Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7369945 | Apparatus and method for storing and transporting data related to vapor emissions and measurements thereof The present invention provides apparatus and a methods for collecting, transmitting and storing fugitive gas emission data. An embodiment of the invention collects fugitive gas with a sampling probe and into a emission monitoring device. The device then sends and st... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7352277 | Antenna for tire pressure information sending apparatus and tire pressure information sending apparatus using the same An antenna 1 for a tire pressure information sending apparatus is constituted by a circuit board provided with feeding electrodes and a radiation electrode 8 having a loop surface substantially perpendicular to the principal surface, the radiation elec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349941 | Data transfer over a network communication system A method of transferring data includes receiving unprocessed data and processing the data into processed data. On the basis of a predetermined criteria, unprocessed data or processed data is transmitted. By choosing to transmit unprocessed data or processed data to ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343244 | Vehicle tracker including input/output features and related methods A vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type including at least one vehicle sensor may include a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to the wireless communications device and the vehicle position deter... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7312696 | Vehicle tracker including input/output features and related methods A vehicle tracking unit may include a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller. The controller may cooperate with the vehicle position determining device and the wireless communications device to send vehicle position i... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310052 | Wireless meter-reading system and methods thereof A wireless meter-reading system includes a utility meter having a housing and a face and a recording device located in the housing. The recording device is adapted to read and convert data located on a portion of the face to wirelessly transmittable data. A power so... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305293 | Vehicle tracker including input/output features and related methods A vehicle tracking unit preferably includes a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller connected to the wireless communications device and the vehicle position determining device. The controller preferably cooperates wi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292723 | System for image analysis in a network that is structured with multiple layers and differentially weighted neurons Disclosed herein are systems and methods for facilitating the usage of an online workforce to remotely monitor security-sensitive sites and report potential security breaches. In some embodiments, cameras are configured to monitor critical civilian infrastruc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286050 | Fire location detection and estimation of fire spread through image processing based analysis of detector activation A system and a method of establishing direction and velocity of fire development in a region. A fire profile based on a time sequence of alarming detectors provides both direction and velocity information. Future directions of development can be estimated by analogi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286704 | Imaging fire detector An imaging fire detector is used to detect a fire from a recorded image sequence. Either a video camera or an infrared camera is used as an imaging device. Characterizing parameters of a fire are either analyzed individually or in combination. In order to detect cha... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7248181 | Automated meter reading system The present invention achieves technical advantages as an AMR device and system adapted to couple to utility meters and operate under Part 15 of the FCC Rules. The device and system also includes a data profile module. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246028 | Method for transmitting data from sensor to a control unit, and a corresponding sensor and control unit A method of data transmission from a sensor to a control unit and a sensor and control unit are described, the sensor transmitting both differential values and absolute values. The differential values are analyzed in the control unit to perform the function provided... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245702 | Method and apparatus for determining and reporting the operational status of an integrated services hub The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for determining and reporting the operational status of an integrated services hub. The AC power supply and wide area network connection of the integrated services hub are monitored, and a signal is sent to a us... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228465 | Bit rate agile onboard telemetry formatter A bit rate Agile Onboard Telemetry formatting system addresses the increased demands on the efficiency of telemetry systems. The present invention thins and reorders data streams, adjusting bit rates of a PCM stream using a bit-locked loop to match the desired infor... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7218223 | Magnetic field sensing for tamper identification The present technology involves a method and apparatus for detecting and reporting magnetic fields in the proximity of a utility meter as an approach to determining tampering of such meter. The sensitivity level of the magnetic field sensors may be adjustable allowi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7209852 | Circuit for producing a variable frequency clock signal having a high frequency low jitter pulse component Embodiments of the present invention include first and second pulse trains input to a switch in synchronization. The first and second pulse trains may have a repeating high and low values at first and second frequencies, respectively, and the first pulse train may t... | 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 |
| 7205761 | Rotation state detecting device and rotation state detecting method A rotation state detecting device capable of detecting the direction of rotation of a rotating body includes first and second bridge circuits made up of magneto-resistance effect elements, a first comparator for detecting the increasing/decreasing direction of the c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7187299 | Systems and methods for measuring a parameter of a landfill including a barrier cap and wireless sensor systems and methods A method of measuring a parameter of a landfill including a cap, without passing wires through the cap, includes burying a sensor apparatus in the landfill prior to closing the landfill with the cap; providing a reader capable of communicating with the sensor appara... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184862 | Turret targeting system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system and method for a fire fighting vehicle is disclosed. The turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store modu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162332 | Turret deployment system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system and method for a fire fighting vehicle is disclosed. The turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store modu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151928 | Element outage monitoring in a wireless telecommunication system A method that provides improved element outage monitoring in a wireless telecommunication system comprises obtaining data indicating a state of the element in the wireless telecommunication system and outputting a status to a display if the state comprises a first c... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7139564 | Wireless communication device for field personnel First, a system for providing direct field technical, troubleshooting, engineering analysis, equipment performance and efficiency analysis, new equipment and parts information, invoicing and sales support by means of data input and data retrieval in the field throug... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7106210 | Method and apparatus for mud pulse telemetry A method and related apparatus for telemetry between downhole devices and surface devices. In particular, the methods and related apparatus may send a first datum of a first parameter in an uncompressed form, and send a second datum of the first parameter in compres... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7098844 | Acceleration detector with integral vehicle parameter display using a vehicle interface Calibration of an acceleration detector is initiated by a user depressable button such as a button indicating a vehicle is at rest and/or by the detector reading an OBDII vehicle communication protocol to determine the condition of the vehicle. Calibration permits m... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092006 | Internet surveillance system and method A system and method are disclosed for a central server to manage remote monitoring tasks performed by users of a data network. An exemplary method comprises: receiving a request from a user of a user device to monitor a remote location; determining a remote location... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081833 | Speed violation control system using dedicated short-range communication A speed violation control system using a dedicated short-range communication comprises Road-Side Equipment for transmitting the speed information of a vehicle and for receiving processed results and On-Board Equipment mounted inside the vehicle to transmit the speed... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7079047 | Pressure measuring and inflation/deflation control system for tires A pressure measuring and inflation/deflation control system for tires, comprising: a pressure sensor, a pressure variation detector capable on the one hand of responding in a safety time interval to a substantially... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079927 | Method for analyzing tendency of operation of moving object, operation control system and its constituent apparatus, and recorded medium An operation management system includes a sensor section for detecting behavior of a vehicle, a recorder section for recording the behavior detected by the sensor section on a memory card, and a behavior analyzer for setting a condition pattern for determining the b... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079962 | Automated utility meter reading system with variable bandwidth receiver Methods and apparatus are disclosed for Automated Meter Reading (AMR) systems for determining quantities of a consumed utility product including electric, gas, and water service, using wireless data transfer. To compensate for the frequency drifts of the transmitter... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072801 | Remote generator fuel monitoring system A remote generator fuel monitoring system is provided. The system can include graphical user interface logic and connection logic. The graphical user interface logic typically provides a user with periodically updated data points associated with a fuel monitor coupl... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069123 | Adaptive algorithm for locating network devices in an ECP brake-equipped train A method of locating nodes in train having at least one node per car and includes enabling each node; querying each enabled node to respond during a response interval; disabling each node which responded; and re-querying the enabled nodes until no further responses ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068184 | Electric power meter including a temperature sensor and controller An electric power meter (102) includes a temperature sensor (114) and a controller (112). The controller (112) is operable, based on the temperature reported from the temperature sensor (114), to generate alarm(s) when the temperat... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7061399 | Monitor system An apparatus for remotely monitoring variables comprising: one or more independently powered remote monitoring devices having means for sensing variables coupled to a microprocessor for receiving and processing variable data and means for transmitting the variable d... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7015830 | Vehicle tracking unit for controlling operable vehicle devices using a vehicle data bus and related methods A vehicle tracking unit is provided for a vehicle of a type comprising a vehicle data bus extending throughout the vehicle and at least one operable vehicle device connected thereto. The at least one operable vehicle device may be responsive to at least one data bus... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010467 | Web-based generator testing and monitoring system A web-based generator testing and monitoring system is provided that includes monitoring logic, and a web server. The monitoring logic typically monitors an AC output signal associated with an AC plant. The web server is typically coupled to the monitoring logic and... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6999890 | Measurement data processing system A measurement data processing system is provided, which can transmit measurement data for processing from a data measuring device that has measured and stored the data to a data processing device without a complicated operation. When a personal measuring instrument ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992951 | Permanent seafloor seismic recording system utilizing micro electro-mechanical systems seismic sensors and method of deploying same Provided is a permanent seafloor seismic recording system utilizing Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems seismic sensors. The system includes and expandable backbone, multiple hubs and sensor lines. The sensor lines include multiple sensor modules that include 3-C accel... | 01/31/2006 |
