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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7696895 | Pathway indicating luminaire An pathway indicating luminaire for use in an auxiliary lighting system contains at least one source of primary light and at least one light emitting diode. A switching system provides energy from a storage cell to the light emitting diode upon certain conditions, g... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7573396 | Air craft emergency lighting system An aircraft emergency lighting system including: a plurality of units having communication devices arranged to communicate wirelessly with a master controller, wherein each unit is wired to a common power supply for powering the unit in a first mode of operation and... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7423538 | Child alert system A child alert system that uses radio transmitters and receivers to provide the location of a child, adult or object to which a transmitter unit of the system is attached. The transmitter unit includes a panic button for allowing the wearer of the transmitter unit to... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423554 | Aircraft security system The security system provides an aircraft security system capable of protecting both single and multiple engine aircraft. Variations of the present system prevent unauthorized starting of protected aircraft and activate an alarm when engine starting it is attempted. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414538 | Detector assembly suited to smoke alarms A detector assembly (10) powered by mains electricity and an elongate backup battery (76) is disclosed. The assembly includes: a ceiling mountable base (10) having a body defining a downwardly opening socket (24); a detector module (20... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7361998 | Energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission A device for powering a load from an ambient source of energy is provided. The device includes an energy harvesting device for harvesting energy from the ambient source of energy wherein the rate energy is harvested from the ambient source of energy is below that re... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7349813 | Fault tolerant power system architecture for fluid flow measurement systems To provide a fault-tolerant architecture to supply electrical operating power in fluid flow measurement applications, apparatus and associated systems, computer program products, and methods include an intelligent power module with redundant and electrically indepen... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7330122 | Remote tracking and communication device A remote tracking and communication device comprising a housing which encloses a processor, a memory, a position locator, a first transmitter, and a second transmitter. Each of the latter components are electronically coupled to the processor. Both the first and sec... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327219 | Enhanced alarm system for monitoring of patients A monitoring system for use in a building, such as a hospital provides an audible and/or visual alarm. The monitoring system includes a control unit, with a plurality of medical condition monitoring units, such as ventilators, connected thereto. A plurality of speak... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7305568 | Backup system for multi-source audio apparatus In a backup system 310, 340, 350, or 360, a controller 300 controls operation of a multi-source audio apparatus MMSA. An operation status holder 310 holds operation status information Dbk of the multi-source audio apparatus MMSA. A non-vo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7250875 | Traffic signal transfer switch A transfer switch configured particularly for use with traffic signal controllers, to enable a traffic signal controller to be powered by a portable electrical generator, when utility line power is unavailable. A housing, configured to be mounted either on the surfa... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248157 | Wireless phone-interface device In one aspect, a phone-interface device determines whether a problem has occurred at a control panel by determining whether a signal from the control panel has been received, and when a signal has not been received within a period of time, the phone-interface device... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242313 | System for providing pathway indications through unlit areas An auxiliary lighting system contains at least one photoelectric cell to convert ambient light into energy and at least one light emitting diode. The photoelectric cell converts ambient light into energy which is stored in a storage cell. A switching system provides... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237134 | Backup power module for industrial control and monitoring network A technique is provided for applying secondary or backup power to a networked device in the event of a loss or malfunction of network power. In a control and monitoring network. Various devices may receive both power and data signals from a network cable. In the eve... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236097 | Hand washing alert system A hand washing alert system includes a housing that is mounted on a wall above a doorway. A motion detector is mounted on the housing and is adapted for detecting motion through the doorway. A processor is mounted in the housing and is electrically coupled to the mo... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7224286 | Solar panel having visual indicator A solar panel incorporating a selectively actuable energy availability indicator arrangement. The arrangement includes a visual indicator, such as an LED, and a selectively actuable button. Actuation of the button completes a circuit to read the level of energy avai... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218056 | Lighting device with multiple power sources and multiple modes of operation Lighting device having a number of light sources for illumination an area around the lighting device. The lighting device including capabilities for generating illumination when a primary power source is unavailable. The light device may include a secondary power so... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7193514 | Child resistant closure cap A child resistant closure cap for preventing the inadvertent consumption of pharmaceutical products, bleaches or other products by children or other minors. The child resistant closure cap can be easily removed by adults and elderly persons and uses intrinsic biomet... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191351 | Method and network for providing backup power to networked devices A network is configured to apply power and data signals to networked devices for operation of the devices. A backup power supply module is coupled to the source of network power and to a secondary power source. The secondary power source may have an adjustable volta... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7130664 | User-based signal indicator for telecommunications device and method of remotely notifying a user of an incoming communications signal incorporating the same The present invention provides a remote notification device in electronic communication with a user's personal communication device that alerts the user that the personal communication device is receiving an incoming telecommunications signal. A user who is not in o... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7084771 | Child alert system A child alert system that uses radio transmitters and receivers to provide the location of a child, adult or object to which a transmitter unit of the system is attached. The transmitter unit includes a panic button for allowing the wearer of the transmitter unit to... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081827 | Power over Ethernet-prioritized active splitter A POE (power over Ethernet)-prioritized active splitter is disclosed for a prioritized network having different priorities such as a network security system that uses an intelligent POE power supply with a prioritized back-up response, allowing a lower cost UPS (uni... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7030740 | Multifunction car theft alarm lock with tire pressure sensing device A multifunction car theft alarm lock with tire pressure sensing device, includes a lock unit adapted to lock the steering wheel of a car, a sensor module providing multiple sensing modes to enhance the anti-theft function, and tire pressure sensors adapted to detect... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6998995 | Elevator remote monitoring apparatus A remote monitoring system for elevator has a plurality of remote monitors for individually monitoring the running states of a plurality of elevators installed in a building, transmits running state data from the remote monitoring system via a communal public teleph... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6970072 | Home automation module having externally powered communications port A home automation module having an externally powered communications port. The module includes an automation microprocessor for controlling the module, a communications port for enabling the module to draw power in limited quantities from an external source, a recei... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6950032 | Apparatus and method for protection against appliance leaking A water protection system apparatus for detecting and stopping a flow of water which includes a power supply, a water ionization switch, and a controlled valve assembly. The water ionization switch selectively conducts electricity when exposed to water and includes ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6924732 | Camera for monitoring utilizing power line communication A power monitoring section detects the interruption of AC electric power from a power line, and switches operating power within a camera to power from a battery. A control section sets control of the camera to a different mode at the power stopping time. The operati... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6778082 | Smoke detector system for a house A method and apparatus are provided for activating smoke detector alarms within a house. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of smoke detectors dispersed among a plurality of locations within the house, detecting smoke within a first smoke detecto... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6771181 | Crawl to the light emergency exit The present application provides a new emergency exit system. The system comprises an exit door controlled by an emergency detection system, which includes emergency detection sensors such as a smoke detector, a heat detector and/or a carbon monoxide detector functi... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6721580 | Ensuring emergency availability of communications devices A communications apparatus includes an energy storage device, such as a backup battery, that provides power in certain circumstances, such as when an external power supply is not available. The communications device determines an emergency threshold that provides su... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6641286 | Fire extinguisher mount/locator There is provided an illuminated mounting system for storing a small, domestic type fire extinguisher in a manner allowing quick location and retrieval in the event of a fire. A rear section of a housing is plugged into a convenient electrical outlet and ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6625741 | Arrangement for a security module In an arrangement for a security module that is plugged via an interface onto a base plate of a postal device, particularly a postage meter machine, the battery is replaceably arranged on the security module, and the voltage monitoring unit includes a cir... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6580361 | Low voltage speaker and lighting system An integrated outdoor lighting and sound systems comprising a plurality of outdoor landscaping lighting units, a wiring cable interconnecting the plurality of outdoor landscaping lighting units, a source of low-voltage energy connected to said wiring cabl... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6472994 | Emergency guidance system A line of illuminated electrically powered exit indicators, each having a power backup is mounted on one surface of a non-conductive tape-like support which is flexible enough to be formed into a roll and bend around corners. The exit indicators and the e... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6452491 | Amplifier and heat sink configuration An amplifier assembly includes a heat sink and a plurality of amplifier stages, where the total power rating of the amplifier stages is greater than the power rating of the heat sink. The heat sink can have a power rating of 50 watts and can include two a... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6437699 | Battery capacity indication circuit and indication method thereof, and battery-operated electronic device and cellular communication terminal apparatus comprising the indication circuit When a remaining capacity of a battery is displayed by remaining capacity display control means, operation state discrimination function discriminates an operation state of an apparatus and also discriminates whether battery output voltage Vout is greater... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6414598 | Liquid leak detector and alarm system The alarm system is capable of detecting both conductive and non-conductive liquid level increases, designed for indoor operation, and ideally suited for detecting basement flooding or leaky domestic steel oil tanks or other fluid containment devices. A f... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6414599 | Smoke detector A smoke detector is adapted to be coupled to a fire monitoring unit, and includes a power consuming unit and a power supply unit. The power consuming unit is adapted to be coupled electrically to the fire monitoring unit so as to draw electric power there... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6396407 | Method for displaying residual capacity of battery, battery pack and portable electric device using the method A secondary battery pack comprises a current detector for detecting charge current or discharge current of a secondary battery, a voltage detector for detecting voltage of the secondary battery, a temperature detector for measuring temperature of the seco... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6392563 | Traffic light backup system using light-emitting diodes A traffic light backup system for use with a traffic light is described. The traffic light backup system includes an auxiliary light associated with at least one of the enclosure housing the traffic lights and rechargeable batteries associated with the au... | 05/21/2002 |
