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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8077051 | Fault detection system with redundant product teach verification Some embodiments for a fault detection apparatus may include one or more monitors to detect at least three operating states of a sensor, such as pass, fail, and inoperative so as to enable a manufacturing facility to differentiate between situations in which a conta... | 12/13/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7358857 | Global positioning systems applications A global positioning system includes a fixed base unit of known position and at least one mobile unit, the base unit and the mobile unit each including a GPS receiver. This system further includes means for comparing the simultaneous GPS identified positions of the ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359831 | Diagnostic context A diagnostic context can be associated with a request and the diagnostic context can be used for determining whether to do diagnosis functions at predetermined points. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7336177 | RFID system and method for tracking individual articles A RFID related system and method for tracking articles that are not individually labeled with RFID tags. A transporter with an RFID reader identifies a carrier with an RFID tag as it is disposed onto the transporter. The location and/or number of the disassociated a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7295950 | Monitoring multiple channels of data from real time process to detect recent abnormal behavior Provides methods, systems and apparatus for generating alerts for a system process that obtains raw channel data over time from one or more monitored channel of the system process. An example method includes processing the raw channel data to form time dependent sig... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286966 | Rotation planning apparatus and rotation planning system An apparatus or system is used for planning the rotation of part usage between shafts or plants based at least on schedule information relating to operation and inspection-purpose shutdown, attribute information relating to part life, part maintenance periods, and o... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7262385 | Material processing device A device for material processing, such as welding, joining, cutting, inspecting and the like, includes an energy beam source and one or more energy beam transfer devices. The one or more transfer devices may direct an energy beam at one or more predetermined locatio... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243002 | System and method for carrier identification in a pneumatic tube system A system and method provides for the identification and monitoring of carriers within a pneumatic carrier system. Each carrier which is to be employed within the system includes an identification device such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip which has ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226349 | Process to electronically automate the sorting of chicken feet in the category of edible or inedible Photoelectric and inductive sensors are placed along a picking and eviscerating chicken lines. The sensors detect the location of a chicken bird in a shackle and its associated feet, also in a shackle. The sensors communicate this information to a programmable logic... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219676 | Substrate detecting apparatus A substrate cleaning apparatus includes a bath in the form of a vessel filled with a cleaning liquid, a substrate guide disposed on the bottom of the vessel and configured to support at least one substrate vertically, a first sensing unit for sensing the substrate(s... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204481 | Magnetorheological reconfigurable clamp for a flexible manufacturing system A reconfigurable clamp for a flexible manufacturing system comprises a body portion, a plurality of pins slidably engaged within sleeves formed in the body portion, a compression spring attached to each shaft of the plurality of pins, a reservoir comprising a magnet... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199709 | Cart fleet management system A hand-operated cart constructed for carrying luggage or packages includes a frame including a cargo area, and cart wheels connected to the frame and connected to a handrail arranged for manually displacing the cart. The cart also includes a distance sensor construc... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182339 | Thickness measuring system, having improved software, for use within a mail handling system, and method of using same A thickness measuring device for measuring the thickness dimension of an article being conveyed along a conveyor system comprises a rotary encoder, and a lever arm pivotally mounted upon the shaft of the rotary encoder. The lever arm has an end portion thereof dispo... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182335 | Method of detecting overlaps in a postal sorting installation The method of detecting overlapping postal items in a postal sorting installation (1) consists in detecting variation in the length of each item by causing each item to go past a plurality of proximity detectors (4, 5, 6, 7). The proximity detectors ar... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7152744 | Device for working sheet-like material The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing sheet material, in particular bank notes, papers of value and the like. In the inventive apparatus, an automatic return of sheet material to a second or, generally speaking, further check is provide... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151979 | System and method for tracking inventory An RFID enabled paper roll includes a tubular core, a paper stock wound around the core, and a radio frequency integrated circuit electrically coupled to an antenna and positioned on the core. A system for reading a radio frequency integrated circuit positioned on a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7133126 | Method for the detection of coatings using emissivity and reflectivity The subject invention detects the presence of an ozone reducing coating on an automotive radiator of the type having spaced fins presenting electromagnetic surface properties different than the electromagnetic surface properties of the coating. In accordance with th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132622 | Laser machining apparatus and laser machining method There is provided a laser machining apparatus, and a laser machining method using the same. The laser machining apparatus has a body portion having a plurality of laser irradiating sections and work mounting sections, a supplying stocker for supplying workpieces, an... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132945 | Material support system for supporting items having radio frequency identification (RFID) tags The present invention provides a unique material support system which is capable of scanning RFID tags of a large number of items in the material support system in an automated manner. A material support system is provided for supporting items having RFID tags place... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7113104 | Giant magnetoresistance based gyroscope A gyroscope (10) for determining rate of rotation includes a giant magnetoresistor (GMR) (14) attached to a mass (12) oscillating along a first axis. When the gyroscope (10) is rotated, the mass (12) also oscillates along a second ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086269 | Apparatus and method for testing seed singulation of a seed meter An apparatus and method of testing seed singulation of a seed meter. The apparatus includes a frame which supports the seed meter to be tested above a track within which is disposed a continuous flighted belt. A drive system is provided to drive the flighted belt an... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070178 | Holder for a substrate cassette and device provided with such a holder A holder is disclosed for a cassette for substrates. The holder includes a base plate on which a guide member provided with at least two guides is secured. The cassette is to be positioned between the guides, which enable the cassette to be aligned with respect to t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069110 | System and method for tracking inventory An RFID enabled paper roll includes a tubular core, a paper stock wound around the core, and a radio frequency integrated circuit electrically coupled to an antenna and positioned on the core. A system for reading a radio frequency integrated circuit positioned on a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7038591 | Apparatus for testing and marking workpieces A workpiece testing and marking system includes an apparatus for testing a workpiece and for selectively generating a signal that is representative of a result of the test. The system also includes a marker that is adapted to provide a visual indication on the workp... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032988 | Certified proofing A certified proofing method is disclosed that includes receiving a printable sheet and automatically detecting at least one feature of at least one component of a proofing process bearing on its quality. The method also includes automatically evaluating at least one... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6988727 | Sheet conveyance apparatus, image forming apparatus, and method for estimating duration of a rotary member The present invention relates to a sheet conveyance apparatus comprising a rotary member for conveying a sheet; a controller for detecting lowered conveyance performance due to wear of the rotary member, for measuring operation time of the rotary member, for memoriz... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6943692 | Apparatus and methods for on-line monitoring of fluorinated material in headspace of vial Apparatus and methods for monitoring the presence of an analyte in a closed vial wherein a sample contained within the closed vial is conveyed to an analyzer. The analyzer determines a value of a spectral property dependent on analyte concentration at a position wit... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6944248 | Data rate calibration for asynchronous serial communications A method and apparatus for determining the appropriate timing interval for each bit or data symbol in serial data communications. A sending device transmits a predetermined bit sequence, such as a binary pattern corresponding to one byte, either on its own initiativ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6917723 | Optical data reader with control mechanism implemented behind the window In an optical data reader, light is aimed out through a window at objects located in front of the window, and reflections from the objects and/or the window itself are detected. The amount of detected light is compared to one or more expected levels to determine whe... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913259 | Apparatus for detection of multiple documents in a document transport An apparatus for detection of multiple documents (10) in a document transport system comprises a transmitter (15), located on a first side of a document feed path (40), and emits a signal through the document feed path. A reflector (52), ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911908 | Security A security system for protecting articles (8), the system comprising at least one Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) loop (1) , one Emitting Unit (7) and one Detecting Unit (9) attached to each article (8) to be protected, the D... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6771180 | Bill receiving/processing machine The present invention provides a bill receiving/processing machine, which has a simple configuration having no temporary reserving section, and has no need of manually sorting the approved bills even in the case where a fault is generated, and can rationally carry o... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6737980 | Apparatus for monitoring speed and operating time of wafer lift of semiconductor fabricating equipment An apparatus that automatically monitors speed and operating time of a semiconductor fabricating equipment lift that lifts a wafer cassette up/down. The apparatus automatically indicates operational state of the lift including lift speed time, use time after motor r... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6667689 | Silverware detector A device that easily fits on a refuse container and will sound an audible alarm when silverware that has been magnetized and likely hidden within other refuse falls through a sensing cavity on its way to the refuse container. This device will not trigger ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6584920 | System and method for adjusting air flow in air seeding applications A system for maintaining an appropriate air flow in an air stream in an air seeder. A fan provides an air stream to carry agricultural materials for distribution across a width of a seeding implement. A tank contains a granular agricultural material and a... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6542083 | Electronic tag position detection using radio broadcast A system for identification and tracking of tags distributed in a room, wherein the system includes an electromagnetic pulse generator to produce a local electromagnetic spike, a tag reactive to the local electromagnetic spike to provide a data signal, a ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6314054 | Apparatus for detecting objects An apparatus for detecting labels on a carrier material has a transmitter that emits ultrasonic waves and a receiver that receives ultrasonic waves. The carrier material is located, with the labels, between the transmitter and the receiver. For detecting ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6212130 | Method and apparatus for plural document detection The presence of overlapped sheets on a paper transport is detected by employing such sheets as an acoustic interference filter. A beam of ultrasonic energy of appropriate frequency, angularly oriented to the planar transport path, will be attenuated to a ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6100810 | Sensing apparatus for controlling the assembly of rafters by monitoring the position metallic fasteners A detection control apparatus for the assembly of building components such as rafters, trusses, and the like. A pair of sensors located at the output side of a press for assembling the building components detects metal connecting plates that are intended ... | 08/08/2000 |
