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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8149130 | Portable electronic device operateable by rotation thereof A portable electronic device includes a housing, a rotation sensor, and a processor. The rotation sensor includes a supporting plate fixed to the housing, a cylindric carrier, an electron emitting device, a magnet, a number of strip-shaped electrodes, and a detectin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8130115 | Signal processing circuit for rotation detecting device In the normal rotation direction, a change in the main sensing signal caused by a front edge is defined as a signal change caused by an effective edge, and a change in the main sensing signal caused by a back edge is defined as a signal change caused by an ineffecti... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8102272 | Signal inspection system for rotation control device and method thereof A signal inspection system for a rotation control device and a method thereof are disclosed. The signal inspection system comprises a signal capturing device, a determining module, a signal transforming device, and a processing module. A first signal and a second si... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7683799 | Absolute angular position sensing system based on radio frequency identification technology A system for determining the position of a rotating wheel using RFID. In one embodiment, the system includes a position sensing wheel mounted to one or both of a crankshaft and a camshaft in the engine. A plurality of RFID tags are disposed at predetermined interval... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7619537 | Signal processing circuit for encoder In an encoder which is equipped with two detectors arranged on both sides of a rotating shaft in order to eliminate an eccentricity error, the mounting of the detectors is facilitated by making provisions so as to not cause a problem in the calculating of an average... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7495575 | Gear pump A gear pump for the dosed conveyance of pigmented lacquers or paints and which is adapted for use with a painting robot. The gear pump comprises two toothed wheels meshing with one another and which are mounted within a pump housing in such a manner that they can be... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7443311 | Chair mounted system for control based on use of chair A chair based interface comprising a lower portion attachable to the base of a two part chair and an upper portion attachable to the shaft of a two part chair. A rocker arm connects the two portions and depresses an internal switch when pressure is placed on the cha... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7414539 | Simple alarm device A simple crime prevention alarm device for the windows of dwelling houses or the like. The alarm device can be simply and easily attached to and placed on various kinds of objects, such as windows or the like, to prevent crime. The manufacturing cost and the attachm... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7394395 | Wireless sensor, rolling bearing with sensor, management apparatus and monitoring system The wireless sensor adds identification information peculiar to respective sensor modules to detection data of vibration, temperature, and soon, detected by the sensor modules respectively. The wireless sensor transmits the detection data with the identification inf... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7339473 | Enclosure security device A device for securing a gated enclosure includes a latch including a power lock motor and a bolt. The power lock motor is operable to engage the bolt with a catch portion of a pin protruding from the gate when the gate is closed, thereby preventing extraction of the... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7307517 | Wireless torque sensor A torque sensing system generally includes a torque sensor comprising a torque sensing element configured upon a substrate in association with an antenna for sending and receiving wireless signals. A plurality of electronic controlling components for controlling the... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7236096 | Slope detector In a dump truck where a monitoring system prevents the raising of the cargo bed when the level of lateral tilt exceeds a safe limit, a keyed switch allows for presetting the maximum safe degree of tilt by simple left or right manipulation of the switch, and to switc... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235965 | Motor bearing wear detecting device Reinforcing rings are provided around the cylindrical outer surface of a stator can of a canned motor, near the front and rear ends of a stator of the canned motor respectively. An axial position detecting coil A is wound around the cylindrical outer surface of at l... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7193523 | Sliding mechanism A sliding mechanism includes at least one member adapted to slide along at least one body wall. The body wall and the sliding member are adapted to mate in at least one designated location when the sliding member is pushed into frictional sliding contact with the bo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183936 | Closure cap with audible warning A closure cap (10) is provided with an audible warning when the cap (10) is removed from a container (12). The closure cap (10) preventing the inadvertent consumption of pharmaceutical products, bleaches or other products by children or o... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176812 | Wireless blade monitoring system and process The present invention can be generally described as a blade monitoring and wireless communications system. This monitoring and communications system is formed by the integration of commonly available or easily developed hardware and/or software components, which may... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173537 | Device for protecting against accidental contact and method for protecting against accidental contact of a displaceable part The device according to the invention has a sensor (5) for generating and detecting an electromagnetic field situated in the vicinity of a moving part (1) that should not be touched. The device according to the invention also has an evaluation unit ( | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159688 | Electric power steering device In an electric power steering apparatus that urges a steering shaft or a rack shaft with an assist load using the drive force of a motor by a transmission mechanism via reduction gears, the reduction gears includes a rotation angle sensor assembled integrally therew... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158018 | Pneumatic tire mountable on a wheel rim and sensor net, rotation measurement unit and vehicle monitoring system for such tire A pneumatic tire mountable of the rim of a vehicle wheel has a toroidal structure including a pair of beads for receipt on the rim of a vehicle wheel such that the pneumatic tire is secured to the vehicle wheel for rotation therewith. The pneumatic tire also include... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154406 | Power tool level indicator A power tool includes a leveling mechanism that determines horizontal or vertical planes of the power tool. The leveling mechanism has a housing with a cavity in the housing. A rotating member is in the housing. The rotating member moves in the cavity such that the ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7142100 | Wheel position indicator A wheel position indication system for a vehicle comprising a steerable wheel, a wheel position indicator and a controller. The wheel position indicator has an on state and an off state. The wheel position indicator provides a visual indication of the position of th... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135984 | Device for positioning a workpiece A device for positioning a workpiece for machining has a bench, which is mounted movably at a base and to which the workpiece (14) can be fastened. A detection device (15, 16, 17, 18) is arranged at the bench (12) for detecting a state of a mach... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7126489 | Guide mechanism and method for axially directing an annular transponder unit Guide mechanism and method for axially directing an annular transponder unit segment by segment to an adhesive application station for subsequent attachment of the annular transponder unit segment by segment to an annular tire surface, the transponder unit being of ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7099765 | Direct determination of the maximum grip coefficient on the basis of measurement of the circumferential extension in a sidewall of a tire A method of determining the grip coefficient μ in the contact area of a tire on a road includes the steps of selecting a plurality of fixed points in space (that is to say ones that are fixed in the reference frame associated with the vehicle) which points lie at d... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098800 | Retraction system and motor position for use with safety systems for power equipment Woodworking machines are disclosed having movable cutting tools for cutting workpieces in a cutting region. The machines include a detection system adapted to detect one or more dangerous conditions between a person and the cutting tools, and a reaction system assoc... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7085638 | Steering angle sensor assembly including reduction gear and logic module A steering angle sensor assembly is for use with a vehicle having a rotatable steering mechanism. The assembly includes a first rotational indexing member operably couplable to the steering mechanism for rotation therewith. The steering mechanism and the first index... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085676 | Feed forward critical dimension control Feed forward techniques can be used to improve optical metrology measurements for microelectronic devices. Metrology tools can be used to measure parameters such as critical dimension, profile, index of refraction, and thickness, as well as various material properti... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075446 | Method and apparatus for monitoring motor rotation speed The invention concerns a method for generating an alarm signal in a motor which comprises a rotor (50) whose actual rotation speed during operation lies in a normal zone (nSoll, TSoll), can deviate from that normal zone in the event of a fault, and is to be m... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7064655 | Variable-eccentricity tactile generator A tactile generator comprises an eccentric mass that imparts a vibration as it rotates about a rotational axis. The mass is radially movable with respect to the rotational axis such that the distance between the mass and the axis is variable. Varying the distance of... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7057504 | Vehicle headlamp apparatus In a headlamp apparatus comprising a sub-CPU integrally provided on a headlamp for controlling an optical axis direction changing operation and a main CPU for sending out to the sub-control circuit a control signal for changing the direction of the optical axis, the... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7023209 | Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy using microstrip transmission line coils Apparatus and method for MRI imaging using a coil constructed of microstrip transmission line (MTL coil) are disclosed. In one method, a target is positioned to be imaged within the field of a main magnetic field of a magnet resonance imaging (MRI) system, a MTL coi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019661 | Axial bearing wear detection device for canned motor An axial position detection circuit detects the axial position of a rotor from the difference in voltages generated at axial position detection coils disposed at both ends in the axial direction of a stator of a canned motor. An axial zero point adjustment circuit u... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6987460 | Orientation device Disclosed is an orientation device that may be deployed in a mechanical assembly such as a surveillance camera or enclosure to positively determine the physical orientation and/or attitude (tilt), or any change in such physical orientation and/or attitude, of either... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6967586 | Bearing test method, bearing test device, bearing monitoring device and storage device A bearing test method and a bearing test device are provided for bearings in which a non-contact state is maintained between a shaft element and a bearing element in a normal rotation state. In addition, a motor bearing monitoring device is provided to detect an abn... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6950033 | Door bolt alarm A system for determining the position of a bolt in a door including a locking mechanism for moving the bolt between a first locked position wherein the door is secured in position within a door frame and a second unlocked position wherein the door is moveable within... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946968 | Hydraulic stroke measuring system A hydraulic stroke measuring system for accurately determining the cylinder rod position within a hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic stroke measuring system includes a measurement shaft slidably positioned within a housing unit, a shaft bracket attachable between the... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6940415 | Reach type forklift truck A reach type forklift truck includes a rotation sensor interposed between a load wheel and a load wheel shaft on which the load wheel is provided. A signal line for transmitting a detected signal of the rotation sensor is inserted in a guide groove formed in the loa... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6897775 | Sensor, sensor system, and method for remotely sensing a variable A sensor system for remote detection of a measurable variable includes a sensor, with a first resonator (5) which has a resonant frequency that is variable under the influence of the measurable variable; an antenna (1) for sending and receiving a modul... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6888471 | Sensor system for detecting dimensional variables to be measured on a rotating object A sensor system for detecting at least one dimensional variable of a rotating object (30) includes a plurality of sensors (33) disposed on the rotating object (30) that are sensitive to the dimensional variable and an antenna array (11) f... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6879262 | Control device for a laboratory centrifuge A control device for controlling operating parameters and control functions for the operation of a laboratory centrifuge. The control device has a panel for displaying a visual representation of at least a part of the operating parameters and control functions such ... | 04/12/2005 |
