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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7990278 | System and method for detecting power supply error of electronic device and electronic device An electronic device powered by a primary power source includes a switch, a first detection unit, a second detection unit, a warning unit and a secondary power source. The switch is configured for connecting and disconnecting the primary power source and the electro... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7911352 | Method and apparatus for protection of AC-DC power converters An AC-DC power converter controls an external upstream switching device, which supplies it power to be converted. Power conversion is initiated when an external signal requests power be converted or when a program within the AC-DC power converter detects the need fo... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7405671 | Power failure alarm A power failure alarm for use in sounding a warning in the occasion of a power failure, with built in electrical connectors, and a temporary source of light. The device is housed in a molded plastic enclosure in a rectangular shape and includes an emergency light, n... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7368834 | Electronic protection devices for automatic circuit-breakers Described herein is an electronic protection device for automatic circuit-breakers comprising: a control unit; a warning interface; a supply system comprising a main supply system and a first back-up supply system; an interface for connection between said supply sys... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369059 | Electrical apparatus having status indicating means An electrical power distribution device such as a junction box or the like includes a status indicator that also serves not only to indicate the status of energization of a connector mounted in a first housing opening, but also to illuminate a translucent indicia-be... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7336201 | Remote access energy meter system and method A remote energy meter system and method is provided having a meter server and a client module located remotely from the meter server. The meter server communicates with the client via a wireless communications link to recover energy production parameter values. The ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327275 | Bathing system controller having abnormal operational condition identification capabilities A controller suitable for identifying an abnormal operational condition in a bathing system is provided. The controller includes a memory unit adapted for storing measurements indicative of electrical currents drawn by the bathing system under normal operating condi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321313 | Electronic insertion/extraction cycle counter and logger device A monitoring system monitors wear of a connector by counting insertions or extractions between circuit boards. The monitoring system includes a sensor that senses insertions or extractions through contact or non-contact sensing. The monitoring system also includes a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7310038 | Electromechanical device for selecting coil voltage and locking the coil in place A system for selecting coil voltage in an electrical device comprises a housing and a coil in the housing having a plurality of windings. Each winding has a pair of pins. A slider supports a plurality of moveable contacts and is moveably mounted in the housing proxi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301736 | Method and device for shutting down a drive with a matrix converter during a power outage A method and a device for shutting down a drive during a power outage are disclosed. The method and device include a matrix converter, several commutation capacitors on the power line side, a switch unit on the power line side and a resistor unit. During a power out... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7289034 | Sensor drive control method and sensor-equipped radio terminal device A radio terminal device realizing reduced power consumption and prompt detection of detection object by using a first sensor and a second sensor whose ON/OFF states are opposite and whose operations are synchronized. When the first sensor detects a detection object,... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285007 | Combination power circuit light coding system Systems, methods, and apparatuses for isolating an electrical problem in a power pack include a system in accordance with various embodiments of the invention. The system includes a power pack. The power pack includes an input cord including at least a first indicat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286036 | Method for selecting coil voltage and locking the coil in place A system for selecting coil voltage in an electrical device comprises a housing and a coil in the housing having a plurality of windings. Each winding has a pair of pins. A slider supports a plurality of moveable contacts and is moveably mounted in the housing proxi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7262702 | Pest control devices, systems, and methods Among the embodiments of the present invention is a pest control device that includes a bait operable to be consumed by one or more species of pest, a pest sensing circuit, and a communication circuit coupled to the pest sensing circuit. The communication circuit in... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259683 | Rack A rack has a plurality of LEDs arranged on the front surface thereof correspondingly to respective units. The rack is provided with an LED lighting circuit which lights these LEDs, on the back of a display section and an input section. The LED lighting circuit has a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7233478 | Method and apparatus for protecting a solenoid and its driving circuit in an electronic device A circuit for protecting a solenoid and/or receipt printer in an electronic device, such as a point-of-sale terminal, includes a resistance and a capacitance. The resistance is electrically coupled in parallel with the capacitance, and the parallel network of resist... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7221363 | Vehicle information displays The present invention relates to information display assemblies and various covert displays using the same. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7209048 | Device for monitoring and alerting of a power disruption to electrical equipment or an appliance The present invention is a simple, inexpensive and reliable device for monitoring and alerting of a power disruption to an appliance or a piece of equipment. An audible and/or visual alarm may be generated in the event that a specific or a piece of electrical equipm... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206645 | Mobile, unitary, wall-plugged, temperature and/or power monitoring and warning system for critical spaces A system comprising a housing, an electrical bus, a connector module for connecting the electrical bus to a power source, a battery module so as to provide power to the electrical bus when the power source is not supplying power to the electrical bus, a sensor modul... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203688 | Analysing tactical data link messages A method of analyzing data link messages is disclosed. These messages include a message type field and at least one message content field whose meaning is determined by the message type. The method includes storing the plurality of data link messages in a database. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7173534 | Bird control system A computer based bird control system is provided. The bird control system utilizes an impactor that is attachable to a structure, such as an I-beam or other similarly sized and dimensioned metal object, to create an acoustic impact noise similar to a whacking of the... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168974 | Three phase lighted plugs and connectors for indicating the absence of at least one phase Indicator means located in a plug or connector indicates when at least one phase of an AC multi-phase voltage is absent. The indicator means can be any one of a variety of light sources and/or an audible generator. The light source can be, for example, an LED, an il... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7109878 | External infusion device with remote programming, bolus estimator and/or vibration alarm capabilities An infusion system for infusing a liquid into a body includes an external infusion device and a remote commander. The external infusion device includes a housing, a receiver, a processor and an indication device. The receiver is coupled to the housing and for receiv... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7109609 | Method and pulse-control circuit for a power component The invention concerns the control of thyristor-type semiconductor power components (Sw) powered by an alternating current network (VS). The control signal is a pulse (Ie). It is stored in the form of magnetic induction (B), positive or negative, in a core (T) made ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102344 | Circuit tester A circuit testing device includes a housing that is sized and adapted to securely fit into a light bulb socket. The device includes spring-loaded prongs which securely hold the housing in place in the socket until it is desired to remove the testing device. The test... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098799 | Unit for sensing physical quantity A sensor unit sensing a physical quantity comprises a first voltage evaluation circuit, a second voltage evaluation circuit, an alarm signal output circuit, and a sensor output circuit. The first voltage evaluation circuit evaluates a power voltage by comparing it w... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7061386 | Air freshener dispenser equipped with an indicator circuit for indicating an incoming call on a nearby cellular telephone There is described an air freshener dispenser, in particular of the type fittable to vehicle air inlets, which has an indicator circuit for indicating an incoming call on a cellular telephone in the vicinity of the air freshener dispenser. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7023474 | Method and system for enabling the single use of digital cameras To enable the use of a single use digital camera for acquiring, selecting and storing images, thereby providing the ability to delete unwanted images, a method is disclosed in which a customer is provided a single use digital camera, which the customer uses for acqu... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019658 | Cable traffic indicator A cable providing a visual indication of traffic including a wire and connector. The connector includes detection circuitry capable of detecting traffic on the cable and generating a detection signal responsive to the traffic. A traffic indicator provides the visual... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009514 | Self contained power disruption alert devices and methods for generating audible alerts A low cost self-contained power disruption alert device is configured with a light-weight pocket and/or palm sized compact body to generate a local audible alert that is output by a speaker when power to an electrical wall outlet is disrupted. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006001 | Speech-emitting celebration device A speech or phrase emitting celebration device, in the nature of a piñata, includes a longitudinal axial channel within which is placed a complementally sized integrated circuit (“IC”) including a library of pre-programmed voice chips having phrases selected by... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6985084 | Visual indication equipment operation An electrically operated equipment with a sealed enclosure containing circuitry with an exterior visual indicator to show a state of operation of the equipment. The visual indicator is illuminated by a magnetic flux sensor also exterior to the equipment, the sensor ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979787 | Article for de-energizing a branch electrical circuit, and related processes A device for de-energizing an energized branch electrical circuit is described, as well as related processes. The device includes a circuit breaker, which itself includes a breaker switch, an input terminal for receiving current, and an output terminal for directing... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6956489 | Heating element condition monitor A method for monitoring the condition of an electric current-carrying heating element involving installing the heating element in a location and setting the initial composition Ci of the material as a reference baseline at an initial time Ti co... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948689 | Portable apparatus for demarcating a region with respect to the ground A portable apparatus for demarcating a region with respect to the ground comprising a plurality of posts adapted to be removably inserted into the ground. The apparatus further comprises an adjustable connecting means which is secured by a receiving member in an upp... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6906617 | Intelligent appliance home network The instantaneous power consumption of an appliance is used to determine the status of the appliance, from which further actions may be taken. This invention is premised on the observation that most appliances have a characteristic power consumption pattern that can... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904348 | Vehicular control system A vehicular control system comprises a rearview mirror assembly and a microcontroller. The rearview mirror assembly comprises a housing and a variable reflectivity electro-optic mirror element. The microcontroller is operable to control the reflectivity of the varia... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6867510 | Memory mirror system for vehicles A vehicle memory mirror system includes a vehicle mirror assembly and a control module. The vehicle mirror assembly includes a reflective element, a motor for positioning the reflective element about an axis, a monitor for monitoring the position of the reflective e... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6859349 | Combination power circuit light coding system Systems, methods, and apparatuses for isolating an electrical problem in a power pack include a system in accordance with various embodiments of the invention. The system includes a power pack. The power pack includes an input cord including at least a first indicat... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6853307 | High voltage proximity warning system and method A high-voltage-proximity warning system has a local panel (1) for being positioned in or about a cab (2) of heavy equipment or other vehicle (5), a remote panel (3) in predetermined electrical communication with the local panel and one or... | 02/08/2005 |
