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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179273 | Faulted circuit indicator with fault characteristic detection and display A display for a faulted circuit indicator is disclosed. A plurality of light-emitting diodes are arranged so that at least one diode is visible to a person approaching the faulted circuit indicator from a determined angle of approach. When a fault is detected, the f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8144026 | Electrostatic discharge protection device with phosphors and method of fabricating the same An exemplary electrostatic discharge protection device includes: an electrostatic discharge part configured for discharging electrostatic when the electrostatic is larger than a threshold value; and a light emitting part configured for emitting light when electrosta... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8120504 | Circuit for indicating operating status of computer hardware devices A circuit for indicating operating status of a plurality of hardware devices of a computer includes a detecting module, a decoding module, and an indicating module. The indicating module includes a dual color indicator and two electronic switches connected to a firs... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8094033 | Apparatus to monitor process-based parameters of an integrated circuit (IC) substrate A process monitor measures the absolute value of unit sample resistors and transistors on a common Integrated Circuit (IC) substrate. This information can be used to adjust the gain of an amplifier assembly to a desired value, or to determine the true, corrected gai... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7928856 | Method of sampling a modulated signal driven channel An automated method of sampling an electrical condition of each of a plurality channels, the method comprising: driving each of the plurality of channels with a modulated signal; providing a settable flag associated with each of the plurality of channels; selecting ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7859421 | Circuit and method for detecting a voltage change A circuit arrangement for detecting voltage changes, comprising supply terminals configured to apply a first potential and a second potential, a first oscillator and a second oscillator, which are operated with the first potential and the second potential, a voltage... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7847702 | Power supply controller A power supply controller includes a semiconductor switching element disposed on a current supply line from a power source to a load. The semiconductor switching element is switched between ON and OFF for controlling power supply to the load. A short anomaly of the ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7557725 | Event signature apparatus, systems, and methods An apparatus and a system, as well as a method and article, may operate to compare a circuit operational condition with a specified condition, to record an out-of-specification condition, and to determine some specified number of recorded out-of-specification condit... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7538684 | Circuit health monitoring system and method A system and method that provides early warning of a capacitor failure before it causes a functional failure by including a plurality of redundant capacitive elements arranged in parallel in a capacitor module. A monitor measures a value corresponding to the total c... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7436313 | Penetration screen A penetration screen is disclosed which comprises a substantially planar substrate with, at least, one electrical circuit disposed thereon. The electrical circuit is configured such that, at least, one section of the circuit is electrically isolatable from the remai... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429926 | Radio frequency identification (RFID) and programmable logic device (PLD) integration and applications A Programmable Logic Device (PLD), such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), is provided with components of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag and circuitry to enhance operation. The RFID antenna and circuitry is provided in either directly in layers ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7423539 | RFID tags combining signals received from multiple RF ports Circuits, devices and methods for use in RFID tags include receiving multiple RF signals from multiple ports. The signals are added after some processing, to produce a single combined signal. Additional components process the single combined signal by itself. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7391334 | Connection checking system, printer device, method of checking connected state, connection checking program, and recording medium storing connection checking program A connection checking system of the present invention is arranged so as to apply a power supply voltage which is dropped by the resistance to a terminal when the control substrate and the unit are connected. Then, the control section determines that the unit is conn... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7385519 | Apparatus and method for operability and live-dead-live testing An operability testing apparatus used in conjunction with an electrical testing apparatus to perform live-dead-live tests consists of: a power source; a voltage source coupled to the power source with the voltage source being configured to provide an AC voltage outp... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7368784 | Thermal protection device for an integrated power MOS A thermal protection device is for an integrated power MOSFET transistor including an interdigitated array of source regions and drain regions defined in a well region of the monocrystalline silicon substrate, and gate structures overhanging channel regions defined ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350974 | Temperature detection circuit A temperature detection circuit according to the present invention includes a potential generating part and a temperature detection part. The potential generating part generates a potential according to an environmental temperature, and the temperature detection par... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349828 | Estimating an electronic device condition In a method for estimating a condition of an electronic device, a model correlating at least one utilization metric of a component of the electronic device and the condition of the component to be estimated is formulated. In addition, the at least one utilization me... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336153 | Wireless temperature monitoring for an electronics system A method of monitoring an electronics system comprises obtaining temperature information via at least one component of the electronics system, and communicating the temperature information from the at least one component to a manager of the electronics system via a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323897 | Mock wafer, system calibrated using mock wafer, and method for calibrating automated test equipment In one embodiment, a mock wafer for calibrating automated test equipment includes a printed circuit board having a number of interconnect areas, with each interconnect area having a pair of mock die pads that are coupled via a connecting trace. In another embodiment... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321312 | Non-volatile fault indication In a computer system a non-volatile fault indicator in a positional relationship with at least one system component is settable to maintain a fault indication for the component after powering down of the computer system. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321846 | Two-wire process control loop diagnostics A diagnostic device for coupling to a process control loop includes digital communication circuitry configured to receive a digital communication signal from the process control loop. The digital communication signal is a digitally modulated analog signal on the pro... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319381 | Signal receiving apparatus A signal receiving apparatus includes a receiving circuit board having a signal receiving circuit formed on one side of an insulating substrate, a wide conductive pattern formed on the other side of the insulating substrate that faces a forming position of the signa... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319043 | Method and system of trace pull test The present invention provides an efficient test method and system for testing the IC package, such as BGA types of packages. With the present invention, manufacturer can have an easier way in testing various types of packages, including newer types. Manufacturer al... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315255 | Load status indicator A load status indicator is disclosed wherein a green light-emitting diode of a bi-color light-emitting diode lights up when power is available to but not being used by a monitored device, whereas a red light-emitting diode of the bi-color light-emitting diode lights... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7295130 | Voltage sensing hand tool A hand tool which provides an alarm signal to a user as the tool approaches a live electrical wire is disclosed. The hand tool comprises a tool head and coupled to a handle. A non-contact voltage sensing circuit is provided in the handle of the tool. As the tool app... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290450 | Process diagnostics A diagnostic device for use in a industrial process includes monitoring electronics or diagnostic circuitry configured to diagnose or identify a condition or other occurrence in the industrial process. The system can be implemented in a process device such as a flow... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288786 | Integrated circuit configuration with analysis protection and method for producing the configuration During the creation of wiring plans for logic modules, the regions which are left free of interconnects by synthesis methods in upper metal planes are filled to a maximum degree with further interconnects. These interconnects serve to protect the integrated circuit.... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289028 | Transponder with two supply voltages In a transponder (1) and an integrated circuit (5), the integrated circuit (5) has two circuit sections (18, 19) that are arranged for supply with two supply voltages of different levels (VL-HV, VL-LV), a first rectifier circuit (20 | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285019 | Power supply terminal having an electronic part A power supply terminal for supplying power to a BWB, the power supply terminal including a first terminal member having a pair of engaging holes; a press fit terminal in a U-shape inserted into slits of the first terminal member and having a plurality of press fit ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286060 | Indicators for vacuum tube replacement devices A vacuum tube replacement device includes an indicator. The indicator can be arranged to provide audible and/or visual indication of system performance, function, status, or any other desired indication. The vacuum tube replacement device is pin-for-pin compatible w... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271608 | Prognostic cell for predicting failure of integrated circuits A prognostic cell is used to predict impending failure of a useful circuit or circuits in a host IC. Increasing the stress on the prognostic cell relative to the useful circuit shifts the failure distribution of the cell along the time axis. The relative amount of t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266758 | Network monitoring program, network monitoring method, and network monitoring apparatus A network monitoring program automatically sorts fault producing locations on a network. A memory unit stores a fault location determining table containing events indicative of failures of communications via the network, the events being associated with classified e... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257509 | Measuring device with functional units controllable via a block diagram A measuring device, in particular a signal generator, comprises several functional units which may be connected to each other in various combinations, a control device which determines the connection and functions of the functional unites, and optical display device... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256599 | Protection circuit for semiconductor device and semiconductor device including the same A protection circuit comprises: at least one shielded line arranged to cover an area to be protected over a semiconductor device, the at least one shielded line having only one route from a start point to an end point; a signal generator for applying a signal to the... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254518 | Pressure transmitter with diagnostics In one embodiment, a pressure transmitter is provided which diagnoses the condition of a primary element and/or an impulse line which connects to a pressure sensor. A difference circuit coupled to the pressure sensor has a difference output which represents the sens... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253740 | Method and apparatus for monitoring for failure temperatures of a structure An apparatus for monitoring a temperature of a structure, comprising: one or more electrically conductive loops adapted to be affixed to the structure, each including first and second elongate connection strips each made of a first metal composition having a first m... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250750 | System and method for testing and orientation of components for assembly There is disclosed a system and method for testing and orientation of components for assembly, including a component selection tester for testing, prior to assembly, the correct selection of a desired component. The component selection tester includes at least one s... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7200373 | Antenna detection and diagnostic system and related method An antenna detection and diagnostic system and associated method, including current and voltage detection circuits, are disclosed for detecting antenna failure mechanisms for integrated radio receivers. Integrated current limit detection circuitry is disclosed that ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196294 | Method and resistive bridge circuit for the detection of solder-joint failures in a digital electronic package A solder-joint detection circuit uses a resistive bridge and a differential detector to detect faults in the solder-joint network both inside and outside the digital electronic package during operation. The resistive bridge is preferably coupled to a high supply vol... | 03/27/2007 |
