includes one or two transducer... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317391 | Safety alert device A danger warning system includes a central station and modules connected via at least one series connection. A mechanism in the central stations determines the distance between the central station and the modules. The modules are triggered by the central station, su... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7293222 | Systems and processes for fast encoding of hamming codes Decoding that uses an extended Hamming code in one of the primary stages of static encoding uses a calculation of the r+1 Hamming redundant symbols for k input symbols from which Hamming redundant symbols are calculated, where r satisfies 2r−1−r≦k | 11/06/2007 |
| 7254372 | Method and system for transmitting, receiving, and collecting information related to a plurality of working components A method and system for transmitting, receiving, and collecting information related to a plurality of working components, such as street lamps, allows for efficient and effective monitoring and controlling of working components through short-distance radio communica... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250865 | Object tracking system with non-contact object detection and identification An object tracking system is provided for tracking the removal of objects from a location and the replacement of the objects at the location. The system includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached to each of the objects to be tracked and each tag h... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7212113 | Passenger and item tracking with system alerts A dynamically configurable threat scanning machine management system is capable of tracking information associated with one ore more items and/or passengers. The central control computer network can transmit, among other things, operational software and threat profi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207041 | Open platform architecture for shared resource access management An open platform architecture and methods for shared resource access management are provided. A redirection module in kernel space receives requests for access to resources from applications in user space. The redirection module routes signals representative of the ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7193510 | Safety interlock circuit with diagnostics requiring no extra signal wires A safety interlock circuit wherein the safety interlock switches can report their status. Signal generators associated with the safety interlock switches produce status signals that are transmitted on the wiring of the safety interlock circuit. The present invention... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183906 | Threat scanning machine management system Disclosed is a dynamically configurable threat scanning machine management system that utilizes a network to connect threat scanning machines with a central control computer. The central control computer can transmit, among other things, operational software and thr... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180302 | Method and system for determining cracks and broken components in armor A ceramic armor system with built-in conductive circuit attached to a ceramic component. The conductive circuit can be accessed by a user at contacts provided in the system. The circuit is arranged so that damage such as cracks that occurs within the ceramic compone... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173532 | Intelligent controlled entry-exit system The present invention is to an integrated end-to-end system and process composed of numerous application systems and subsystems (applicable in total or in subparts) which enables parties (such as businesses, buildings, prisons, governments, etc.) to acquire informat... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170394 | Remote current sensing and communication over single pair of power feed wires Disclosed is a novel technique for transferring power and signals between two electrical devices over a single wire pair. In particular, a remote sensor is connected to a host device. Power to the remote sensor is supplied through a voltage reference and control loo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161926 | Low-latency multi-hop ad hoc wireless network A multi-radio sensor node is provided that includes two or more communication devices. The communication devices include radio frequency (RF) devices like radios. Each communication device supports simultaneous communications among multi-radio sensor nodes of respec... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158856 | Apparatus for enabling part picking in a manufacturing facility An apparatus for enabling part picking in a manufacturing facility comprises a conveyor 30 for transporting containers each bearing a barcode defining a plurality of parts to be placed in the container and, disposed at intervals along the conveyor, a pluralit... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148811 | Emergency underwater notification device The emergency underwater notification device disclosed, one of which would be carried by each diver on a team of divers at a dive site, comprises (a) an activator; (b) one or more primary signal emitters, each of which emits a primary notification signal upon activa... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145452 | Detection of bodies Detection of the presence of an animal body, for instance a human, in a detection zone is achieved by generating a low power LF field (17) between antennae (12, 18), and by measuring the disturbance of this field by the body. An analyser (16) is... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7109864 | Object carriers and lighted tags for an object control and tracking system Object carriers are provided for use with an object tracking and control system of the type having a storage receptacle with a tray provided with an array of slots for receiving ID tags bearing touch memory devices. A computer-based controller is provided for detect... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106215 | Device for monitoring the integrity of spacecraft thermal protection tiles An electrical circuit, attached to the tiles of the space shuttle, provides an indication of tile integrity in real time. Each tile has a resistor attached thereto between parallel conductors, and a series of tiles forms a protected grid series tile section. A compu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7099802 | Method of and system for collecting information about analyzing apparatuses, and the analyzing apparatus The present invention proposes an analyzing apparatus by which the operator can easily obtain the management information and/or the analysis progress information of plural apparatuses without going around to check the plural analyzing apparatuses one after another. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095320 | Wireless alarm system for contributing security network A portable wireless alarm system includes at least two alarm devices each of which includes a signal generator for generating an action signal, wherein the alarm devices are communicatively networked with each other by means of radio frequency to contribute a securi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7091876 | Method for addressing the users of a bus system by means of identification flows The method is provided for addressing the participants of a bus system comprising a control unit, a bus starting from the control unit and a plurality of participants connected to the bus. In the method, each participant not addressed so far feeds an identifying cur... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7079011 | Apparatus and method for synchronizing visual/audible alarm units in an alarm system An apparatus and concomitant method of reducing the number of synchronization pulses transmitted to the alarm units for increasing the reliability of the overall alarm system is disclosed. The synchronization signal is implemented as a reference or reset signal from... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7068177 | Multi-sensor device and methods for fire detection Multiple parameter fire detection uses outputs from one or more radiant energy sensors in combination with outputs from smoke or thermal sensors to shorten response times to alarm while minimizing nuisance alarms. The radiant energy related outputs can be used to al... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7049961 | Key control system using separated ID and location detection mechanisms An object control and tracking system and related methods using separate object identification and location detection mechanisms for objects, such as keys, that are maintained in a secure enclosure, such as a key drawer. A plurality of object slots are located on th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050808 | Method and system for transmitting, receiving and collecting information related to a plurality of working components A method and system for transmitting, receiving, and collecting information related to a plurality of working components, such as street lamps, allows for efficient and effective monitoring and controlling of working components through short-distance radio communica... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046145 | Object carriers for an object control and tracking system Object carriers are provided for use with an object tracking and control system of the type having a storage receptacle with a tray provided with an array of slots for receiving ID tags bearing touch memory devices. A computer-based controller is provided for detect... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026936 | Distributed RF coupled system An RFID sensor system and method is disclosed. An RFID sensor system includes a conducting path having first and second conductors, and one or more RFID sensing transceivers spatially-distributed along the conducting path and capactively-coupled to the first and sec... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020701 | Method for collecting and processing data using internetworked wireless integrated network sensors (WINS) The Wireless Integrated Network Sensor Next Generation (WINS NG) nodes provide distributed network and Internet access to sensors, controls, and processors that are deeply embedded in equipment, facilities, and the environment. The WINS NG network is a new monitorin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7006078 | Apparatus and method for sensing the degree and touch strength of a human body on a sensor An improvement in sensor for detecting contact with a human resistive element is disclosed. This design uses additional components to avoid discharging capacitors through the human resistive element, thereby sparing the user the uncomfortable sensation associated th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7005984 | Object carriers for an object control and tracking system Object carriers are provided for use with an object tracking and control system of the type having a storage receptacle with a tray provided with an array of slots for receiving ID tags bearing touch memory devices. A computer-based controller is provided for detect... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998992 | System and an arrangement to determine the position in a hazardous situation The present invention relates to a system and to an arrangement for evaluating in a defined space or area a delimited area (7) in which there is a degree of urgency greater than the degree of urgency in respect of the remainder of said space (1), where... | 02/14/2006 |
